BEIJING: Malaysian professional golfer Arie Irawan has died at the age of 28 in China where he was competing in the Sanya Championship. A PGA Tour statement said Irawan was found dead in his hotel room on the resort island of Hainan on Sunday morning. “Early indications his death was
CHARLESTON (United States): Madison Keys claimed the first clay court title of her career on Sunday with a straight sets defeat of Caroline Wozniacki in the final of the Charleston Open. World number 18 Keys, who had not reached a WTA final since her defeat to Sloane Stephens at the
OUDENAARDE (Belgium): Italian Alberto Bettiol won the gruelling Tour of Flanders on Sunday, riding home alone for a maiden career victory after breaking away with 18 kilometres to go. Dane Kasper Asgreen escaped the chasing group in the final straight to finish second with Norwegian Alexander Kristoff third. Bettiol, a
KAMPAL: A US tourist and a safari guide kidnapped by gunmen in a Ugandan national park have been recovered safe and sound after a ransom was paid for their release, a safari firm said on Sunday. The pair were hauled from their safari vehicle by four gunmen around dusk on
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the departure of Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, underscoring his intent to toughen immigration policy amid a surge in illegal crossings along the southern border. Nielsen’s exit marks the end of a difficult relationship with her boss, who was said to be unhappy
TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Iraq to demand US troops leave “as soon as possible”, warning that Washington is plotting to remove the government in Baghdad. The remarks came during a visit to Tehran on Saturday by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, whose country
TAIPEI: A Cathay Dragon flight from Taiwan to Hong Kong made an emergency landing yesterday after experiencing a “technical issue” shortly after take-off with sparks reported coming from one of the Airbus A330’s engine exhausts. Cathay Pacific, the parent company of Cathay Dragon, said flight KA451 from Kaohsiung to Hong
TRIPOLI: The US on Sunday appealed for an “immediate halt” to a military offensive by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, as fighting raged near Tripoli despite a UN call for a ceasefire. Haftar’s forces and the UN-backed unity government exchanged air strikes Sunday, three days after Haftar launched an offensive to
MIAMI: Researchers in Florida using a new approach to combating a destructive invasion by enormous pythons have captured one of the biggest ever, a 5.2 metres specimen large enough to eat a deer, they said. The female snake is longer than a one-story building and weighs 64kgs. It is one
SYDNEY: Australia yesterday launched a major education campaign to encourage its residents, particularly those travelling overseas, to get vaccinated against measles as a sudden spike in cases amid a global resurgence causes alarm. Measles – an airborne infection causing fever, coughing and rashes that can be deadly in rare cases
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