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Qatar: Victoria Mboko took ⁠a big step towards entering the top 10 in the ​WTA rankings for ​the first time after the Canadian teenager stunned Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina in the...

MADRID: Atletico Madrid tore ⁠Barcelona apart with four first-half goals to secure a 4-0 victory on Thursday in the first leg of ​their Copa del Rey semi-final, leaving the ​holders staring at a...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won an overwhelming two-thirds ​majority on Friday in general elections, a result expected to bring stability after months of tumult following the ouster of...

 Bangladesh will hold a national referendum on Thursday together with its ​first parliamentary election since violent protests ​ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. The...

MANCHESTER: Manchester ​City halved Arsenal's lead at the top of ​the Premier League to three points with a 3-0 win over visitors Fulham, while Aston Villa stayed in the frame with a late 1-0...

  Inter Miami’s ⁠Lionel Messi did not participate in ​training on ​Wednesday due to a muscle strain in his left hamstring, with his injury leading to the postponement of what was ⁠supposed...

 Novak ​Djokovic ​has withdrawn from next week’s Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha due to fatigue, ⁠the tournament organisers ⁠said on Wednesday.The 38-year-old had been scheduled to ‌make...

Who can resist a free cup of tea? Shoppers in China briefly overwhelmed Alibaba’s artificial intelligence app over the weekend as they took advantage of a lavish Lunar New Year marketing blitz...

NEW ​DELHI: India's stated intention to buy $500 billion of U.S. goods over five years under a trade deal is drawing scepticism, with economists warning it could distort commercial procurement...

SANTIAGO: From Argentina to Australia to South Africa, record heat and raging wildfires are rampaging through the Southern Hemisphere at the start of 2026, with scientists predicting that even more...

DUBAI:  Iran's missile capabilities are its red line ​and are ​not a subject to be negotiated, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday, as Tehran and Washington eye a new...

Gold and silver extended gains on Monday, with the yellow metal trading just above $5,000 per ounce as the dollar dipped, while investors awaited key U.S. jobs and inflation data due later in the week...

 Federico Dimarco ​laid on a hat-trick of assists as Inter ‌Milan thumped 10-man Sassuolo 5-0 on Sunday to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the Serie A ​table with a commanding...

 Nepal's heroic performance against two-time champions ​England in their opening game at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday received widespread praise from cricketing corners, ‌with former...

Arsenal marched nine points clear in the Premier League title race as Viktor Gyokeres hit two goals ‌in a 3-0 victory over Sunderland on Saturday as Manchester United made it four wins out of four...

  Elvis Smylie will be hard-pressed ​to outdo his LIV Golf debut. The 23-year-old lefty from Australia outdueled Jon Rahm ‌to capture the $30 million LIV Golf Riyadh title on Saturday at Riyadh...

KUALA LUMPUR: MotoGP launched its new season in a glittery showcase ‌in Malaysia on Saturday, with riders parading their bikes in front of thousands of fans outside the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala...

Stellantis announced $27 billion of charges on ‌Friday as it scales back its electric-vehicle ambitions, hammering its shares as automakers pay the price of misjudging the switch to cleaner...

HARARE, Zimbabwe: Indian 14-year-old ​Vaibhav Suryavanshi unleashed a ferocious batting masterclass in the Under-19 World Cup final against England on Friday, smashing a record-breaking 175 off just...

SINGAPORE:  A global ‌stock rout on Wall Street spilled into Asia on Friday, leaving investors dazed and many regional benchmarks in the red as wrenching volatility gripped precious metals and...