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LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah eyes the ball as he fights for it with Leeds United's French goalkeeper Illan Meslier (left) during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Leeds at the Anfield stadium on February 23, 2022. - AFP

Liverpool crush Leeds 6-0; Conte hints at Spurs exit after defeat

LONDON: Liverpool crushed Leeds 6-0 to close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points, while Tottenham boss Antonio Conte demanded talks over his future after their top four bid was rocked by a 1-0 defeat at Burnley on Wednesday. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp believes his side must win every game for the rest of the season to pip City to the title. That ambitious goal can’t be ruled out on Liverpool’s current form and Leeds...

ACAPULCO: German Alexander Zverev hits the umpire's chair with his racket after the end of his Mexico ATP Open 500 doubles tennis match in Acapulco, Mexico.- AFP

Zverev's racquet-smashing spree 'dangerous, reckless'

DUBAI: Novak Djokovic has deemed the tour's decision to disqualify Alexander Zverev from the Acapulco tournament as "correct" while Andy Murray described the German's racquet-smashing spree as "dangerous" and "reckless". Djokovic, playing his first tournament since his deportation from Australia, continued his fight to keep his number one ranking with a convincing 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) victory over Karen Khachanov in Dubai to move into his 10th...

AL MARJAN ISLAND: Alpecin-Fenix's cyclist Jasper Philipsen (2nd- left) crosses the finish line to win stage 5 of the United Arab Emirates cycling tour, from Ras Al-Khaimah Corniche to Al-Marjan Island yesterday. - AFP

Philipsen sprints to second stage victory in UAE

PARIS: Jasper Philipsen recorded his second victory in this year's UAE Tour in a sprint yesterday, leaving the leader's jersey on the shoulders of Tadej Pogacar. The Belgian, who rides for Alpecin-Fenix and took the opening stage in a sprint on Sunday, was again fastest to the line as the 182-kilometre stage ended in a chaotic bunch finish at Al Marjan Island, in the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah.Philipsen edged 20-year-old Dutch rookie Olav Kooij of...

Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic

Fulham boost promotion bid; Mitrovic breaks Championship goal record

LONDON: Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic broke the Championship goal record as he reached 33 for the season with a double in the leaders' 2-1 win against Peterborough on Wednesday. Mitrovic's first-half penalty was the record breaker and he netted again in the second half to increase Fulham's lead at Craven Cottage. The Serbian has smashed the record, set by Brentford's Ivan Toney when he scored 31 goals last season, with 14 games of the...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Comedian-turned-president stars in Ukraine-Russian war

KYIV: He was the comic from Ukrainian TV who implausibly became president. But Volodymyr Zelensky is now heading a nation under attack, after Russia invaded Ukraine yesterday despite weeks of diplomatic wrangling to avoid the worst-case scenario. The fresh-faced 44-year-old became president of Ukraine in time to witness the gravest standoff between the Kremlin and Western powers since the end of the Cold War more than three decades ago.He watched...

Ksenia, a 36-year-old Ukrainian yacht stewardess whose mother’s family hails from Siberia, poses for a picture in the Mediterranean seaside town of Limassol in southern Cyprus.- AFP

Ukrainians in 'Moscow on the Med' look on in horror

LIMASSOL: Ukrainians living alongside fellow expats from "brother" Russia in the Mediterranean seaside town of Limassol in Cyprus looked on in horror yesterday at the Russian assault on their homeland. "This is the worst-case scenario we could have imagined. They are bombing all regions of Ukraine, attacking all our airports and bases," said Evgeny Staroselskiy, a director of Russian Radio Cyprus based in Limassol.He said nationals from both...

Firefighters work on a fire on a building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv yesterday.- AFP photos

Bloodshed and tears as east Ukraine faces Russian attack

CHUGUIV: A son wept over the body of his father among the wreckage of a missile strike in a residential district in the eastern Ukrainian town of Chuguiv as the country woke up yesterday to a Russian invasion. “I told him to leave,” the man in his 30s sobbed, next to the twisted ruins of a car. Nearby a woman screamed curses into the wintry sky. A missile crater, some four to five meters wide, was scoured into the earth between two devastated...

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Mubarakiya Market celebrates Kuwait's National Days

KUWAIT: Kuwait's historic Mubarakiya Market, decorated with the Kuwaiti flags and beautiful lights, celebrates the 61st National Day and the 31st Liberation Day of Kuwait. Citizens and residents visit the historic market in February every year to enjoy the national days' celebrations. - KUNA

KUWAIT: One of Dhaman's hospitals under construction. - KUNA

Dhaman CEO: Public-private health partnership integral to Kuwait Vision

KUWAIT: The beginning of operations at the Health Assurance Hospitals Company (DHAMAN) before the end of this year reflects the integrality of the partnership between the public and private sectors to the Kuwait Vision 2035 (New Kuwait), said an official yesterday. Dhaman Hospitals Company CEO Thamer Arab revealed in an interview that the Ministry of Health had pushed for the establishment of the company, which was viewed as part of the...

(From left) Kuwait Airways CEO Maen Razouqi, Spain's Ambassador Miguel Jose Aguilar and Kuwait Airways Chairman Ali Al-Dukhan.

Kuwait Airways announces operations to Madrid

KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways announces the operation of its scheduled commercial flights to Madrid, Spain, starting from June 11, 2022, with three flights per week on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. In this regard, Kuwait Airways Chairman, Captain Ali Al-Dukhan stated, "Madrid is one of the most important new destinations for Kuwait Airways. The selection of Madrid is a result of systematic research, in view of its demand from our valued passengers...

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Health ministry, blood bank organize blood donation campaign

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health and Kuwait Central Blood Bank have launched a blood donation campaign coinciding with the national days. The campaign, themed "Kuwait in my blood," was launched yesterday at the blood bank's headquarters. It will proceed throughout the official holiday marking the national days. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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New captain Rohit happy to groom future leaders

LUCKNOW: Rohit Sharma said yesterday he was happy to help train possible successors following his recent appointment as India's cricket captain across all formats in place of Virat Kohli. The star batsman was named Test captain on Saturday-he was already white-ball skipper-but since he will turn 35 in April pundits do not expect his tenure to be a long one. India's cricket board has identified three possible candidates all in their 20s to follow...

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HATHRAS, India: Policemen carry a person who died in a melee during a sermon in Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. - AFP

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BEIRUT: Lebanese Uber driver Hussein Khalil shows his GPS jammed geolocation as Gaza's southern city of Rafah, as he sits in his vehicle in Beirut's Hamra Street on June 11, 2024.- AFP

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GAZA: Displaced Palestinians from areas in east Khan Yunis flee after the Zionist army issued a new evacuation order for parts of the city and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 2, 2024. - AFP

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NAVI MUMBAI, India: Billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani (front third left) along with his family attends a mass wedding ceremony at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on July 2, 2024. -- AFP

Ambanis celebrate son’s nuptials with mass wedding