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The continental showpiece gets underway ahead of its September 19 opening ceremony TOKYO: The Asian Games began in Japan on Thursday with Qatar beating Iran in men’s basketball, the first action in the continental multi-sport showpiece that has more participants than the Olympics. Over 17,000 athletes and officials are expected to take part in 43 … Read more
Hosts reach 299-6 at lunch on day two, putting the visitors under growing pressure in the third Test LONDON: Harry Brook and Dan Lawrence stepped on the gas as England tightened their grip on the third Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston on Thursday, aiming to wrap up a series whitewash in double-quick time. The home … Read more
The Houthi militia, the Yemeni government, Iran and Saudi Arabia all have reasons to escalate the conflict.
[The cost of crude oil hit its highest levels in months, as investors worried about diminishing oil supplies after reports that the Iranian-backed Houthi militia had captured a port city in Yemen.
From the first weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal and return of the Taliban, The New York Times has documented a quarter-century of conflict and daily life in Afghanistan.
[The bank, fighting price pressures spurred by the war in the Middle East, raised its benchmark rate to 2.5 percent.
The Owens women — and their curse — are back in the sequel to the cult classic film.
PSG’s Ferran Torres celebrates scoring their fifth goal with Ousmane Dembele in the UEFA Champions League opening match against Slovan Bratislava. Photo: REUTERS PARIS: Holders Paris Saint-Germain made a smooth start to their bid for a third consecutive Champions League title as Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 rout of Slovan Bratislava on … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s seasoned batsmen Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan have been summoned by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) as part of an investigation into alleged dressing room leaks during the team’s tour of England. The two batsmen are scheduled to appear before the NCCIA in Lahore on Friday after receiving notices from the agency … Read more
There are full-size replicas in a U.S. sports arena, an abbey in Denmark and a home in rural New Zealand. There’s even a more modest version for those who don’t like the original’s nudity.