Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson condemned captain Luka Milivojevic after the Serbian midfielder appeared to breach COVID-19 guidelines on New Year’s Eve by attending a party, but said he would not be stripped of the armband. REUTERS: Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson condemned captain Luka Milivojevic after the Serbian midfielder […]
Month: January 2021
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to lose his own seat and neither of the two main political parties is likely to win an outright majority at the next general election, not due until 2024, according to a new poll. This is the first detailed survey of […]
WASHINGTON: A group of Republican senators led by veteran lawmaker Ted Cruz said yesterday they will challenge Joe Biden’s election win — the latest last-ditch move to support Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the vote. The initiative, which appears certain to fail, flies in the face of rulings in dozens […]
LONDON: Everton’s first-team players lacked match fitness in today’s 1-0 home defeat by West Ham United but manager Carlo Ancelotti hopes they can hit peak condition ahead of their Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 11 days’ time. Brazilian forward Richarlison was fit again following a concussion he sustained […]
BEIJING: Different efficacy results for a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine released separately in China and in United Arab Emirates are both real and valid, an executive at China National Biotec Group (CNBG) told state media. China approved its first Covid-19 vaccine for general public use on Thursday, a shot developed by […]
WASHINGTON: The United States marked the New Year yesterday by passing the extraordinary milestone of 20 million Covid-19 cases, after global celebrations welcoming in 2021 were largely muted by the pandemic. The US has floundered in its efforts to quell the virus, which is spreading rapidly across the country and […]
TOKYO: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will request the central government to declare a new state of emergency over a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, the Nikkei newspaper reported today. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is set to meet Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Saturday afternoon to make the request, Nikkei said, citing […]
MANCHESTER: Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was delighted by today’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa that put them level on points with leaders Liverpool, but said his side must learn to kill teams off to sustain a Premier League title challenge. United stretched their unbeaten league run to 10 games […]
KUALA TERENGGANU: Former Australian national player Christopher Herd has joined Terengganu Football Club (TFC) for this season, the club said. TFC said the 31-year-old defender signed a one-year contract with the Turtles and is expected to play a key role in the team’s campaigns in the Malaysia League and Asian […]
PARIS: The French health ministry reported 19,348 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours yesterday, slightly less than Thursday’s 19,927 and well below Wednesday’s more than one-month high of 26,457 but still far from the government’s target of less than 5,000 daily additional infections. France’s cumulative total of cases […]