TURIN, Italy: Cristiano Ronaldo converted two penalties, both awarded for handball and the second in the last minute, as Serie A leaders Juventus twice hit back to draw 2-2 with Atalanta to move closer to a ninth successive Serie A title on Saturday. The win took Juventus eight points clear […]
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MADRID: Lionel Messi made it 20 assists for the season in Barcelona’s stodgy 1-0 win over Real Valladolid on Saturday (Jul 11), even as his team’s La Liga challenge appears almost over. Messi teed up Arturo Vidal’s winner at Jose Zorilla to become the first player to provide 20 assists […]
ORLANDO: Mickey waved from a distance and visitors wore colorful face masks with mouse ears on Saturday (Jul 11) as Florida’s Walt Disney World opened to the public for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state. Walt Disney Co welcomed a limited […]
LONDON: Sheffield United dealt a major blow to Chelsea’s chances of a Premier League top-four finish by thrashing the Blues 3-0 at Bramall Lane, while Liverpool’s long winning run at Anfield came to an end in a 1-1 draw with Burnley on Saturday (Jul 11). At the bottom of […]
TEL AVIV: Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday (Jul 11) in Tel Aviv, angered by what they say has been an inept government response to the economic hits they have taken during the coronavirus crisis. In keeping with restrictions on public gatherings, police limited the number of people allowed into […]
REUTERS: Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton lived up to his rain master reputation with an astonishing lap to put his Mercedes on pole position for the first Styrian Grand Prix at Austria’s Red Bull Ring on Saturday. In a session that started 46 minutes late after a washed […]
NEW DELHI: India’s government has petitioned the Rajasthan High Court to stop any of the Chinese companies whose 59 apps it recently banned from obtaining an injunction to block the order, according to two sources and the legal filing. India last month outlawed dozens of Chinese apps including ByteDance’s popular […]
ROME: Second-placed Lazio slumped to a third successive defeat in the Serie A title race when they were beaten 2-1 at home by midtable Sassuolo in stifling heat at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. Sassuolo had a goal disallowed for offside in the ninth minute and hit the bar before […]
REUTERS: West Bromwich Albion missed the chance to go top of England’s second-tier Championship after being held to a 1-1 draw by Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday. Croatian Filip Krovinovic put West Brom ahead in the 41st minute with a volley following a well-crafted move from the right […]
LOS ANGELES: United States Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart hopes the threatened withdrawal of US government funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency could force the global watchdog into long-called for reforms. The prospect of the United States halting its annual US$2.7 million payment to WADA edged closer to becoming reality […]