ISLAMABAD: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan had to confirm that rumours of his death spreading on social media were “fake news” on Sunday (Jun 21). The 38-year-old, known for being the tallest person to play first-class cricket at 2.16 metres, said false reports saying he had been in a car […]
Month: June 2020
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool will need favours from Manchester City to clinch a first Premier League title in 30 years this week after being held to a 0-0 draw by Everton in a Merseyside derby without the usual fervour behind closed doors on Sunday (Jun 21). Everton came the closest to breaking […]
MADRID: Goncalo Guedes scored a mesmerising solo goal as Valencia stayed in touch with the Champions League qualification places by beating Osasuna 2-0 on Sunday (Jun 21). Guedes picked the ball up in his own half and surged past four Osasuna players before completing his stunning run with a driven […]
NEW YORK: American Airlines Group Inc is planning to raise around US$1.5 billion by selling shares and convertible notes, as the airline shores up liquidity after travel disruption due to coronavirus, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday (Jun 21). The airline could announce the offering as early as Sunday, the report […]
World number 19 Grigor Dimitrov, who played in both of Novak Djokovic’s recent Adria Tour events, has tested positive for coronavirus. The Bulgarian, 29, withdrew from the second tournament in Zadar, Croatia on Saturday with sickness after his opening loss to Borna Coric. “I am so sorry for any harm […]
FRANKFURT: Germany’s coronavirus reproduction rate jumped to 2.88 on Sunday (Jun 21), up from 1.79 a day earlier, health authorities said, a rate showing infections are rising above the level needed to contain the disease over the longer term. The rise brings with it the possibility of renewed restrictions on […]
Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong reacts during a match, Jun 13, 2020. BARCELONA: Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is set to miss the team’s next match against Athletic Bilbao after the club said in a statement on Sunday (Jun 21) he had injured the calf muscle in his right leg. […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s second most populous state, Victoria, on Sunday (Jun 21) extended its state of emergency for four more weeks to Jul 19, as it battles a spike in coronavirus infections with a pick-up in community transmission. The move came a day after the state announced it would reimpose restrictions […]
NAIROBI: Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the Far East witnessed on Sunday (Jun 21) a dramatic “ring of fire” solar eclipse. So-called annular eclipses occur when the moon – passing between Earth and the sun – is not quite close enough […]
LA JONQUERA, Spain: Traffic flowed again across Spain’s border with France on Sunday (Jun 21) as the last of the strict Spanish coronavirus restrictions introduced in March were eased. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced earlier this month that Madrid would remove border checks with most of its EU member partner […]