LONDON: Andy Murray insists he can still play at a “high level” after stepping up his return to fitness in a defeat against Kyle Edmund at the ‘Battle of the Brits’ event on Wednesday (Jun 24). Former world number one Murray was playing just his second match since November following […]
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MADRID: Sergio Ramos’ sensational free-kick helped Real Madrid move back above Barcelona to the top of La Liga as they defeated Real Mallorca 2-0 on Wednesday (Jun 24). Ramos brushed aside Gareth Bale to take the shot and justified his claim with a curling strike into the top corner after […]
LIVERPOOL: Mohamed Salah is preparing for Liverpool’s title party after scoring in a 4-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Wednesday (Jun 24) to move to the brink of winning the English top-flight for the first time in 30 years. Liverpool will be champions on Thursday if Manchester City do not […]
LONDON: No England cricketer tested positive for the coronavirus prior to a training group assembling at the Ageas Bowl ahead of next month’s Test series against the West Indies, it was announced Wednesday (Jun 24). The England and Wales Cricket Board said all results came back negative from 702 tests […]
Sony WF-XB700 review: Here we will find out how the new Sony WF-XB700 perform in real life and if they are worth Rs 9,990 or not. A few months back I had decided to stop reviewing truly wireless earphones, with some exceptions. One such exception is Sony deciding to offer […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s Qantas is axing at least 20 per cent of its workforce and grounding 100 planes for at least a year in a US$10 billion cost-cutting blitz in response to the COVID crisis, the airline announced Thursday (Jun 25). CEO Alan Joyce said the three-year plan to save Australia’s […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s military announced on Thursday (Jun 25) that it would send 1,000 troops to Melbourne in an effort to help contain the country’s only significant coronavirus outbreak over fears of a second wave. Victoria state has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases, recording almost 150 new infections over the […]
WELLINGTON: A magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck near Milford Sound in the southwest of New Zealand’s South Island on Thursday (Jun 25), government seismic monitor Geonet said. Thousands of people in the area reported on Geonet to have felt the earthquake, which was very shallow at a depth of 5km, but there […]
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Lufthansa’s top shareholder on Wednesday (Jun 24) said he would back a nine billion euro government rescue package, removing the threat of a last-minute veto that could have plunged the German airline into bankruptcy. “I will vote for the agreement,” German billionaire Heinz Hermann Thiele told the […]
LONDON: Liverpool are on the brink of clinching the Premier League title after the leaders powered to a 4-0 win against Crystal Palace, while Anthony Martial hit a hat-trick in Manchester United’s 3-0 victory over Sheffield United on Wednesday (Jun 24). Jurgen Klopp’s side took control thanks to first-half goals […]