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Raducanu to face Fernandez in historic all-teen US Open final
AFP, Published on 10/09/2021
» NEW YORK - British 18-year-old qualifier Emma Raducanu and Canadian 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez completed astonishing runs to their historic first Grand Slam final on Thursday at the US Open.
Raducanu to face Fernandez in historic all-teen US Open final
AFP, Published on 10/09/2021
» NEW YORK: British 18-year-old Emma Raducanu on Thursday became the first qualifier in history to make a Grand Slam final when she reached a fairytale US Open decider against another teenager, 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez.
Another Afghan evacuation flight leaves as UN warns of Taliban 'reprisals'
AFP, Published on 11/09/2021
» KABUL: A second charter flight left Afghanistan on Friday carrying foreigners and Afghans in a sign the country's main airport was close to resuming commercial operations, as the United Nations warned of "credible allegations" of reprisal killings by the Taliban.
Spurs fans happy with 'one-nil'
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/09/2021
» The chant "one-nil to the Arsenal'' to the tune of Go West has been a familiar sound on the terraces going back to the days of George Graham in the 1990s.
Teen Fernandez beats Sabalenka to reach US Open final
AFP, Published on 10/09/2021
» NEW YORK: Canadian teen sensation Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first Grand Slam final on Thursday by defeating world number two Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the US Open semi-finals.
Turkey flood death toll soars to 27
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» ISTANBUL: The death toll from Turkey's flash floods soared to 27 on Friday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared to inspect one of the hardest-hit regions and lend his moral support.
Death toll in massive Haiti quake jumps to 724: govt
AFP, Published on 15/08/2021
» LES CAYES (HAITI) - The death toll in Haiti's powerful earthquake jumped to over 700 on Sunday as crews desperately dug through collapsed buildings for survivors in the Caribbean nation still reeling from its president's assassination.
Fighting spirit
Life, Published on 27/07/2021
» When news of Covid-19 first surfaced last year, Saisunee Jana, a 2020 Paralympics gold medallist in wheelchair fencing, intuitively felt it would only postpone the mega sporting event for the physically and mentally challenged in Tokyo by a few months.
Indonesia in oxygen emergency as Delta variant wreaks global havoc
AFP, Published on 06/07/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia said Tuesday it was importing emergency oxygen from neighbouring Singapore as hospitals crumbled under the weight of Covid-19, with the Delta variant continuing to wreak havoc around the globe.
Chinese Paralympian survived 28 hours buried in quake rubble
AFP, Published on 17/07/2021
» SHANGHAI - Tang Xuemei was just a teenager when her school dormitory began shaking violently before the floor crumbled in a powerful earthquake, sending her spiralling into a dark void.