London: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, with 14 Wimbledon titles between them, dominate ‘Manic Monday’ at the All England Club with the ‘Big Three’ still standing while weary rivals have again flattered to deceive. ### Eight-time champion Federer, four-time winner Djokovic and Nadal, a double champion, all play last 16 ties against opponents…
It’s hard to quantify the number of people in the UAE who attempt to ease the pain of their lives by trying to end it all in a suicide attempt. ### Certainly, the anecdotal evidence is that there are indeed all too many who are successful in their last act of sadness, depression and desperation,…
Yokohama: Japan’s culture of cute makes no exceptions for poop. It gets a pop twist at the Unko Museum in Yokohama near Tokyo. ### Here, the poop is artificial, nothing like what would be in a toilet, and comes in twisty ice cream and cupcake shapes, in all colors and sizes. Click Here: fjallraven kanken…
Dubai: A housemaid is on trial in the Dubai Court of First Instance for stabbing a man in the chest. ### The 25-year-old Ethiopian woman allegedly stabbed the Sudanese man because he refused to let his fiance go with the accused to a nightclub. ### According to records, the 40-year-old victim was waiting for his…
– K.R. Nayar, Chief Cricket Writer, Gulf News### ### Saturday, July 6 ### Leeds: It had been a hat-trick of match reporting for me over the past three days. ### After I had reported the Afghanistan-West Indies match on Thursday at Headingley, I rushed to Lord’s the next day for the Pakistan-Bangladesh one and am…
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil will be looking to maintain their defensive invincibility against Peru in Sunday’s Copa America final, midfielder Casemiro says. ### The hosts have yet to concede a goal in the tournament, including when they thrashed Peru 5-0 in a group-stage match earlier in the competition. ### And keeping their goal intact will…
Leeds: India ended their last of the round-robin matches in a glorious manner through opener Rohit Sharma’s record-breaking feat of five centuries in a single World Cup to trounce Sri Lanka by seven wickets at the Headingley ground here today. It was the swashbuckling opener’s third consecutive century in seven days as he erased former…
Seattle: Europe’s aviation regulator has outlined five major requirements it wants Boeing Co. to address before it will allow the planemaker’s 737 Max to return to service, according to a person familiar with the matter. One of them, about the jet’s autopilot function, hasn’t surfaced previously as an area of concern. ### The European Union…
Dubai: Qualifying for the F1 Powerboating Grand Prix of France was pushed to later on Saturday after race organisers decided prevailing weather conditions in Evian were a deterrent for the safety of the teams at the venue. ### This is the second instance this season that weather has played a role in race proceedings following…
LONDON: Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik confirmed his retirement from one-day cricket without making a farewell appearance in his side’s victory over Bangladesh on Friday. ### Malik had admitted last year that he intended to quit one-day cricket after the World Cup and he followed through with that plan after Pakistan’s 94-run win at Lord’s. ###…