LONDON: Former Australia international Harry Kewell, who is in charge of England Football League Two side Oldham Athletic, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and entered self isolation, the club said. The 42-year-old Socceroos great, who played for Leeds United and Liverpool in the Premier League, felt unwell at […]
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The government said Google has nearly 90% of all general search engine queries in the United States and almost 95% of searches on mobile. The US sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in the biggest challenge to the […]
PARIS: Rafael Nadal announced today that he will compete in the Paris Masters next month, despite previously saying he might not play again this season. The 34-year-old won a record-extending 13th French Open title earlier this month with a one-sided final victory over world number one Novak Djokovic at Roland […]
PARIS: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was full of praise for his “excellent” Manchester United side on Tuesday after Marcus Rashford’s late strike saw them win at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League for the second time in three seasons. “The performance was good and we deserved to win it. It was […]
WASHINGTON: Nearly 300,000 more people have died in the United States in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic than would be expected based on historical trends, with at least two-thirds due to Covid-19, a government report released yesterday showed, adding that Covid deaths likely were undercounted. The report from the US […]
KARACHI: Pakistan’s army has ordered a probe into the alleged abduction of a provincial police chief, the military’s public relations wing said yesterday, following an outcry over the incident. The probe, ordered by the country’s army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, comes after local politicians alleged that Sindh province’s top […]
Away starred Hilary Swank as an American astronaut who must leave her husband Matt Logan (Josh Charles) and teenage daughter Alexis (Talitha Bateman) behind to command an international space crew. Netflix has pulled the plug on the space drama series Away, starring Oscar winner Hilary Swank, about six weeks after […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team (SRT) principal Datuk Razlan Razali is optimistic that the team’s rider, Fabio Quartararo, will be able to rise to the challenge in the remaining four races to win the World Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) for the first time. Razlan said the French-born rider […]
Virgin Australia looks set to cut basic fares and start charging fees for items like checked baggage and food under new chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka, prompting a wider industry shake-up as the country’s airlines reawaken from the coronavirus crisis. SYDNEY: Virgin Australia looks set to cut basic fares and start […]
REUTERS: Streaming video service Netflix on Thursday (Oct 29) raised monthly charges in the United States for its standard and premium subscription plans, a move that sent the company’s shares climbing nearly 5 per cent. Netflix increased the cost of its standard subscription by US$1 a month to US$14, and […]