US, Taliban hold talks in Kabul over Americans detained in Afghanistan

US officials held talks on Saturday with the authorities in Kabul over Americans held in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said, as the White House pushes to free citizens it sees as wrongly detained abroad. Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s special hostage envoy, and Zalmay Khalilzad, a former US special envoy for Afghanistan, met the Taliban’s … Read more

Amorim keeps faith with Bayindir

MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said on Friday that goalkeeper Altay Bayindir will keep his place for this weekend’s derby at Manchester City despite the arrival of Senne Lammens. Goalkeeping woes have been at the heart of another sluggish start to the season for the Red Devils. Bayindir has played all three Premier League … Read more

Germany, Argentina close in on Davis Cup finals

PARIS: Germany and Argentina edged closer to the Davis Cup finals on Friday opening up 2-0 leads in their second round qualifiers. In the Dutch city of Groningen, Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Jesper De Jong 6-4, 6-4 and Francisco Cerundolo dispatched Botic Van De Zandschulp 7-6 (7/4), 6-1. “It’s tough to swallow,” said De … Read more

Fans divided over Babar’s absence but united for Ind match

DUBAI: “Going to Dubai Stadium, are you? Which teams are playing? Ever since Babar Azam was dropped from the Pakistan team, I’ve stopped watching cricket altogether,” the taxi driver said. Hearing this, I smiled. He’s not alone—many fans think the same way. Undoubtedly, Babar is Pakistan’s biggest star at the moment, with a massive fan … Read more

China launches anti-discrimination probe into US chip trade policy

China’s Ministry of Commerce initiated an anti-discrimination investigation into US trade policy over chips on Saturday, as well as a separate investigation into dumping, a day ahead of a new round of US-China trade talks in Spain. The first investigation would examine whether Washington had discriminated against Chinese companies in its policies on trade in … Read more