Italian prosecutors issued an international arrest warrant for former Brazil forward Robinho and asked for his extradition following confirmation of his conviction for gang rape, news agencies reported. Judges at Italy’s top court, the Court of Cassation in Rome, upheld a nine-year sentence last month for the footballer’s part in an attack on a young woman in … Read more
TOKYO – Yanita Antoko has been waiting for over a year in Indonesia to join her husband in Japan. She has her papers and has closed her business selling homemade spice mixes, but remains shut out. The 30-year-old is one of more than 370,000 people left in limbo by Japan’s coronavirus border rules, which bar … Read more
Rafael Nadal marched into the final of the Australian Open to be just one match away from becoming the all-time men’s Grand Slam leader after overcoming Matteo Berrettini in the semi-final on Friday. The 35-year-old Spanish great, seeded sixth, was too solid for the Italian seventh seed, winning 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in 2hr 55min, … Read more
Italian giants Juventus are close to signing Fiorentina’s rampaging 21-year-old striker Dusan Vlahovic, Italian media reported widely on Tuesday. Often compared to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Serb has 17 goals in Serie A this season and Juventus are ready to pay around 70 million euros for the youngster as they seek to fill the goal gap left by Cristiano Ronaldo. … Read more
Sui Wenjing and Han Cong have an intense bond that has overcome injury setbacks and sparked persistent rumors of romance — and makes them among the favorites for figure skating gold at next month’s Beijing Olympics. The Chinese pair have been skating together since they were teenagers, building a strong working relationship that propelled them … Read more
Power-serving top seed Ashleigh Barty raced into the Australian Open third round Wednesday with another stellar performance, expelling little energy to swat aside Lucia Bronzetti. The Australian world number one is in commanding early-season form, and she was laser-focused on Rod Laver Arena against her second qualifier in a row, blasting through the Italian 6-1, … Read more
Haaland prefers move to Real over Man City Borussia Dortmund’s star striker Erling Haaland is preferring a move to Real Madrid despite interest from reigning English champions Manchester City, as per Spanish daily AS. The Norway international has a release clause of €75 million which will be activated in the summer transfer window. It was … Read more
Islamabad – Renowned real estate developers ‘Pakistan Nova Group’ join hands with Italian architect firm ARCHEA for technology transfer and knowledge sharing, as per various news agencies. A formal agreement has been signed between the two parties for economical construction of high rise buildings in Pakistan. The agreement was mutually endorsed by Italian ambassador Andreas … Read more
ABUJA: Nigeria have been forced to make four late changes to their final Africa Cup of Nations squad with Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and Watford winger Emmanuel Dennis missing the tournament. Defender Shehu Abdullahi and Leon Balogun are the other two players who will sit out the biennial African football showpiece being hosted by Cameroon and which … Read more
ROME: Italian regulators hit Amazon with a 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) antitrust fine on Thursday for allegedly abusing its dominance in the market, the latest action against US Big Tech in the EU. US technology giants have been in the firing line in the European Union over their business practices. In the latest salvo, Italy’s … Read more
SÃO TOMÉ: A morsel of chocolate sits on the tongue, and a strong yet subtle flavour starts to blossom. “When the chocolate starts to soften, you bite into it,” orders chocolatier, Claudio Corallo. The chocolate tasting then expands into different flavours, ginger, coffee, pepper, sea salt, but underpinning each of these delights is an earthiness, a … Read more
ROME: The owners of the Borouge polyolefin plant in the UAE have signed a $3.5 billion contract to extend the site, which will make it the biggest plastics plant of its kind in the world, Arab News reported. Italian oil and gas engineer Maire Tecnimont has been awarded the contract to work on the Borouge 4 facility, … Read more
