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Abe and Lee hold bilateral meeting

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met his South Korean counterpart yesterday and warned frayed relations should be mended, but appeared to suggest it was Seoul’s responsibility to make that happen. Bilateral ties between the regional neighbours are at rock-bottom over a dispute related to the use of forced labour

Law banning child marriage upheld

Nairobi: A Tanzanian court has upheld a law banning the marriage of girls under the age of 18 in a ruling praised by rights activists. The High Court in 2016 ruled that laws allowing girls as young as 15 to be married with the permission of their parents, or even

Foxes dream again with Rodgers

LONDON: Revitalised by the appointment of manager Brendan Rodgers and free-scoring form of Jamie Vardy, Leicester City are once again upsetting the applecart of the Premier League’s top six. Three years on from a remarkable title triumph that allowed football fans across the world to dream, third-placed Leicester could leapfrog

Ox fires Liverpool for Genk victory

GENK (Belgium): Jurgen Klopp admitted his delight for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as the midfielder made the most of a rare start by scoring twice in Liverpool’s 4-1 Champions League win over Genk in Belgium on Wednesday. The England international, who missed almost all of last season due to injury and has

China accuses the West of ‘hypocrisy’

China is seizing on violent protests in Europe and South America to bolster its condemnation of pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong and defend its handling of the unrest. Recent clashes in Chile and Spain’s Catalonia have added fuel to China’s claims that Western governments and media have hypocritically supported Hong

What next after votes blocked on latest Brexit deal?

UK Parliament Speaker John Bercow blocked Boris Johnson from holding a vote Monday on his new Brexit divorce deal, two days after MPs scotched the British prime minister’s attempt to pass it. But the decision does not kill the deal, which could appear before the house again later in the

Ronaldo hits 701st goal as Juve pull four clear

MILAN: Cristiano Ronaldo and Miralem Pjanic sealed a 2-1 win for Juventus over Bologna to consolidate top spot in Serie A on Saturday. Ronaldo was presented with a special jersey before kick-off to mark his 700th career goal scored playing for Portugal during the week. The 34-year-old hit his 701st

Hansen hails NZ’s ‘new-level’ attack

TOKYO: New Zealand coach Steve Hansen hailed his team’s stunning 46-14 World Cup quarter-final demolition of Ireland on Saturday as a victory for a winning mentality and a disciplined pack of forwards. The All Blacks, at their off-loading best, raced out to a 22-0 half-time lead and turned the screw

‘Runaway rhino’ — unlikely hero Sinckler tramples Wallabies

OITA: England coach Eddie Jones toasted “runaway rhino” Kyle Sinckler after the rampaging prop scored his first international try in Saturday’s 40-16 World Cup quarter-final rout of Australia. Sinckler proved an unlikely hero for England after the Wallabies had pulled to within a point in Oita, crashing over after a

Australia coach slams question over future

OITA (Japan): Dejected Australia coach Michael Cheika urged the media to show “compassion” when asked about his future after England knocked the Wallabies out of the World Cup with a 40-16 quarter-final win on Saturday. Cheika’s contract expires at the end of the year and he has previously indicated he