LONDON: Manchester United overcame an astonishing collapse to beat Coventry on penalties in an FA Cup classic on Sunday, setting up a second straight FA Cup final against Manchester City. Erik ten Hag’s men won the shootout at Wembley 4-2, with Rasmus Hojlund scoring the decisive spot kick after the teams were level at 3-3 after … Read more
CHICAGO: The Professional Fighters League on Friday returned for its third Global Season event of 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, with Brendan Loughnane emerging the big winner of the night to top the featherweight standings. The 12-fight card, featuring combatants in the welterweight and featherweight divisions, was the final event of the first half … Read more
India is holding the world’s biggest election starting this month, with nearly 1 billion people eligible to vote and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the pole position. WHAT IS IT? Elections to the 543 contested seats in the lower house of parliament, called the Lok Sabha, for a term of five years. To rule, a … Read more
UAE’s abroad investments performing well despite economic headwinds: top official RIYADH: The UAE has strengthened its position in the global economy, with its overseas investments proving resilient amid economic fluctuations, said a senior official. Jamal Bin Saif Al-Jarwan, secretary-general of the UAE International Investors Council, stated that the Emirate’s assets abroad, both government and private, … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi artist Ethar Balkhair’s first collaboration with Kuwait-based home goods giant, Abyat, which translates from Arabic to “homes,” recently dropped in time for the holy month. With green-tinted clear glassware, plates, gahwa cups and other accessories, Balkhair wants to help families break bread and break their fasts while enjoying a bit of her family’s … Read more
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA: Brazilian judges ruled on Wednesday to uphold former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho’s rape conviction, adding that he must serve his nine-year prison sentence in Brazil. The trial in Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ), the country’s top court for non-constitutional matters, had a majority rule that Italy’s decision was valid in … Read more
Putin is poised to extend his rule in highly orchestrated vote even as Russians quietly protest MOSCOW: Russians crowded outside polling stations at noon Sunday on the last day of a presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin in a vote that offered them no real alternatives after he … Read more
WASHINGTON: Worries about political extremism or threats to democracy have emerged as a top concern for US voters and an issue where President Joe Biden has a slight advantage over Donald Trump ahead of the November election, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. Some 21 percent of respondents in the three-day poll, which closed on Sunday, … Read more
CAIRO: Egypt is set to establish 11 free zones across different newly-built cities across the country to boost industrialization and attract foreign investments. The country’s prime minister Mostafa Madbouly, chaired a special meeting to review progress on the plan and allocate land for the free zones to enhance exports. These free zones would be roughly … Read more
DHAHRAN: The first thing you notice about Dhahran’s Sama Al-Bakr is her lean physique, dimpled smile, focused gaze, and long dark hair, neatly tied by her mother in a variation of a braid, her signature hairstyle. At age 7, Sama is already a tennis pioneer in Saudi Arabia. With a cabinet full of trophies, all … Read more