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 […]
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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 […]
The sale of the failed satellite company OneWeb to Bharti Global Ltd of India and the UK government has been approved by a US bankruptcy court. The two parties’ joint bid of $1bn (£800m) secures them the firm’s assets. It means OneWeb will soon be able to resume building a […]
Johnny Depp has claimed “all hell would break loose” if he failed to follow ex-wife Amber Heard’s “rules”. The actor, 57, told London’s High Court during a libel hearing Ms Heard, 34, would often force him to give her attention. Ms Heard claimed he once threw a magnum of champagne […]
PALO ALTO: Elon Musk’s net worth soared past Warren Buffett on Friday (Jul 10) as the chief executive officer of Tesla became the seventh richest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Musk’s fortune rose by US$6.07 billion on Friday, Bloomberg News said, following a 10.8 per […]
BAYONNE, France: A French bus driver who was badly beaten by passengers after asking them to wear face masks in line with coronavirus rules has died, his family said, sparking tributes from political leaders who condemned his “cowardly” attackers. Philippe Monguillot, 59, was left brain dead by the attack in […]
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries grappling with coronavirus to step up control measures, saying it is still possible to rein it in, as some nations clamp fresh restrictions on citizens. With case numbers worldwide more than doubling in the past six weeks, Uzbekistan on Friday (Jul […]
MIAMI: President Donald Trump said on Friday (Jul 10) he would soon issue an executive order on immigration that includes a path to citizenship for people brought to America illegally as children. But the White House quickly seemed to walk back the idea, saying hours later this was just a […]
OSLO: Norway will lift travel restrictions to and from more than 20 European countries from Jul 15, the government said on Friday (Jul 10). These include France, Germany and Britain as well as some provinces of neighbouring Sweden. Norway is not a member of the European Union but belongs to […]