Rahm’s Legion XIII claim team competition, Burmester wins individual title at LIV Golf Miami MIAMI: Defending Masters champion Jon Rahm and Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton will head to Augusta National this week after celebrating their second LIV Golf team victory of the season. Stinger GC’s Dean Burmester is not in the field for the … Read more
‘The sword has a history among the Arabs’: Inside Saudi Arabia’s fencing scene RIYADH: In the heart of Saudi Arabia, sports halls bustle in the evenings with fencers as young as 8 years old, as swordsmanship spreads rapidly across the Kingdom. It is a testament to the work carried out by the Saudi Arabian Fencing Federation … Read more
BENGALURU: Virat Kohli’s 77 and a finishing act by Dinesh Karthik helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by four wickets for their opening IPL win of the season on Monday. Master batsman Kohli smashed 11 fours and two sixes in his 49-ball blitz as hosts Bengaluru chased down their victory target of 177 with … Read more
PARIS: Bayer Leverkusen and West Ham go into Thursday both needing positive results to reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League after failing to win their first-leg ties. A stoppage-time Patrik Schick equalizer spared Leverkusen’s blushes last week in Baku, and also maintained their unbeaten record this season, after Qarabag took a shock 2-0 lead … Read more
PRAGUE: Darwin Nunez’s brace brought Liverpool within sight of the Europa League quarter-finals as they clinched a 5-1 win in the first leg of the last-16 phase at Sparta Prague on Thursday. Star striker Mohamed Salah returned to the squad as a second-half substitute from an injury that had allowed him to only play 46 … Read more
Global government leaders at UAE summit urged to support private business strategies, control AI DUBAI: Global government leaders have been urged to provide a safe space for the private sector to innovate while regulating the rapid development of artificial intelligence. The advice and warnings were delivered during sessions held at the World Governments Summit in … Read more
TUNIS: On a corner by the entrance to Tunis zoo, Leila waits for a hot meal from the Tunisian capital’s “Restaurant of Love” in a cardboard shelter where she and her dogs sleep. The 50-year-old says she has been living on the streets for more than 27 years. “I don’t want to go to the … Read more
ABU DHABI: Michael Pepper’s 59 off 40 balls, peppered with seven boundaries and three sixes, inspired the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to outplay defending champions and third-placed Gulf Giants by six wickets in the 16th match of the DP World ILT20 season two at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. The victory has lifted the … Read more
DUBAI: Tymal Mills is one of five highly experienced left-arm pacers on the Desert Vipers roster alongside Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Sheldon Cottrell and Luke Wood – and the pace cartel already has a potent look to it. Mills, who was highly effective in the first match of season two against the Abu Dhabi … Read more
Eddie Howe hails Man City match-winner Kevin De Bruyne as Newcastle United coach bemoans lack of options NEWCASTLE: There are levels to this game — and sometimes you just have to sit back and admire world class when you see it. When Eddie Howe turned to his bench, he saw youngsters and Championship-level campaigners. Just … Read more