Sports,Football
Atletico Madrid fought back twice to earn a point from an entertaining 2-2 draw at Villarreal in their LaLiga season opener on Monday.Diego Simeone's Atleti started well and had a Reinildo Mandava goal ruled out for offside, then created a couple of chances with Samuel Lino who was denied by ins...
Sports,Cricket
Veteran Australia batsman Steve Smith says he has no plans to wind down his cricket career having signed a long-term deal to play in the Big Bash League (BBL) with the Sydney Sixers.The 35-year-old inked a three-year contract with the Sixers and could squeeze in four BBL games during the home summer...
World,Back Page
Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases on Saturday as medical professionals started a 24-hour shutdown in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in the eastern city of Kolkata.More than one million doctors were expected to join the strike, ...
National,Front Page
Student demonstrators who ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have rejected calls from Bangladesh's two main political parties for quick elections and are considering creating their own party to cement in place reforms, according to interviews with four protest leaders.Their hope: to avoid a rep...
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until June 2027, with the option to extend for another year, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.Portugal midfielder Fernandes, who joined United in 2020 and has scored 79 goals and provided 67 a...
National,Back Page
Some lawmakers in the US Congress have urged sanctions on Bangladeshi officials under Sheikh Hasina who recently quit as prime minister and fled, while the US government has formally welcomed the appointment of a new caretaker government there.An interim government, led by Nobel Peace laureate Muham...
Sports
Rai Benjamin finally got the better of great rival Karsten Warholm to win the Olympic 400 metres hurdles title on Friday, continuing the United States’ athletics gold rush and foiling the Norwegian’s bid to be the second man to retain the title.Benjamin, second behind Warholm in the Toky...
Spain secured the gold medal in the Olympic men's football tournament after substitute Sergio Camello scored twice in extra time to earn a dramatic 5-3 win over hosts France in a nail-biting final at Parc des Princes on Friday.The teams were locked at 3-3 at the end of normal time but Camello sc...
Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won gold in the men's marathon at the Paris Games on Saturday while Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who had been bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic crown, failed to finish.Belgium's Bashir Abdi took silver, improving on his bronze from Tokyo, and Kenya&...
American Grant Holloway finally added Olympic 110 metres hurdles gold to his sizeable trophy cabinet on Thursday, exploding out of the blocks as usual before cruising to victory.The 26-year-old, who had claimed virtually every major title in a dominant half decade including three world championship ...
The night before long-time leader Sheikh Hasina abruptly fled Bangladesh amid deadly protests, her army chief held a meeting with his generals and decided that troops would not open fire on civilians to enforce a curfew, two serving army officers with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.Gen Wa...
Simone Biles is leaving Paris with her head held high, proud of becoming a three-time Olympian and continuing to show the world how dominant she is in gymnastics, and doing it with grace. At the Games, the 27-year-old collected gold medals in the team, all-around and vault competitions, as well as a...
World
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said violent protesters who had targeted Muslim communities would swiftly face the "full force of the law" as he sought to quell days of anti-immigration rioting.The fatal stabbing of three young girls in the northwest English town of Southport last week...
Business
The International Monetary Fund said it was "fully committed to Bangladesh and its people" after protests ousted the prime minister. The Fund, which approved a $4.7 billion loan programme with the country in January 2023, said it was "deeply saddened by loss of lives and injuries...
Hosts France will play an Olympic men's football final for the first time in 40 years after beating Egypt 3-1 in extra time at the Lyon stadium on Monday and will face Spain for the gold medal.France fought back after conceding their first goal in the tournament when Mahmoud Saber grabbed a stun...
New Zealand's green credentials are at risk as the government rolls back environmental reforms in a bid to boost a flailing economy and fulfil promises made to its voters.Since taking power last year, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's centre-right coalition announced it will reverse a ban o...
The United States smashed their own world record in the women's 4x100 medley on Sunday to close the Paris Olympics swimming meet with one last gold that lifted them clear of Australia at the top of the medals table.Australia, who finished with seven swimming golds to the United States' eight...
Iron-man Bobby Finke and the U.S. women's medley relay team shattered world records in golden performances as the Olympic swim meet ended in exhilarating fashion on Sunday with the Americans on top again.Floridian Finke took down Sun Yang's 12-year 1,500m world record as he retained the gold...
Sports,Tennis
Novak Djokovic completed his career Golden Slam as the 37-year-old Serb fought off Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in a magnificent Olympic men's singles final battle at Roland Garros on Sunday.After heartbreak in Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, Djokovic simply would not be denied the one ...
Worries over tech earnings and a slowing US economy slammed the Nasdaq Composite index on Friday as it extended recent declines to fall 10% below its record high, confirming it was in correction territory.The tech-heavy index fell 2.4% on Friday after a softer-than-expected jobs report spurred worri...
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