Among the hot topics discussed at the American Heart Association’s, the COVID-19 pandemic, heart-healthy eating, and better ways to treat and prevent heart disease topics emerged during the annual meeting this week. Dr. Manesh Patel who is the meeting’s chair said in an interview that “I was at the sessions yesterday, and I was in … Read more
Alexander Zverev captured his second ATP Finals title after producing a brilliant performance to defeat world number two Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 in Sunday’s final in Turin. Zverev, the Olympic singles gold medallist in Tokyo, won his tour-leading sixth trophy of the season and ended a run of five straight losses to defending champion Medvedev. … Read more
Turkey on Sunday reported 21,177 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total tally of infections to 8,571,554, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 195 to 75,042, while 34,290 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of 350,163 tests were conducted over the past day, … Read more
India’s Rohit Sharma and Axar Patel starred in Kolkata Sunday as the hosts routed World Cup runners-up New Zealand by 73 runs to make a clean-sweep of the T20 series. Spinner Patel triggered the New Zealand batting collapse in the third over with two wickets to push the steep 185 to win target beyond their … Read more
Kenya will require all those seeking in-person government services to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from Dec. 21, a government official said on Sunday. Mutahi Kagwe, Cabinet Secretary for Health told journalists in Nairobi that the strict measures follow a review of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country and take into account the need … Read more
Nice battled back from a goal down to win 2-1 at Clermont on Sunday and move second in Ligue 1, after Lens were thrashed by Brest. Christophe Galtier’s side are now 11 points behind league leaders Paris Saint-Germain as they bid to qualify for the Champions League. The visitors were facing a second straight defeat … Read more
A vintage Eric Clapton guitar sold for $625,000 in New York at a weekend auction of rock memorabilia that fetched nearly $5 million in total, Julien Auctions announced. Heralded as the highlight of the sale that concluded late Saturday at the city’s Hard Rock Cafe and which also took bids online, the acoustic 1968 Martin … Read more
David Okereke struck the only goal to earn Venezia a surprise 1-0 win at Bologna on Sunday, their second impressive victory in as many Serie A games. Nigerian attacker Okereke, on loan at promoted Venezia from Belgian outfit Club Brugge, poked home the winner in the 61st minute to move Venezia up to 13th and … Read more
More than 300 Tanzanians are set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, as part of celebrations to mark the east African nation’s 60th Independence Anniversary on Dec. 9, a minister said on Sunday. Mount Kilimanjaro, one of Tanzania’s leading tourist destinations, is about 5,895 meters above sea level, with roughly 50,000 trekkers from across … Read more
BEIJING: Chinese state media posted videos Sunday purporting to show tennis star Peng Shuai smiling and well, as international pressure mounted for information about her whereabouts. The two-time Grand Slam doubles champion has not been seen publicly since alleging earlier this month that former vice premier Zhang Gaoli, now in his 70s, “forced” her into … Read more
Vinicius Junior scored his 10th goal of the season as Real Madrid thrashed Granada 4-1 on Sunday to shoot back to the top of La Liga. Marco Asensio and Nacho Fernandez put Madrid two up inside the opening 30 minutes at Los Carmenes, where Granada briefly made a game of it when Luis Suarez pulled … Read more
Jennifer Lopez, who just rekindled her romance with Ben Affleck, has hinted that she is ‘100%’ open to the possibility of remarrying. During a new interview with Today, Jennifer Lopez opened all about her plans to marry again. According to fans, Affleck is waiting for the proper moment to fulfill his ladylove’s wish, as the … Read more
LONDON: Britain registered 40,004 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 9,845,492, according to official figures released Sunday. The country also reported a further 61 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 143,927, with 8,079 COVID-19 patients still in hospital. The latest … Read more
Tens of thousands took to the streets in cities across Europe and Australia Saturday as anger mounted over fresh Covid restrictions imposed against a resurgent pandemic. And Dutch police faced a second night of rioting — this time in The Hague — after the previous night’s violence in the port city of Rotterdam. Clashes erupted … Read more
