Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 16:55:13 GMT
Olympics notebook: China leads medal standings after Day 1
China won three gold medals and four overall to lead the medals table after the first full day of competition Saturday at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
It was three women who took the honors for China: fence...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 05:55:14 GMT
ATP roundup: Unseeded Brandon Nakashima gains final in Mexico
Unseeded Brandon Nakashima of the United States and top-seeded Cameron Norrie of Great Britain won their semifinal matches Friday night to advance to Saturday's final of the Mifel Open in Los Cabos, M...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 03:37:15 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: Harmanpreet, Sreejesh star as India beat NZ
Tokyo [Japan], July 24 (ANI): India men's hockey team got off to a flying start at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after edging out New Zealand 3-2 at the Oi Hockey Stadium -- South Pitch here on Saturday.
Ha...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 01:05:07 GMT
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic withdraws from Montreal
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has pulled out of next month's National Bank Open in Montreal.
The tournament, slated to begin on Aug. 9, is an important tune-up prior to the U.S. Open, which starts in la...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 00:55:13 GMT
ATP roundup: Casper Ruud advances in Switzerland
Norway's Casper Ruud defeated No. 6 seed Benoit Paire of France 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Swiss Open in Gstaad, Switzerland.
The No. 3 seed will play qualifier Vit K...[read more]
Published: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:40:14 GMT
Solid gold: Team USA remains favorite
Basketball season is over, but the Tokyo Olympics will prolong betting opportunities for hoops loyalists.
Team USA is -350 with BetMGM to win the gold medal at the Summer Games, even after a less-tha...[read more]
Published: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:37:14 GMT
Need to be careful against New Zealand, says Manpreet
Tokyo [Japan], July 23 (ANI): The Manpreet Singh-led Indian men's hockey team will make a cautious start to their campaign in the group stage at the most-awaited Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 as they take ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:05:03 GMT
More Than 200 African Men Cross from Morocco into Spain's Melilla
MADRID - Authorities in Spain's autonomous city of Melilla said Thursday that 238 African men have made it into the North African Spanish enclave after climbing over fences separating it from Moroc...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:42:30 GMT
Brain drain is a hidden tax on the countries left behind
Dr John Baptist Mukasa, or JB Neuro, as his colleagues called him, "was always at the beck and call of everyone who needed neurosurgical care", ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:42:40 GMT
Utøya massacre 10 years on: what has changed in Norway?
It has been 10 years since 77 people - mostly teenage political activists - were massacred in a far-right terror attack in Norway that shocked the country and the world.Anders Breivik was 32...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:05:06 GMT
Suspect in 2020 High-profile Twitter Hack Arrested in Spain
A person allegedly involved in a high-profile Twitter hack in July 2020 has been arrested.The U.S. Justice Department said British citizen Joseph O'Connor, 22, was arrested Wednesday in Spai...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 06:52:12 GMT
Double standards in Australian travel ban crisis
While Australians are left struggling to leave the country on compassionate grounds, the Government turns a blind eye to celebrity transit, writes ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 16:49:01 GMT
Newly-elected Ghana boxing president promises to deliver world titles
ACCRA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Newly-elected president of Ghana Boxing Authority Abraham Kotey Neequaye promised here on Saturday to ensure the country win more world titles. In an interview wit...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 16:18:41 GMT
Host judoka claims Japan's first gold medal at Tokyo Olympics (updated)
TOKYO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Japanese judoka Naohisa Takato and Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo dominated on Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympic judo competition in Nippon Budokan on Saturday. In the men's ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:49:01 GMT
Host judoka claims Japan's first gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Japanese judoka Naohisa Takato and Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo dominated on day one of the Tokyo Olympics judo competition in Nippon Budokan on Saturday. In men's -...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 03:44:39 GMT
Medal table at Tokyo Olympic Games on July 24
TOKYO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Following is medal table after the first final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Saturday, July 24 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals):...[read more]
Published: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 20:18:01 GMT
Vaccination in Portugal prevents 700 COVID-19 deaths since May: study
LISBON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Vaccination against COVID-19 has prevented about 700 deaths since May 2021 in Portugal, according to study results released by the Public Health Institute of the Univers...[read more]
Published: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:05:35 GMT
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema tests positive for COVID-19
MADRID, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has tested positive for COVID-19, the club confirmed on Friday in a brief announcement on their official website. Thus, the 33-y...[read more]
Published: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 02:30:28 GMT
Portugal extends COVID-19 state of calamity
LISBON, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The Portuguese government announced Thursday that the current "calamity situation," its highest response to a national emergency, will be extended until Aug. 8, as the c...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 16:19:00 GMT
Roundup: Surprises abound in Olympic men's football first day action
TOKYO, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian forward Richarlison scored a hat-trick in the first half as his team beat Germany 4-2 on the first matchday of the men's football at the Tokyo Olympic Games on ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 16:18:59 GMT
Roundup: ceremony director sacked one day before Tokyo 2020 Olympics opens
TOKYO, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo Olympic Games suffered another setback one day before its opening, with Kentaro Kobayashi dismissed from his role of the director of the opening ceremony on Thursda...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 16:18:47 GMT
Belmonte proud to fly the flag for Spain
TOKYO, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Spanish swimmer Mirea Belmonte is looking to add to the two silver medals in 200 meters butterfly and 800 meters freestyle she won in London and the gold and bronze she w...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:16:36 GMT
Jewish, Catholic communities in Portugal use film to fight antisemitism - The Jerusalem Post
Jewish, Catholic communities in Portugal use film to fight antisemitism The Jerusalem Post...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:36:26 GMT
Germany clinch the European Under-21 Championship with Portugal victory - Marca
Germany have secured the European Under-21 Championship after defeating Portugal 1-0 in Ljubljana on Sunday evening. A 49th-minute strike from Lukas Nmecha was enough to see Germa...[read more]