Sports,Football
Serbia clinched an automatic berth in the 2022 World Cup finals after a 90th-minute header by halftime substitute Aleksandar Mitrovic gave them a comeback 2-1 win over Portugal in their Group A qualifier on Sunday.The result lifted Serbia into top spot on 20 points, three more than second-placed Por...
Spain's Alvaro Morata came off the bench to strike a late winner as they qualified for next year's World Cup finals in Qatar by beating stubborn visitors Sweden 1-0 in a tense clash on Sunday.Morata struck in the 86th minute when he cleverly lifted the ball over Sweden's Robin Olsen afte...
Business & Commerce
Business information provider S&P Global Inc (SPGI.N) and IHS Markit Ltd (INFO.N) have won U.S. antitrust approval for their planned merger, on condition it sell some businesses and scrap a non-compete agreement with GasBuddy, the Justice Department said in a statement.The $44 billion deal was i...
World
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed the deal struck at the end of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow as a “big step forward” and the first-ever international agreement to “phase down” the use of coal.Praising the hard work of COP26 President Alok Sharma – t...
The US military covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the battle against Islamic State, the New York Times reported on Saturday.The two back-to-back airstrikes near the town of Baghuz were ordered by a classified American special op...
Captain Virgil van Dijk called it "scandalous", Memphis Depay "super dumb" and coach Louis van Gaal "inexplicable" as the Netherlands blew a two-goal lead in Montenegro on Saturday, and with it their chance to qualify early for the World Cup finals in Qatar.The Dutch ar...
United States' Christian Pulisic was on target in Friday's 2-0 win over Mexico, but it was the message scrawled on his T-shirt that made headlines as the winger responded to a pre-match jibe from their North American arch rivals with one of his own.Second-half substitute Pulisic headed home ...
Poland secured a World Cup playoff spot with one game to spare after Paulo Sousa’s side beat Andorra 4-1 in Group I, thanks to a brace from striker Robert Lewandowski.Andorra’s Ricard Fernandez received a red card only 20 seconds into the game for elbowing Kamil Glik, leaving the underdo...
Italy midfielder Jorginho blazed a late penalty over the bar as his side were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland in their Group C World Cup qualifier at the Stadio Olimpico on Friday, leaving both sides with a chance of automatic qualification for Qatar.With 15 points from seven games and the winners...
World,Back Page
The ruler of Dubai said in a tweet on Thursday the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been selected to host the COP28 international climate conference in 2023."We will put all our capabilities to make the conference a success. The UAE will remain committed to global climate action to protect the pl...
The US dollar edged higher on Friday and is on track for its biggest weekly rise in five months since a surprisingly strong US inflation print shocked markets and prompted investors to advance their bets on a US rate hike to as early as mid-2022.With short-dated US Treasury yields edging higher -- f...
Sports,Cricket
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Devon Conway has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup final against Australia due to a broken hand, head coach Gary Stead said on Thursday.The 30-year-old sustained the injury when he struck his bat after being dismissed following a 38-ball 46 in Wednesday's ...
Pakistan have hailed wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan as a "warrior" after revealing he was in hospital with a severe chest infection before taking the field to score a brave half-century in defeat to Australia at the T20 World Cup.Rizwan top-scored for Pakistan with 67 from 52 balls i...
As New Zealand celebrated wildly upon beating England in the T20 World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, all-rounder James Neesham gave a quiet reminder of the side's determination to erase past heartbreaks by winning the decider.Neesham, who thrashed 27 runs off 11 balls to help them reach their fir...
The Pakistan cricket board hopes to launch a women's version of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 tournament, its newly appointed chairman Ramiz Raja said this week.Raja made the comments in a video posted on Twitter, where he also announced that the board plans to launch an Under-19 men&...
Sports
Australia will tour Pakistan next year for the first time since 1998 with the visitors playing three tests, three one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match from March to April, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday.The announcement is a huge boost for Pakistan cricket after New Zealand a...
Sports,Tennis
World number one Novak Djokovic may not enjoy the same kind of adulation from fans as Roger Federer or Rafa Nadal but even the Serb’s “real haters” will come to appreciate his records and achievements after he retires, Daniil Medvedev said.Djokovic avenged his U.S. Open final loss ...
West Ham United showed that their place in the Premier League's top four was fully warranted as they outmuscled Liverpool for a memorable 3-2 victory at a rocking London Stadium Sunday.Victory for high-flying West Ham ended Liverpool's 25-match unbeaten run in all competitions and lifted the...
West Indies' veteran batsman Chris Gayle acknowledged he may have played his last Twenty20 World Cup match and plans to hang up his bat after playing a final game in front of his home fans in Jamaica.World Cup holders West Indies ended their campaign with an eight-wicket loss to Australia on Sat...
Former Twenty20 World Cup champions India kept alive their slim chances of making the semifinals with an eight-wicket rout of Scotland in their Super 12 Group II match on Friday.Virat Kohli elected to field after winning his first toss of the tournament and the 2007 title holders bundled out the Sco...
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