EXPLAINER-Why are there riots in the UK and who is behind them?
LONDON: Riots have erupted at anti-immigration protests in towns and cities across Britain in the last week, with attacks by far-right groups on hotels housing asylum seekers and on mosques.Here is...
Boeing to make design changes to 737 MAX 9
Boeing said on Tuesday it plans to make design changes to prevent a future mid-air cabin panel blowout like the one in an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 flight in January that spun the planemaker into its...
PSG sign Portuguese midfielder Neves from Benfica on five-year contract
Paris: Paris St Germain have signed highly rated 19-year-old Portuguese defensive midfielder Joao Neves from Primeira Liga side Benfica on a contract until 2029, the Ligue 1 champions said on...
West Ham sign striker Fullkrug from Dortmund
Upton Park: West Ham United have signed German striker Niclas Fullkrug from Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal, the Premier League club said on Monday.Fullkrug was on the London club's radar before...
France set up Olympic men's football final against Spain
Lyon: Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice as hosts France came from behind to beat Egypt 3-1 after extra time on Monday and set up an Olympic men's football final showdown with Spain, who edged Morocco...
Italy's Errani and Paolini win women's doubles gold
PARIS: Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini claimed Italy's first ever Olympic tennis gold medal as they beat Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider 2-6 6-1 (10-7) to win the women's doubles on Sunday.Russians...
India's IndiGo to launch business class
India's top airline IndiGo will introduce business class seats from mid-November on a handful of domestic routes, its CEO said on Monday, marking the no-frills carrier's departure from an all-economy...
India's Go First airline to be liquidated
Lenders to India's Go First budget airline have decided to liquidate the company's assets after rejecting bids by interested suitors to revive the bankrupt airline, two banking sources said.Go First,...
Greece's Tentoglou set fair for rare long jump double
PARIS: To say Miltiadis Tentoglou is in good form is something of an understatement and Greece's defending Olympic champion threw down the gauntlet in men’s long jump qualifying with a leap of 8.32...
Atletico Madrid sign Norwegian striker Sorloth
Madrid: Atletico Madrid have signed striker Alexander Sorloth from fellow Laliga side Villarreal on a four-year contract, both clubs said on Saturday.The 28-year-old Norway international scored 26...
Thousands protest in Bangladesh for PM's resignation
At least 20 people were injured in clashes, and police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds as thousands protested in the Bangladeshi capital and other parts of the country on Friday,...
Former Leicester coach Shakespeare dies at 60
Leicester: Former Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has died at the age of 60, his family announced on Thursday.Shakespeare, who also briefly held a coaching position with the English national...
Narvaez leaves Ineos to join Pogacar's UAE team
Paris: Ecuadorian cyclist Jhonatan Narvaez is to leave Ineos after six years in the saddle in order to join Tadej Pogacar's UAE Team, the Tour de France winner's outfit announced on Thursday.The...
Chelsea sign goalkeeper Jorgensen from Villarreal
Chelsea: Chelsea have completed the signing of Denmark under-21 goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen from LaLiga side Villarreal, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.The 22-year-old, who last season became...
Everton sign Irish defender O'Brien from Lyon
Liverpool: Everton have signed Ireland centre back Jake O'Brien from Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais on a four-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday.The Merseyside club did not...
Roma sign Argentine Soule from Juventus
Roma: AS Roma have signed Argentine winger Matias Soule from Juventus, the Serie A clubs announced on Tuesday.Neither Roma nor Juve disclosed the financial details or the contract length of the...
France, US and Argentina reach quarters, Paraguay, Morocco, Egypt also through
PARIS: Hosts France secured a place in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic football tournament with a 3-0 win over New Zealand that put them top of Group A, while the United States edged Guinea...
Nadal and Alcaraz turn up the heat, Gauff knocked out
PARIS: Spain's raging bulls Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz blazed into the quarter-finals of the Olympics men's doubles but a host of women's singles medal contenders were knocked out as the heat was...
Hundreds rescued after India landslides kill 151
Nearly 1,000 people have been rescued after landslides in the hills of Wayanad district in India's Kerala state, authorities said on Wednesday, with at least 151 people dead and many still...
Arsenal sign Italy defender Calafiori from Bologna
Arsenal: Arsenal have signed Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Monday.The details of the 22-year-old's transfer were not...