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LONDON : Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will join Williams for Formula One’s post-season test in Abu Dhabi next month, the Spaniard’s future employers said on Friday. Sainz is leaving Ferrari at the end of the year to make way for seven…

KAZAN: China’s President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday (Oct 23) that there must be “no escalation of fighting” in Ukraine as he addressed leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies, including his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Around 20 world…

SINGAPORE: Former transport minister S Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months’ jail on Thursday (Oct 3). He pleaded guilty to five charges last week – four charges of obtaining valuable items as a public servant and one charge of obstruction…

NELSPRUIT, South Africa :Argentina have made eight changes to their starting XV for their decisive Rugby Championship clash with South Africa in Nelspruit on Saturday, including the selection of the assured boot of Santiago Carreras at fullback. Argentina edged the…

LISBON: Portuguese police have arrested 14 suspected arsonists this week, who may have set some of the dozens of deadly wildfires raging across the country, contributing to the fire risks stemming from climate change and rural depopulation. The blazes have…

SINGAPORE: A traffic police officer who caused the death of a 58-year-old pedestrian while riding at a speed of 108kmh was jailed on Monday (Sep 9). Muhammad Firdaus Yusoff, a 32-year-old Singaporean, was jailed for seven months and banned from…

NEW YORK : Whether Taylor Fritz or Frances Tiafoe win Friday’s semi-final clash at the U.S. Open, the match will give the host nation plenty to shout about as one of them will get a shot at finally ending the…

VERONA, Italy : Juventus showed great team effort when they actively engaged in pressing the opponent, manager Thiago Motta said after they beat Verona 3-0 in Serie A on Monday, praising his players for the job well done. Juventus delivered…

Grammy-nominated rapper Travis Scott was arrested on Friday (Aug 9) at Paris’ luxury Georges V hotel for unspecified violence against a security guard, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Police arrested Scott, 33, after the security guard had tried to break…