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India’s cricket board elects Devajit Saikia to top job

MUMBAI: India’s powerful and hugely wealthy cricket board on Sunday elected its new chief, former player and...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 03:00pm

Sports

Aggressive Aryna Sabalenka storms on as rain mars Australian Open

MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka powered past Sloane Stephens to begin her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 02:56pm

World

Russia says it takes control of two villages in Eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian troops have taken control of the villages of Yantarne in the Donetsk region and Kalynove in the...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 02:51pm

Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai says ‘Israel has decimated the entire education system’ in Gaza

Nobel Peace laureate says she would continue to call out Israel's violations of international law and human rights in Gaza

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 03:48pm

Sports

Novak Djokovic reveals ‘energetic disc’ as new secret weapon

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has revealed a new secret weapon that he credits with helping keep him healthy and prolong...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 01:45pm

World

Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria

RIYADH: Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe were arriving in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria,...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 01:33pm

World

Czech restaurant fire kills six people

PRAGUE: A restaurant fire in a northwestern city in the Czech Republic killed six people and injured eight, rescue...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 01:23pm

Sports

Najmul Hossain Shanto to lead Bangladesh in Champions Trophy

DHAKA: Najmul Hossain Shanto will captain Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and Dubai next month, the...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 01:19pm

Pakistan

Pakistan strongly rejects Afghanistan’s ‘baseless allegations’ of training Daesh militants

Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif urges the interim Afghan authorities to fulfill their commitments to the international community by dismantling terrorist infrastructure, and not shift blame

Published 12 Jan, 2025 01:05pm

World

Croats vote for president, with incumbent Milanovic ahead in opinion polls

ZAGREB: Croats were voting on Sunday in a presidential run-off election, with incumbent Zoran Milanovic ahead in...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 12:23pm

Sports

Shakib’s bowling suspension stays in place after failed reassessment

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s suspension from bowling in all competitions organised by the England and...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 12:13pm

Sports

New Zealand name five seamers in Champions Trophy squad

Seamers Ben Sears, Nathan Smith and Will O’Rourke will play their first global tournament at the Champions Trophy in...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 12:07pm

World

Biden admin delays enforcement of order blocking Nippon Steel, US Steel deal

WASHINGTON: US Steel said in a statement on Saturday that the Biden administration will hold off enforcing a...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 12:03pm

Sports

Danielle Collins seeks more success after backhanding retirement aside

Danielle Collins wasn’t planning on being Down Under this month but the reversal of her retirement plans has her...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:52am

Sports

J.J. Spaun climbs into lead at Sony Open in Hawaii

Even with a narrow lead and any number of golfers capable of surging to the top, J.J. Spaun knows it’s best to limit...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:48am

World

India set for Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of humanity

PRAYAGRAJ: A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:28am

World

Malaysia PM denies hiding document on ex-premier Najib’s home detention

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government did not conceal any document relating to...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:18am

Sports

Rusty Zheng Qinwen into second round as Grand Slam tennis, rain return to Melbourne

MELBOURNE: Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen fought her way into the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-6(3)...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:13am

World

South Korea Yoon’s lawyer says president will not attend first impeachment trial hearing, Yonhap reports

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first formal hearing of the trial to determine...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 05:12pm

World

Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya says he will attend Trump inauguration ceremony

TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Sunday he planned to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as US...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:06am

Business & Finance

China central bank governor Pan meets BOE’s Bailey in Beijing

SHANGHAI: People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met his Bank of England counterpart, Andrew Bailey, on...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:03am

World

Trump’s Ukraine envoy says world must reinstate ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran

PARIS: The world must return to a policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran to turn it into a more democratic...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 03:54pm

World

Aerial assault aims to stem LA Palisades fire eastward spread

LOS ANGELES: Aircraft dropped water and fire retardant on steep hills to stem the eastward spread of the Palisades...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 03:52pm

Sports

Pakistan names 15-member squad for West Indies Tests

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Saturday announced a 15-member squad for the two ICC World Test Championship...