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LONDON: Everton's English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford brings down Chelsea's German midfielder Kai Havertz for a penalty during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge in London on Monday. - AFPn
Chelsea cruise, West Ham win
LONDON: Everton's English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford brings down Chelsea's German midfielder Kai Havertz for a penalty during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge in London on Monday. - AFPLONDON: Chelsea strengthened their hold on fourth place in the Premier League as Kai Havertz inspired a vital 2-0 win over Everton, while West Ham boosted their surprise top four challenge with a 2-0 victory...
Lionel Messi (left) and Kylian Mbappen
Remontada unlikely, but Barca can regain dignity against PSG
Lionel Messi (left) and Kylian MbappeMADRID: "Let's go to Paris and see if we can pull off a comeback," shouted Joan Laporta, the cheers rebounding around the room as he and his team celebrated his election on Sunday as Barcelona's new president. It was almost midnight and the result was not yet official, but victory was clear and already Laporta was imagining the kind of result in Paris tonight that an incoming club president could only dream...
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Djokovic sets record for weeks at world No 1
BELGRADE: Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic celebrates 311 weeks as world number one with his family and supporters in front of family restaurant "Novak" in Belgrade on Monday. - AFPPARIS: Novak Djokovic set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one on Monday, one week longer than Roger Federer whose tally of a record 20 Grand Slam titles the Serb is now "devoted" to breaking. Djokovic, 33, won his 18th major at the Australian Open in...
KUWAIT: Qadsiya vs Kuwait in action. - KUNA
Kuwait, Qadsiya play to a 1-1 draw
KUWAIT: Qadsiya vs Kuwait in action. - KUNAKUWAIT: Qadsiya and Kuwait played a 1-1 match yesterday in 7th round of the Kuwaiti premier league. Yousef Nasser of Kuwait scored the first goal in the sixth minute, prompting Qadsiya to intensify efforts to try and equalize. However, the first half of the match ended with their foes ahead by a single goal.In the second half, the game saw attacks and counter attacks until Saif Al-Hashan of Al-Qadsiya,...
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Fulham at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on March 7, 2021. - AFPn
Liverpool seek solace in Europe but Leipzig loom
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Fulham at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on March 7, 2021. - AFPLONDON: Liverpool have a rich history of turning on the style in Europe to make up for disappointing domestic form, but even a 2-0 first-leg lead over RB Leipzig in their Champions League last-16 tie looks precarious. Jurgen...
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Fans of fallen Chinese football champions forced to suffer in silence
SHANGHAI: This file photo taken on March 2, 2021 shows an aerial view of an empty training center of Jiangsu FC, formerly known as Jiangsu Suning in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, after Jiangsu FC on February, 28 said they had "ceased operations". – AFPSHANGHAI: Fans of Chinese football champions Jiangsu FC say police have warned them not to protest or "make trouble" after the club's abrupt financial collapse, and describe...
BARCELONA: In this file photo taken on March 8, 2017, Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (center) celebrates after scoring a goal with Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (left) and Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match FC Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. - AFPn
Messi to Paris: Barca's nightmare and PSG's unattainable dream?
BARCELONA: In this file photo taken on March 8, 2017, Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (center) celebrates after scoring a goal with Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (left) and Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match FC Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. - AFPPARIS: As Lionel Messi comes to Paris this week with...
WASHINGTON, DC: A homeless man sleeps on the National Mall near the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Monday. The American Rescue Plan, the bill, which was approved by the Senate last week and is set for a vote in the House today.-AFPn
From checks to child poverty, US economy awaits Biden stimulus
WASHINGTON, DC: A homeless man sleeps on the National Mall near the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Monday. The American Rescue Plan, the bill, which was approved by the Senate last week and is set for a vote in the House today.-AFPWASHINGTON: A flood of money for COVID-19 vaccines, stimulus checks and unemployment benefits is set to flow into the US economy this week, with Congress's expected approval of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion...
MILAN: Every day, 3,500 people turn up at the two distribution points run in Milan by the charity, which hands out surplus food it receives from a range of organizations, as well as through individual donations.n
The long lines of Milan's 'new COVID poor' amid growing food shortages
MILAN: Every day, 3,500 people turn up at the two distribution points run in Milan by the charity, which hands out surplus food it receives from a range of organizations, as well as through individual donations.MILAN: Eyes on the ground, they queue in silence for a food parcel outside Milan's Pane Quotidiano charity. Since coronavirus swept across Italy a year ago, the line has grown and grown. "I'm ashamed to be here. But otherwise I would have...
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UK finance firm Greensill collapses into insolvency
LONDON: Troubled UK finance firm Greensill has collapsed into administration after encountering serious financial difficulties, administrators Grant Thornton said Monday, sparking fears for the future of thousands of jobs worldwide. Greensill specializes in short-term supply chain financing for businesses, but itself faces funding problems and mounting questions over opaque and complex accounting methods.Administration caps a crisis-hit month for...
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Vodafone towers unit set for 14.7-bn euro valuation
LONDON: British mobile phone giant Vodafone yesterday announced the price range for the upcoming German stock market flotation of its towers business, valuing the unit at up to 14.7 billion euros ($17.4 billion). The float of up to one-quarter of Vantage Towers comes amid increasing demand for mobile telecommunications connectivity across Europe, driven by data growth, 5G roll-out and regulatory coverage obligations. Mobile phone giants are also...
The Fakhr Al-Din II's citadel overlooks the ancient Roman-era city of Palmyra with a view of the Great Colonnade in Syria's central province of Homs.-AFP photosn
Syrian heritage suffered 'cultural apocalypse'
The Fakhr Al-Din II's citadel overlooks the ancient Roman-era city of Palmyra with a view of the Great Colonnade in Syria's central province of Homs.-AFP photosA decade of war has not only destroyed Syria's present and poisoned its future, it has damaged beyond repair some of its fabled past. Syria was an archaeologist's paradise, a world heritage home to some of the oldest and best-preserved jewels of ancient civilizations. The conflict that...
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA
Kuwait army alert, govt prepared
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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP
Hamas names Sinwar new chief
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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP
No end in sight for UK riots
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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt
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Senior military officers discuss security issues