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Sun, 06 Mar 2022 07:44:13 GMT
Warner, Khawaja take Australia to 138-0 in first Pakistan Test
Khawaja was on 70 and Warner 60 as Australia set off rapidly in chase of Pakistan's first-innings 476-4 declared. The tourists need another 139 to avoid the follow-on with all 10 wickets in hand after busily scoring at more than four an over in the...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 07:30:16 GMT
Turkey tourism recovery hurt by Russia invasion of Ukraine
"On a day like this, we should be full," the owner of Serbethane restaurant said in the city's historic district. Within a few days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Ukrainians and Russians cancelled reservations for trips, disastrous...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 06:44:11 GMT
Centurion Jadeja takes five as India sense Sri Lanka victory
The hosts then reduced Sri Lanka to 10-1 following-on in their second innings at lunch on the third day in Mohali. Facing a first-innings deficit of 400 runs after India scored 574-8, the tourists lost Lahiru Thirimanne for nought to the bowling of...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 06:38:16 GMT
'TechWorks' brings dreams of Jordan inventors to life
He came up with a device to sterilise them with UV rays -- and this is where TechWorks stepped in. A wealth of ideas would not have seen the light of day without TechWorks, a Jordanian platform aimed at bringing together youth, ideas and resources ...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:58:13 GMT
Ukraine dominates social media info war with Russia
Even as President Volodymyr Zelensky remains bunkered down in Kyiv amid heavy bombardment and the fear of assassination, his government has forced an all-out assault on social media to win supporters for their cause. Zelensky's daily video addresse...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:02:12 GMT
Alvarez rocket seals Galaxy win in MLS
Alvarez, who was born in Los Angeles but represents Mexico in international football, unleashed a ferocious 25-yard effort that flew into the top corner on 77 minutes to finally break Charlotte's resistance in a 1-0 win. The match at the Bank of Am...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:02:12 GMT
Flood-ravaged eastern Australia braces for more wild weather
The national weather bureau warned of severe thunderstorms and major flooding in the state of Queensland, where 11 people died in the past week's floods. Flash flooding is forecast for the major city of Brisbane, home to 2.6 million people. Heavy ...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 04:56:11 GMT
Brilliant LeBron scores 56 as Lakers down Warriors
James delivered his highest single-game points tally since joining the Lakers in a pulsating battle with the Warriors, who themselves are in a mini-slump that now runs to four straight defeats. A see-saw game at the Lakers' newly renamed Crypto.com...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 04:24:19 GMT
Shane Warne's body prepared for autopsy ahead of repatriation
Police said there was no foul play suspected in the 52-year-old's death after he was found unresponsive in a luxury villa on Thai holiday island Koh Samui late Friday. The "King" of spin's unexpected passing sparked a global outpouring of grief fro...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 04:06:12 GMT
ECB reckons with impact of war on eurozone's doorstep
Already managing record inflation figures and a fragile recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, members of the bank's 25-member governing council now have to reckon with the impact of war on the edge of the eurozone. The pace of consu...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 03:54:11 GMT
Mexico football match suspended after violence breaks out in stands
The game between Queretaro and Atlas at La Corregidora stadium in the city of Queretaro -- the ninth round of the 2022 Clausura football tournament -- was in its 63rd minute when fights between opposing fans broke out. As security guards opened th...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 03:50:35 GMT
Putin threatens Ukraine 'statehood' as Moscow sanctions tighten
In the latest efforts to freeze Moscow out of the world economy, US-based card payment giants Visa and Mastercard announced they will suspend operations in Russia, while world leaders vowed to act over the intensifying onslaught. "The current (Ukra...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 03:04:17 GMT
Kipchoge wins Tokyo marathon but misses out on new world record
Kipchoge pulled away from countryman Amos Kipruto at around the 35km mark but was unable to beat the 2:01.39 he clocked at the 2018 Berlin marathon. The 37-year-old was not helped by a wrong turn by the leading pack after about 10 kilometres, which...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 03:04:16 GMT
Anti-feminist or foul-mouthed liberal? South Korea to pick new president
The two frontrunners, dour former prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol of the People Power party and the incumbent Democratic party's maverick ex-governor Lee Jae-myung are trapped in a neck-and-neck race to become the next leader of Asia's fourth largest econo...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 02:10:24 GMT
America is finally cleaning up its abandoned, leaking oil wells
After taking the operator to court, Suan was successful in plugging one well, but the company has since disappeared, leaving him to contend with a small-scale environmental disaster that's a symptom of the larger problem of orphaned oil wells across...



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