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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BG Pathum beat Viettel, Bill to the rescue for Beetles
Sports, Published on 03/07/2021
» BG Pathum United beat Vietnam's Viettel 2-0 to keep their chances of qualifying for the last 16 alive with their second win in three matches.
Questions mount about how Florida building could have crumbled
AFP, Published on 28/06/2021
» SURFSIDE (UNITED STATES) - Questions mounted Monday about how a residential building in the Miami area could have collapsed so quickly and violently last week, killing at least nine people with more than 150 still unaccounted for, as desperate families feared the worst.
Failed ESL hangs over Champions League as nouveau riche take on Real Madrid
AFP, Published on 26/04/2021
» LONDON - The cloud of a collapsed Super League project hangs over this week's Champions League semi-finals with three of the four clubs involved -- Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea -- among the breakaway 12 that shook European football.