Spain, India crash through coronavirus milestones
[caption id="attachment_10521" align="alignnone" width="971"] A teacher wearing a protective mask welcomes a pupil on the first day of school after the summer holidays, at Colegio...
Trump calls Biden ‘stupid,’ demands apology for challenging him on vaccines
[caption id="attachment_10512" align="alignnone" width="971"] US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Labour Day and answers questions from the press at the North Portico of the...
Tennis: Unranked Pironkova overcomes Cornet to move into US Open quarters
NEW YORK: Tsvetana Pironkova continued her dream run at the US Open when the Bulgarian beat France's Alize Cornet 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 on Monday (Sep...
China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine candidate appears safe, slightly weaker in elderly
Health officials have been concerned about whether experimental vaccines could safely protect the elderly, whose immune systems usually react less robustly to vaccines, against the...
Russia releases first batch of Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V into public
The Russian health ministry registered the first vaccine against Covid-19, named Sputnik V, on August 11. [caption id="attachment_10533" align="alignnone" width="980"] A staff member places a...
Golf: Johnson wins Tour Championship and US$15 million FedEx Cup playoff crown
WASHINGTON: World number one Dustin Johnson capped a two-under-par 68 with a birdie at the last to seal a three-stroke victory in the US PGA...
Japan’s Suga signals chance of calling snap election, reports Asahi
[caption id="attachment_10500" align="alignnone" width="924"] Japan's top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks during an in Tokyo, Japan August 26, 2020. [/caption] TOKYO: Japan's...
Tennis: Thiem crushes Augur-Aliassime to reach US Open quarters
[caption id="attachment_10546" align="alignnone" width="983"] Dominic Thiem of Austria hits the ball against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada on day eight of the 2020 US Open tennis...
Tennis: Serena battles through tension-filled US Open fourth round
NEW YORK: Third seed Serena Williams advanced to the U.S. Open quarter-finals after a gritty, tension-filled 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 win over Greece's Maria Sakkari on...
Lampard expects added pressure after Chelsea spending spree
[caption id="attachment_10476" align="alignnone" width="974"] Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said he expected a ‘messy patch’ that would challenge his managerial skills, now that the honeymoon period...