Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot, the 1,500 metres world champion, is hoping to return to competitive running next month after a hiatus caused by the coronavirus crisis. NAIROBI: Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot, the 1,500 metres world champion, is hoping to return to competitive running next month after a hiatus caused by the coronavirus […]
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Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen on Monday confirmed his departure from the Premier League club after eight years following the expiry of his contract at the end of the season. LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen on Monday confirmed his departure from the Premier League club after eight years following […]
LONDON: Andy Murray is “mentally” planning for next month’s US Open but admits he is apprehensive about the return of tennis following the coronavirus shutdown. The former world number one is taking part in the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis event in London this week and remains focused on […]
REUTERS: Leicester City lacked creativity in the final third this season and will need to add firepower if they are to challenge for a top-four spot next campaign, manager Brendan Rodgers has said. Leicester’s 2-0 loss to Manchester United on Sunday (Jul 26) saw them finish fifth, missing out on […]
REUTERS: Watford’s interim head coach Hayden Mullins says he was partly to blame for their relegation from the Premier League after failing to win either of his two games in charge. Watford were three points clear of the relegation zone with two games to play when they parted ways with […]
Tokyo Olympics venues that would have been packed with the world’s top athletes and supporters but for the coronavirus pandemic are now being opened up for use by sporting federations and the public. TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics venues that would have been packed with the world’s top athletes and supporters but […]
REUTERS: Tottenham Hotspur captain Harry Kane has wished defender Jan Vertonghen and goalkeeper Michel Vorm nothing but the best with “whatever is next” for them, suggesting they will not be at the Premier League club next season. Belgian international Vertonghen has struggled for playing time this season while Dutchman Vorm […]
SHANGHAI: Huawei Technologies’ founder Ren Zhengfei’s global ambitions are marked in bricks and mortar at a new company campus in southern China, where the buildings are replicas from European cities. Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance, the operator of short video app TikTok, has plastered his Beijing headquarters with posters including […]
LOS ANGELES: Gone With the Wind star Olivia de Havilland, considered the last surviving actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood, died on Sunday (Jul 26) at the age of 104, the Hollywood Reporter said. She died of natural causes at her home in Paris, where she had lived for […]
CHENGDU: Beijing announced the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu was closed on Monday (Jul 27) morning, after it ordered the facility be shut in retaliation for China being ousted from its consulate in Houston, Texas. Police in Chengdu restricted access to the area around the consulate on […]