DUBAI : India captain Rohit Sharma has no plans to quit the 50-overs format anytime soon, the opener said after guiding the team to the Champions Trophy title in Dubai. Rohit quit Twenty20 Internationals immediately after leading India to their second 20-overs World Cup title in West Indies last year. […]
Year: 2025
TOKYO : Japan recorded a current account deficit in January for the first time in two years as a weak yen inflated the cost of imports, finance ministry data showed on Monday. A boost in imports of smartphones and electronic parts in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holiday, […]
Just a reminder: The Way Of Water clocked in at three hours and 12 minutes. James Cameron’s third Avatar movie will be even longer than the second. The 70-year-old filmmaker admitted he had too many “great ideas” packed into 2022’s Avatar: The Way Of Water – which clocked in at […]
The singer will hold the concerts at the Singapore National Stadium on May 18, 19, 21 and 24. Ticket sales start on Mar 18 with several presales on offer. Singapore will be her only stop in Asia. Pop star Lady Gaga will be performing at the Singapore National Stadium in […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump declined Sunday (Mar 9) to rule out the possibility that the United States might enter a recession this year. “I hate to predict things like that,” he told a Fox News interviewer when asked directly about a possible recession in 2025. “There is a period of […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed a new slew of executive orders on Wednesday (Feb 19), including one aimed at preventing taxpayer dollars from supporting illegal immigration and one designed to get rid of regulations the administration considers “overreach”. The immigration order bars the use of federal money for migrants […]
MIAMI: US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator” yesterday, widening a personal rift with major implications for efforts to end the conflict triggered by Russia’s invasion three years ago. The United States has provided essential funding and arms to Ukraine, but Trump made an abrupt policy […]
MELBOURNE : Australia have enough experience and versatility in their lineup to get into tournament-mode quickly for the Champions Trophy following a difficult buildup to the one-day international showpiece, according to opener Travis Head. The injury-depleted 50-overs world champions go into their opener against England in Lahore on Saturday on […]
TOKYO: Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) is prioritising investment in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) through 2030 – revising an earlier plan to aggressively expand its renewables businesses, its president said. “For now, the investment focus will remain on oil and gas exploration and production… as securing a fair […]
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department’s 2026 budget so as to reallocate US$50 billion (RM222.28) in funds, the Pentagon said today, following reports that he had directed deep, multi-year cuts to military spending. US media said Hegseth directed senior Defence Department leaders to […]