Rain Offers Australian Bushfire Hope
Hopes of containing Australia’s months-long bushfire crisis rose Tuesday with heavy rain forecast, but toxic smoke in Melbourne disrupted warm-up events for the year’s first tennis Grand Slam. Cool weather over recent days had already given some respite for exhausted firefighters spread out across vast swathes of the country, allowing some of the biggest […]
Bangladesh To Play Two Tests In Pakistan
Pakistan on Tuesday announced Bangladesh will visit for three Twenty20s, a one-day international and two Tests across three trips, starting later this month. The decision came two days after Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) initially refused to play Tests, saying their government had only allowed them to undertake a short tour of Pakistan for Twenty20 […]
Italy’s Borini Leaves AC Milan For Verona
Italy international Fabio Borini has left AC Milan to sign for Hellas Verona, both Serie A clubs announced on Tuesday. In a statement, Verona said former Liverpool and Chelsea forward Borini had signed a deal until the end of the current season, with neither club providing details of the contract. Read Also: Amazon Boss […]
Barcelona Put Faith In Purist Setien After Valverde Sack
Quique Setien began his first session as Barcelona coach on Tuesday morning just as the sacked Ernesto Valverde drove out of the training ground for the last time. Valverde had said goodbye to the players, collected his things and left, closing the page on a brutal few days that had finally seen him sacked […]
Chile’s Jarry Suspended For Doping Violation
Chile’s Nicolas Jarry has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping violation after the world number 78 was tested at the Davis Cup. Jarry’s urine sample was found to contain prohibited substances Ligandrol and Stanozolol after testing by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The 24-year-old provided the sample during his participation at the Davis Cup Finals […]
Vlhova Leads Shiffrin After Flachau Slalom First Run
Slovakian Petra Vlhova claimed the lead ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin after the opening run of the World Cup slalom race at Flachau on Tuesday. The 24-year-old posted a time of 53.32 seconds in Austria to take a 0.60sec advantage. Vlhova, who has won 11 World Cup events in her career, and Shiffrin have finished […]
Lazio And Napoli Ease Into Italian Cup Quarters
Lazio and Napoli both cruised into the last eight of the Italian Cup on Tuesday after comfortably seeing off second-tier sides Cremonese and Perugia. Holders Lazio, who are on a club-record run of 10 straight wins in Serie A and well in the title discussion, made short work of Cremonese in their easy 4-0 […]
China Trade Surplus With US Dropped 8.5% To $296b In 2019
China’s trade surplus with the United States narrowed last year as the world’s two biggest economies exchanged punitive tariffs in a bruising trade war, data showed Tuesday, just as the two prepare to sign a deal dialling down tensions. The huge difference in trade traffic is a key bone of contention for Donald Trump […]
China Carrying Out ‘Intense’ Global Attack On Rights: HRW
China is using its economic and diplomatic might to carry out the “most intense attack” ever on the global system for protecting human rights, a leading campaign group said Tuesday. Human Rights Watch made the allegation in its annual report, launched in New York two days after executive director Kenneth Roth was barred from […]
Trump Trial Likely To Begin Next Tuesday: Senate Chief
The Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump is likely to begin in one week’s time while key players in the process could be sworn in later this week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday. McConnell said he expected the House of Representatives to send the articles of impeachment through to the upper […]
EU States Launch Disputing Iran’s Nuclear Compliance
Three EU countries on Tuesday launched a process charging Iran with failing to observe the terms of the 2015 deal curtailing its nuclear programme, a move that sparked anger and threats from Tehran at a time of growing tensions. Russia also condemned the European move, warning it risked causing a “new escalation”. Britain, France […]
Cape Town Surfboard Shaper Found Dead In Apartment
Cape Town police are investigating the death of 40-year-old Kommetjie surfer and “surfboard shaper” Ryan Smith, who was found in his apartment over the weekend. Surfing website Wavescape reported that friends and family were trying to piece together the “mysterious events” leading up to his death. It quoted a Facebook post by his brother Donovan, who […]