Month: October 2019

Don’t cut anymore trees, says SC on Mumbai’s Aarey

New Delhi, Oct 7 : The Supreme Court on Monday restrained authorities from cutting anymore trees in Mumbai’s Aarey to set up a Metro car shed. A special bench comprising justices Arun Mishra and Ashok Bhushan said it will have to examine the entire thing and posted the matter […]

Home News Late goal earns Saint-Etienne derby win over Lyon on Puel debut

Robert Beric scored a last-minute winner as Saint-Etienne defeated bitter rivals Lyon 1-0 on Sunday and new coach Claude Puel made a triumphant start in his first match in charge. Former Leicester City and Southampton boss Puel replaced Ghislain Printant on Friday after signing a three-year deal with […]

Ali storms to world 100m hurdles win

Nia Ali of the United States stormed to victory in the 100m hurdles at the world championships as Keni Harrison’s wait for a major title continued. Ali surged into the lead after around 50 metres to take gold in a personal best of 12.34sec at the Khalifa Stadium. […]

Emotional Knight posts first LPGA title on native Texas soil

Texan Cheyenne Knight captured her first US LPGA Tour title in her native Lone Star State on Sunday, firing a 66 for a two-shot win in the Volunteers of America Classic. The 22-year-old rookie rolled in three birdies on the back nine at the Old American Golf Club […]

Bare knuckles to KO record for Myanmar woman breaking MMA mould

Myanmar’s Bozhena Antoniyar had to side-step conservative parents to take up bare-knuckle fighting, but her stealth paid off on her MMA debut when she knocked out her opponent in a record 24 seconds. Bozhena picked up Myanmar’s brutal martial art of lethwei when she was 16, secretly attending […]

The routes to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals — or the plane home

Heading into the last round of pool games at the Rugby World Cup, only two teams have already booked their quarter-final places: England and France. Some pools are all over bar the shouting, in others there’s still all to play for. AFP looks at the various scenarios as […]

Ravens edge Steelers in overtime, Pittsburgh’s Rudolph hurt

Justin Tucker drilled a 46-yard field goal to lift the Baltimore Ravens to a 26-23 NFL overtime victory in Pittsburgh on Sunday in a clash of bitter division rivals that saw Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph exit after a frightening third-quarter hit. Tucker’s kick sealed the win after the […]

‘Humbled’ Osaka reveals pressure of being number one

Naomi Osaka has opened up on the immense pressure she placed on herself earlier this year that contributed to a slump in form and the loss of her top ranking. The 21-year-old Japanese continued her late season resurgence Sunday with victory over current number one Ashleigh Barty in […]

The marque of Marquez: Six-time MotoGP champion hailed by greats

Tributes have poured in to the unstoppable Marc Marquez with the Spaniard hailed as “incredible” and “unbelievable” after he clinched his sixth MotoGP crown and eighth world title overall on Sunday. MotoGP rivals, Marquez’s own brother and Formula One greats joined a chorus of congratulations for the daring […]

Who’s betting against the pound? FX markets enter UK political fray

Britain’s opposition parties are hitting out at currency speculators betting against the pound while also bankrolling the leadership campaign of pro-Brexit Prime Minister Boris Johnson. However, allegations of conflicts of interest are difficult to prove in the highly globalised and largely unregulated foreign exchange (FX) markets. John McDonnell, […]

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