BERLIN: The head of an exhibition tennis tournament in Berlin says she has doubts the US Open will go ahead at the end of August as planned amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I think it is realistic that the ladies’ tour will start in Europe at the beginning of August as […]
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AMMAN: Jordan said on Thursday (Jul 16) it will partially resume commercial flights from August to a limited number of European and Asian countries on an internationally approved safe list. Government spokesman Amjad Adailah told state-owned Al Mamlaka TV that regular commercial flights from Alia international airport, suspended since March, […]
England coach Eddie Jones says he did not hesitate to agree to having his temporary 25per cent pay cut made permanent as the Rugby Football Union (RFU) battles to deal with a financial crisis brought about by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. LONDON: England coach Eddie Jones says he […]
West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl in the second test against England in Manchester which was delayed due to rain on Thursday. REUTERS: West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl in the second test against England in Manchester which was delayed due to rain on […]
ROME: Italy on Thursday (Jul 16) banned people coming from Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro from entering its territory to prevent the importation of COVID-19 cases from the outside. “Anyone who has been in these territories in the last 14 days is prohibited from entry and transit in Italy. In the […]
TOKYO: Judo’s founder Jigoro Kano was decades ahead of his time by empowering women to take up the sport that prizes technique over brute force. But Japan’s female judoka have long grappled for equality, enduring discrimination and a headline-grabbing abuse scandal even while they were winning recognition with their brilliance […]
SEOUL: South Korea needs to train for potential infectious disease outbreaks worse than COVID-19 and detailed treatment guidelines, as risks of more frequent such outbreaks rise and public sickbeds remain tight, a senior government official said. South Korea’s early success to tame the novel coronavirus through aggressive contact tracing and […]
Twice Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor has joined calls to allow athletes to protest peacefully during the Games as anti-racism stances are increasingly seen at sports events in the wake of George Floyd’s death in U.S. police custody. REUTERS: Twice Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor has joined calls […]
PATNA, India: More than 125 million people in India began a new lockdown on Thursday (Jul 16) as authorities worldwide scramble to get a handle on a surge in coronavirus cases that continues to wreak havoc from America to Asia. The number of infections worldwide hit 13.4 million and more […]
DUBAI: Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has begun Phase III clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in the emirate of Abu Dhabi using around 15,000 volunteers, the Abu Dhabi government media office said on Thursday (Jul 16). The human trial taking place in Abu Dhabi, part of the United Arab […]