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LEEDS: Leeds United supporters gather outside their Elland Road ground to celebrate the club’s return to the Premier League after a gap of 16 years, in Leeds, northern England on July 17, 2020. — AFP

Leeds promoted to Premier League

LEEDS: Leeds United supporters gather outside their Elland Road ground to celebrate the club’s return to the Premier League after a gap of 16 years, in Leeds, northern England on July 17, 2020. — AFP LONDON: Leeds United were promoted to the Premier League on Friday after West Bromwich Albion’s 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield ensured the Championship leaders will end their 16-year exile from the top-flight.Marcelo Bielsa’s side were able to...

VALDEBEBAS: Real Madrid’s players celebrate winning the Liga title after the Spanish League football match between Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on July 16, 2020. — AFP

Real Madrid clinch 34th La Liga title with game to spare

VALDEBEBAS: Real Madrid’s players celebrate winning the Liga title after the Spanish League football match between Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on July 16, 2020. — AFP MADRID: Real Madrid were crowned La Liga champions for the 34th time on Thursday after Karim Benzema scored twice in a 2-1 victory over Villarreal which clinched the title with one game to spare....

MANCHESTER: England’s Ben Stokes plays a shot as West Indies’ Shane Dowrich (R) keeps wicket during play on the second day of the second Test cricket match between England and the West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on July 17, 2020. — AFP

Stokes says his success is more than just ‘instinct’

MANCHESTER: England’s Ben Stokes plays a shot as West Indies’ Shane Dowrich (R) keeps wicket during play on the second day of the second Test cricket match between England and the West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on July 17, 2020. — AFP MANCHESTER: Ben Stokes said he was now more than just a purely instinctive cricketer after the all-rounder’s latest superb century left England strongly-placed in the second...

DUBLIN: Tony Finau of the United States plays his shot from the 14th tee during the second round of The Memorial Tournament on July 17, 2020 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. —AFP

Finau, Palmer share Memorial lead as Woods squeaks into weekend

DUBLIN: Tony Finau of the United States plays his shot from the 14th tee during the second round of The Memorial Tournament on July 17, 2020 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. —AFP LOS ANGELES: Tony Finau shook off two early bogeys to post a three-under-par 69 on Friday and maintain a share of the lead alongside Ryan Palmer after the second round of the US PGA Tour Memorial.As reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods struggled with...

These pictures show Bridger Walker and his sister. —Image credits nicolenoelwalker

Superheroes praise US 6-year-old who saved sister from dog attack

These pictures show Bridger Walker and his sister. —Image credits nicolenoelwalker Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Spiderman... superheroes have lined up in recent days to praise the courage of a six-year-old boy who was mauled while saving his little sister from a dog attack. “You’re a hero, what you did was so brave, so selfless, your sister is so lucky to have you as a big brother,” said Chris Evans, the actor who played Captain...

In this file photo Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (center), daughter Aaradhya Bachchan (left) and mother Vrunda Rai pose during an event with NGO Smile Train India in honour of her late father, Krishnaraj Rai, in Mumbai.

Bollywood star Aishwarya Bachchan moved to coronavirus ward

In this file photo Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (center), daughter Aaradhya Bachchan (left) and mother Vrunda Rai pose during an event with NGO Smile Train India in honour of her late father, Krishnaraj Rai, in Mumbai. Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been moved to a Mumbai hospital along with her eight-year-old daughter, nearly a week after they were revealed to have the coronavirus, media reports...

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Self-discipline

I was at the office a few days earlier and I mentioned the word discipline, which prompted one of my colleagues to jump and say: “Boy, do we need it...self-discipline”. So I went back to books and good old friend Google and searched and researched this word discipline, and I was amazed by all what is written about it.One writer said: “The possession of self-discipline enables you to choose and then persevere with actions, thoughts and...

JERUSALEM: Israeli protesters brandish placards during a rally against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his official residence on Friday. —AFP

Resurgent virus crisis rattles Bibi

JERUSALEM: Israeli protesters brandish placards during a rally against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his official residence on Friday. —AFP JERUSALEM: His poll numbers are sinking, protests are growing and economically punishing restrictions have just been re-imposed: Surging coronavirus cases in Israel have left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encircled by trouble. After a late-night cabinet meeting, the government on...

HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Amir undergoes medical checkups

HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah entered hospital on Saturday to carry out a number of medical checkups, an official said. Minister of the Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah revealed that HH the Amir is in good health, expressing his wishes of continued prosperity and wellbeing for Kuwait’s leader. — KUNA

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Kuwait registers 683 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Ministry of Health said Saturday 683 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours to increase registered cases to 58,904. Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said three persons died of the virus, raising the total number of fatalities to 407. He added the new cases were of people who came into close contact with infected persons. Dr Sanad said 430 of the new cases were Kuwaiti...

KUWIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting. — KUNA

Health ministry has final say on lifting Farwaniya lockdown

KUWIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting. — KUNAMinister of Education and Higher Education Dr Saud Al-Harbi attends the meeting. KUWAIT: Kuwaiti government spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrim said Thursday the decision to end the complete lockdown in Farwaniya is still awaiting the assessment of the Ministry of Health. “The decision depends on the health authorities analyzing the...

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KRCS distributes masks at mosques during prayers

KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) distributed masks and sanitizers to worshipers in many Kuwaiti governorates after it opened on Friday prayers, as a precautionary measure to combat COVID-19. Director of Public Relations and Information at KRCS Khaled Al-Zaid said that they also distributed gloves while providing awareness about the virus’ symptoms and ways to prevent infection. This requires public and private institutions’...

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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Crown Prince of Jordan Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II at Bayan Palace on Dec 15, 2024. - Amiri Diwan

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SEATTLE: Kuwait's Undersecretary of Finance Aseel Al-Munifi and Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Public Sector Angela Heise sign a memorandum of understanding during a meeting in the presence of officials. — KUNA

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