Sania Mirza, an Indian tennis player, is well-known for her social media presence. To keep her followers engaged and entertained, the athlete routinely reveals glimpses of her personal and professional lives on Instagram. On Sunday, November 21, the 35-year-old athlete did not disappoint, as she turned to the famous photo-and-video-sharing platform to share yet another … Read more
Danish rising star Jesper Lindstrom picked up his first Bundesliga goal on Sunday as Eintracht Frankfurt pulled further away from the relegation fight with a 2-0 win at Freiburg. Lindstrom, 21, struck midway through the first half to send Frankfurt on their way to a much-needed third win of the season and put the brakes … Read more
TEHRAN: At least six people were injured after a fire broke out in the Oil and Gas Exploitation Company of Masjed Soleiman city in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province on Sunday, according to a statement by the company. In the incident, an employee of the company suffered burns injuries who was sent to Ahvaz city for … Read more
Lewis Hamilton won Sunday’s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with a commanding performance from pole to cut Max Verstappen’s world championship lead to eight points. The Mercedes seven-time champion comfortably held off his arch Dutch rival’s Red Bull under the Losail circuit’s lights to leave the battle for the F1 drivers’ crown delicately poised with only two races … Read more
Iranian double Oscar-winning film director Asghar Farhadi has launched a scathing attack on Tehran authorities and threatened not to represent Iran at the next edition of the prestigious awards ceremony. “How can I be associated… with a government whose extremist media have not stopped these past years from destroying me, marginalizing me, stigmatizing me?” he … Read more
Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert won the ATP Finals doubles title for the second time Sunday after beating Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (7/0). The French pair, five-time Grand Slam winners including of the most recent French Open, comfortably saw off US Open champions Ram and Salisbury to add to … Read more
Wayne Rooney saw his Derby County side wipe out their total points deduction with a 3-2 win at home to Bournemouth on Sunday that prevented the Cherries from returning to the top of English football’s second-tier. Tom Lawrence scored twice in the second half after Bournemouth had responded to falling behind to Jason Knight’s opener … Read more
Raheem Sterling, Rodri and Bernardo Silva got the goals as Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 win over Everton to move within three points of Premier League leaders Chelsea. With the focus of the football world on events across Manchester on Sunday as United sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, City made light work of seeing … Read more
Max Verstappen has been handed a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix and will start the race from seventh, with his Formula One world title rival Lewis Hamilton on pole position. The Dutchman, who leads Hamilton by 14 points in the standings with three races remaining in the season, has been penalised for … Read more
NASA and the nation’s top federal nuclear research lab put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system. NASA is working with the Idaho National Laboratory of the US Department of Energy to develop a sun-independent power source for lunar missions before the end of the decade. In a statement, Sebastian Corbisiero, … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,670 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 252,188. Of the new cases, 1,577 were in the community, 80 were in migrant worker dormitories and 13 were imported cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement. A total of 1,362 COVID-19 cases are currently warded in … Read more
Nida Yasir, the queen of morning shows, recently invited the cast of the film Khel Khel Mein to appear on her show Good Morning Pakistan. In the show, all of the cast members, as well as Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas, appeared for a chit-chat session. During the question-and-answer portion, the host inquired about the … Read more
New Zealand face some serious soul-searching, with the focus on head coach Ian Foster, after they were completely outplayed by France in Paris on Saturday to end their worst year since 2009. The 40-25 defeat left the All Blacks with a 12-3 win-loss record in 2021, while Graham Henry’s side suffered a 14-4 season 12 … Read more
France’s impressive victory over New Zealand on Saturday put down a marker for the hosts’ potential at the next Rugby World Cup. The sides will meet again on September 8, 2023, in the tournament’s opening game, also at the Stade de France. The win marked former skipper Fabien Galthie’s 20th game in charge after he took over … Read more
