France keeps sports stadiums cap at 5,000, with local exceptions
PARIS: The French government, the first in Europe's leading football nations to allow spectators back into grounds, said on Tuesday...
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Xavi says coaching Barca remains his ‘primary goal’
MADRID: Xavi Hernandez, who is coaching Al-Sadd in Qatar, said on Tuesday (Jul 28) his "primary goal" is to coach...
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Exeter Chiefs to discuss badge, mascot changes
Exeter Chiefs will hold a board meeting to discuss a possible rebranding of their badge and mascot, which feature a...
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German Kerber looks to rekindle success with coach Beltz
Angelique Kerber has parted ways with Dieter Kindlmann and rehired Torben Beltz as her coach, the former world number one's...
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Singapore jobless rate hits 2.9%, highest in more than a decade; retrenchments double
SINGAPORE: Singapore's overall unemployment rate rose in the second quarter to its highest level in more than a decade, as...
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Watford’s achievements must not be forgotten, says owner
Watford's owner and chief executive have said that while their efforts surrounding the team were not good enough this season,...
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F1’s Hamilton says ‘misinterpreted’ over Bill Gates anti-vax post
LONDON: Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he was "misinterpreted" after sharing a post on social media that...
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Japan’s WTA Pan Pacific Open tennis scrapped over COVID-19
TOKYO: The WTA Pan Pacific Open in Japan, one of Asia's top women's tennis tournaments, has been scrapped for the...
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Mitsubishi Motors hits all-time low as ASEAN sales dive raise recovery doubts
Shares of Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp plunged more than 10per cent to an all-time low on Tuesday after the automaker...
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US gunmaker Remington files for bankruptcy again
Remington Arms Co on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years as the...
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Samsung Electronics shares rally on Intel’s chip outsourcing plan
Shares of Samsung Electronics rallied on Tuesday, joining its bigger rival TSMC, driven by growing expectations that the chipmakers may...
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Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight COVID-19 at home: WHO
GENEVA: Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries are going to have to do more to...
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Japan’s Fujifilm gets US$265 million US contract to boost output of potential COVID-19 vaccine
TOKYO: The United States has awarded a US$265 million contract to a Texas facility of Japan's Fujifilm Holdings to step...
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Australian police disperse Black Lives Matter rally
SYDNEY: Australian police on Tuesday (Jul 28) detained at least one person and ordered about 50 others to disperse after...
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China will limit their boys from Brazil, says top FA official
SHANGHAI: China's football squad will be limited to "three or four" Brazil-born players, a senior official told AFP, as ex-Chelsea...
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Gold hits new record, equities up on US stimulus hope
HONG KONG: Gold chalked up another record on Tuesday (Jul 28) with the dollar extending losses and traders rushing into...
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Gold hits a high, more precious as dollar loses value
Gold rocketed to record peaks at US$1,975 on Tuesday while the U.S. dollar plumbed two-year lows as investors wagered the...
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Exclusive: Italy working to create single broadband champion independent of TIM – source
Italy's government is studying a plan to create a single ultra-fast broadband network that could initially be majority-owned by phone...
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Brazil antitrust watchdog questions Facebook’s WhatsApp payment fees
Brazil's antitrust watchdog is asking Facebook Inc to explain the fee structure for its short-lived payments service launched in June...
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Australian PM abandons interstate tour to tackle COVID-19 crisis
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison cut short a planned interstate tour to focus on the country's coronavirus crisis on...
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