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LONDON: Formula One teams ⁠and stakeholders agreed unanimously on Monday to rule tweaks aimed at improving ​the racing and ​driver safety from the next race in Miami on May 3. The sport started...

MADRID: Tennis ruled the ⁠red carpet in Madrid on Monday as Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz were crowned ​Sportswoman and Sportsman of the ​Year at the Laureus Awards. The pair were honoured...

WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ISLAMABAD, April 21 (Reuters) - The United States expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran would ​go ahead in Pakistan, and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was...

DUBAI/WASHINGTON - Iran is considering attending peace ​talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters ​on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a U.S....

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to India is poised to inject fresh momentum into bilateral economic ties, with both sides seeking to unlock underdeveloped areas of cooperation...

LONDON: Shipping traffic through the ​Strait of ​Hormuz remained at a virtual standstill on Monday with just three crossings in the space of 12 hours, according to shipping data. The oil products...

MUNICH, Germany: A porcelain cockatoo was ​the ​star of Bayern Munich's Bundesliga title celebrations at the Allianz Arena on Sunday, with the Bavarians' lucky ⁠charm also featuring...

MANCHESTER: Manchester City striker Erling Haaland picked the ⁠perfect time to end his lean spell in the Premier League with the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over ​leaders Arsenal to give his...

WASHINGTON/CAIRO - Concerns grew on Monday ​that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran might collapse after the U.S. said it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its...

LONDON: A 43rd-minute strike from Matheus Cunha earned Manchester ​United a 1-0 ​victory at Chelsea on Saturday, taking them a big step towards Champions League football next season. Cunha fired...

  SEVILLE, Spain: Real Sociedad beat Atletico Madrid 4-3 on penalties to win ​the Copa del Rey on Saturday following a 2-2 ​draw after extra time, with their goalkeeper Unai Marrero saving two...

NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings' patchy Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign suffered ​a fresh blow ​after their teenaged batter Ayush Mhatre tore his hamstring, an injury that could put him...

 WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April ​19 - Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was at a standstill on ​Sunday after Iran reasserted control over the strategic waterway that is key to global energy...

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD - A convoy of oil tankers was crossing the Strait ​of Hormuz on Saturday, the first major movement of ships in the crucial waterway since the U.S. and Israel launched their war...

 President Donald Trump said Thursday the US war with Iran was a "little diversion" during his second term in power, as recent polling shows the conflict's unpopularity with the American...

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD - US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that an ​agreement could soon be reached to end the Iran war and urged the Tehran-aligned Hezbollah ​group to hold its fire...

Inter Miami superstar Lionel ⁠Messi has purchased UE Cornella, a soccer ​team in Spain's ​fifth-highest division. The Catalonia-based club announced the news on Thursday but no financial...

Novak Djokovic is ⁠still working through the injury problems that forced him ​to miss recent ​events in Miami and Monte Carlo and says he may not be ready for next week's Madrid Open, one...

* Kohli top-scores despite injury, moves ⁠top of IPL scoring charts * Dar claims 4-24, Hazlewood named player of the match * Lucknow captain ​Pant retires hurt after elbow ​injury from Hazlewood...

DUBAI: ⁠Iran and the United States have made some ​progress as they ​push for an agreement under Pakistani mediation, but more than halfway through a two-week truce big splits remain including...