BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund will need to dig deep for motivation on Saturday (Jun 20) when they take on RB Leipzig, who are looking to sew up their Champions League spot for next season and snatch second place from the Ruhr valley club. Dortmund, already certain of a top-four finish, have […]
Month: June 2020
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has proposed a framework to end the latest standoff in southern Yemen between nominal allies under a Saudi-led coalition, three sources said, as violence escalates with the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in the north of the country. Previous clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and the Southern Transitional Council […]
WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Hawaii on Wednesday (Jun 17), in high-level face-to-face talks that have become rare amid tensions between the two strategic rivals. The world’s two largest economies have been at loggerheads over the handling of the coronavirus […]
MANCHESTER, England: The nightmare scenario for Evertonians of handing Liverpool the Premier League title with a defeat in Sunday’s (Jun 21) derby at Goodison Park has disappeared but Carlo Ancelotti’s team will still be desperate to turn the table on their rivals. Second-placed Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Arsenal in […]
The newly-appointed Kerala bowling coach, Tinu Yohannan clarified that Sreesanth will have to prove his fitness and will undergo a test to be considered for selection for the upcoming Ranji Trophy season. Shanthakumaran Sreesanth takes one step towards making a comeback as Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) will consider the fast […]
BEIJING: China said on Thursday (Jun 18) it has no intention of interfering in the US elections, responding to US President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, who has said that Trump had sought Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help to win re-election. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian […]
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump pleaded with China’s leader Xi Jinping for help to win re-election in 2020, the US president’s former national security advisor John Bolton writes in an explosive new behind-the-scenes book, according to excerpts published on Wednesday (Jun 18). Bolton alleges in a blistering critique that Trump’s focus on […]
REUTERS: Expressing opinions on social issues and campaigning for change is becoming more normal for the current generation of players, Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has said. Rashford earned widespread praise after the England forward successfully campaigned for school food vouchers to be provided over the summer holidays in Britain, […]
NEW DELHI: China’s Oppo cancelled the live online launch of its flagship smartphone in India on Wednesday (Jun 17) after a border clash between the two countries that has renewed calls from local Indian trader groups to shun Chinese products. Soldiers from India and China fought each other with nail-studded […]
The prevalent situation in the world with a Covid-vaccine still not firmed up and the virus erupting like a rash, puts an almighty question mark on the deferred dates of the Olympic Games. Tokyo’s pandemic monitoring authorities recently put restrictions on singing, dancing and playing music loudly at nightclubs for […]