TOKYO: It is too early to talk about the next political era after Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe because his term runs until next year, a top spokesman said today, amid worries about Abe’s ability to continue as premier after two hospital visits. Abe has been to hospital twice in […]
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YANGON: Myanmar reported 70 new coronavirus infections today, the South-east Asian nation’s biggest daily rise, amid a recent resurgence of the virus after weeks without confirmed domestic transmission. Myanmar’s outbreaks has been relatively small compared with other countries in the region after it found its first case in March, with […]
Kyrgios has been taking pot shots at Djokovic and other tennis players who have breached social distancing guidelines since the Adria Tour which resulted in four players contracting Covid-19. SYDNEY: Nick Kyrgios was once fined for a “lack of best efforts” at the Shanghai Masters but the mercurial Australian […]
NEW YORK: Serena Williams was sent spinning out of the Western and Southern Open by Maria Sakkari yesterday after the Greek rallied from a set down to beat the 23-times Grand Slam champion 5-7 7-6(5) 6-1 and reach the quarter-finals. Williams, 38, raced to a 5-2 in the opening set […]
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised President Donald Trump’s foreign policy record in a Republican National Convention speech yesterday that Democrats criticised as a breach of protocol and perhaps the law. Speaking in a recorded video from a Jerusalem rooftop during an official trip, Pompeo, a Trump appointee […]
WASHINGTON: First lady Melania Trump urged voters to re-elect her husband during a impassioned speech to the Republican National Convention yesterday that offered sympathy for victims of the coronavirus pandemic and a plea for racial understanding. On the second day of the convention with 70 days to go until the […]
MADRID: When Lionel Messi won an unprecedented sixth Ballon d’Or in December last year, the speculation had already begun over his career at Barcelona. The 33-year-old Argentine footballing genius was increasingly unable single-handedly to rescue his imploding club, as he had done so often in the past. Barcelona, despite lifting […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) Safawi Rasid could be the next Malaysian footballer to play in the European league, as he has received an offer from Portugal’s top-tier outfit Portimonense SC. JDT’s sporting director Martin Prest confirmed that the Southern Tigers received the offer from the Portuguese Primeira Liga […]
NEW YORK: The agent for Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt confirmed yesterday that the eight-time Olympic gold medallist has tested positive for the coronavirus. “The Covid test was positive, but Usain is not showing any symptoms,” Ricky Simms told American news channel CNN in an email. Simms’ statement confirms earlier […]
HONG KONG: Two prominent Hong Kong opposition lawmakers were arrested today in a police operation focused on last year’s huge anti-government protests, the latest move in a widening crackdown against the city’s democracy camp. Lam Cheuk-ting and Ted Hui were detained after raids on their homes early Wednesday morning according […]