Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates at the end of the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match against the Netherlands in Lusail, Qatar, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File) NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi’s decision to retire from international football has triggered emotional tributes from his Argentina teammates, who thanked the legendary captain for his leadership, friendship and…
Crude prices continue to jump as Middle East tensions intensify Oil prices inched higher on Tuesday after renewed tensions between the US and Iran brought the risk of supply disruptions in the Middle East back to the forefront.Brent crude rose 55 cents, or 0.61%, to $91.04 while WTI crude was up 79 cents, or 0.92%,…
PRHI declined to reveal the nature of the disputed issue, citing its contractual obligations and commitment to author confidentiality. NEW DELHI: Penguin Random House India on Monday said publication of Sonia Gandhi’s memoir in India had stalled after the publisher and the author’s representatives reached an “impasse over a particular issue.” The publisher also firmly…
Kiki Ramos (Photo by Instagram@kikiramoss_) Kiki Ramos, the Haiti-born winger who recently became the first player born in the Caribbean country to represent Argentina, has pushed back against criticism surrounding racism and discrimination in Argentina, saying he has never personally experienced it since arriving in the country as a baby.The 17-year-old made his Argentina U-17…
Driscoll’s exit leaves the Army without its Senate-confirmed civilian secretary amid a wider leadership shake-up. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has resigned after about 18 months in the post, becoming the latest senior military official to leave the Trump administration amid a sweeping shake-up of Pentagon leadership.The White House confirmed Driscoll’s departure on Monday but gave…
SC rules externment orders cannot be routine, quashes Raigarh DM order, says multiple criminal cases alone not grounds for such action. NEW DELHI: Holding that forcing a person to stay out of a city or district affects freedom guaranteed by the Constitution, SC on Monday ruled that a govt cannot pass an externment order routinely…
Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft Eight years after the Sandpaper Gate scandal shook Australian cricket, former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has offered a different perspective on one of the most controversial episodes in the sport.Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera using sandpaper to alter the ball during the 2018 Cape Town…
1 dead, 1 critically injured in Times Square stabbing; police kill suspect At least one person was killed and another critically injured after a woman allegedly stabbed two people in New York City’s Times Square before she was fatally shot by police, authorities said.The stabbings occurred at around 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue on Monday,…
File photo: “No jurisdiction”: India rejects “illegally constituted” Court of Arbitration’s Indus Waters Treaty award NEW DELHI: Govt slammed an award by the “illegally constituted so-called Court of Arbitration (CoA)” concerning interim measures and status of the Indus Waters Treaty, recalling India’s position that the court has no jurisdiction to pronounce on India’s sovereign decisions….
NEW DELHI: Mariano Navone walked into Arthur Ashe Stadium as the lesser-known name, a 25-year-old Argentine facing one of the biggest names tennis has ever produced. He walked out with the biggest victory of his career; and, perhaps most remarkably, having beaten the player he once watched and idolised.Navone stunned Novak Djokovic in the first…