Apple Takes Smartphone Sales Crown From Samsung
Apple was the top smartphone seller in the final quarter of last year, seizing the crown from Samsung, according to market trackers. Apple shipped an estimated 73.8 million iPhones during the fourth quarter, driven by the popularity of its newest models in the US and Europe and lower-priced handsets in other parts of the world, […]
Biden & Buttigieg Storm Iowa, Rivals Stuck In Trump Trial
Joe Biden and other Democratic presidential candidates zigzagged through Iowa Friday wooing undecided voters days before an all-important vote launches the party’s nomination contest — as four rivals were trapped 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. All eyes are on the snowy, sparsely-populated state as 11 White House contenders battle for […]
Ambitious Hertha Berlin Splash Out On Strikers Cunha
Hertha Berlin snapped up a second striker within 24 hours by signing Brazil u-20 forward Matheus Cunha from Bundesliga rivals RB Leipzig on Friday. After recruiting Poland striker Krzysztof Piatek, 24, from AC Milan on Thursday for a reported fee of 23 million euros ($25 million), Hertha have shelled out a further transfer fee of […]
History Made As Woman Coaches At Super Bowl
San Francisco 49ers offensive assistant Katie Sowers will make history on Sunday when she becomes the first woman to coach in the Super Bowl. But the 33-year-old, who is also openly gay, says the most important aspect of her trailblazing road to Miami is to make sure that she is not merely a one-off. “Being […]
Premier League Clubs Hold Fire In Quiet Transfer Window
There was no late flurry of activity from Premier League clubs on Friday as the January transfer window closed with a whimper. Manchester United’s capture on Thursday of Portuguese international midfielder Bruno Fernandes for an initial 55 million euros (£47 million, $61 million) that could rise to 80 million euros in add-ons, was by a […]
Rennes Sign World Champion Nzonzi For European Push
Rennes, a surprising third in French Ligue 1, invested in their Champions League push when they took World Cup winner Steven Nzonzi on loan from Roma on Friday. The 31-year-old midfielder came on as a substitute for the last 35 minutes when France beat Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final Nzonzi started at Amiens […]
Dortmund Sign Germany Midfielder Emre Can From Juventus
Borussia Dortmund beefed up their midfield on transfer deadline day by signing Germany international Emre Can from Juventus, the Bundesliga club confirmed Friday. The 26-year-old, who can play as a defender or defensive midfielder, will initially join on loan as cover for injured Danish player Thomas Delaney until the end of the season. However, the […]
NBA All-Stars Uniforms Will Pay Tribute To Kobe
Team uniforms at this year’s NBA All-Star Game will pay tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others who died in a helicopter crash last Sunday. The NBA, its players union and Nike announced Friday that Team LeBron James players will wear jerseys while carrying the number 2 and Team Giannis […]
German Clubs Lead Way In January Window, Cavani Stays Put
While Premier League clubs have been relatively subdued in the January transfer window, Germany has led the way on the continent with a record spending spree in the Bundesliga, including Borussia Dortmund’s signing of Erling Braut Haaland. German clubs set a new record of 196 million euros ($217 million) on transfers in this window, smashing […]
Hong Kong: Virus Fears Spark Long Mask Queues
Long queues form at pharmacies and crowds of panic-buyers strip supermarket shelves in Hong Kong as fears spread through the crowded metropolis over China’s new coronavirus epidemic. As a city that lost nearly 300 people to the SARS virus in 2003, Hong Kongers are taking few chances over the latest disease outbreak that began in […]
Moonstruck: Japan Billionaire Cancels Hunt For Lunar Love
A Japanese billionaire who launched a public search for a girlfriend willing to join him on a trip into space abruptly cancelled the hunt on Thursday, despite attracting nearly 30,000 applicants. Yusaku Maezawa earlier this month said he was looking for a mate willing to join him when he heads on a trip around the […]
Mitsubishi Motors Denies Emissions Test Fraud
Mitsubishi Motors denied Thursday equipping engines with devices to make them appear less polluting, after raids by prosecutors in Germany probing suspected diesel emissions cheating. The probe focuses on Mitsubishi diesel vehicles with 1.6- and 2.2-litre engines that were given Germany’s highest Euro 5 and Euro 6 ratings on emissions standards. Prosecutors suspect they are […]