SYDNEY: Australian yacht Alive was on Saturday crowned the overall winner of the prestigious Sydney-Hobart race, overcoming perilous storms that forced several damaged competitors to retire. Supermaxi Law Connect was the first vessel to finish the blue water classic earlier this week, but Alive took overall honours once standings were
BRISBANE: Rafael Nadal avoided meeting a seed first up at his comeback tournament after drawing a qualifier in the Brisbane International, with Russia’s Aslan Karatsev a potential second-round opponent. The 37-year-old Spaniard has been out of the game for almost 12 months following hip surgery after the 2023 Australian Open
GAZA STRIP (Palestinian Territories): After nearly three months of deadly strikes, incessant displacements and sputtering humanitarian aid, “exhausted” Gazans say they are desperate for an end to the fighting as Israel’s war against Hamas looks set to grind on into the new year. The Israeli army kept up its campaign
LOS ANGELES: Huge surf was battering the US West Coast on Friday, with forecasters warning of more danger ahead after a rogue wave swept pedestrians off their feet and swamped a hotel. Rollers as high as nine metres were expected to lash parts of California and Oregon as a powerful
SYDNEY: More than 100 yachts set off on the SydneyHobart race yesterday, with thunderstorms and hail threatening to lash sailors in one of the world’s most gruelling ocean events. Thunder and rain lifted just minutes before the start at a slightly misty Sydney Harbour as spectators lined the waterfront or
LONDON: Allaho bids to give legendary Irish trainer Willie Mullins a third win in an intriguing renewal of the prestigious King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Tuesday. Allaho missed all of last season but returned to win the Clonmel Oil Chase this term setting him up for a
MELBOURNE: Australia’s Usman Khawaja wore shoes marked with his daughters’ names as he batted against Pakistan on Tuesday, after being banned from wearing references to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. An AFP close-up photo of the 37-year-old’s shoes showed the names of Khawaja’s daughters Aisha and Ayla taped to the
PRAGUE: Flags on public buildings flew at half mast on Saturday and masses were scheduled across the Czech Republic for a day of national mourning after a deadly shooting at Prague’s Charles University — the worst in the country in decades. A 24-year-old student opened fire at the Faculty of
LONDON: Retired Wales rugby great Alun Wyn Jones has revealed he was diagnosed with a heart condition towards the end of his career and has called for better screening for players. The 38-year-old, rugby’s mostcapped international, told the Telegraph he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation while he was at French
LONDON: Jason Knight’s goal six minutes from time secured a dramatic 3-2 win for Bristol City at home to Hull in English football’s second-tier Championship on Friday. Bristol City, now eighth in the table against a Hull side still occupying a play-off position in sixth spot, opened the scoring when
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