The Brumbies sprung a Super Rugby surprise in Sydney. What are we talking about after their 40-31 win over the Waratahs? 1. Momentum goes out the window for Waratahs The Waratahs have spoken a lot about the importance of momentum going into finals and they won’t have much of that in the quarter-finals. It was…
Frustrated by the amount of attacking ball they gave away against the Highlanders, the Reds won’t be making the same mistake against the Waratahs. Queensland captain Scott Higginbotham was exasperated after the 18-15 loss, summing up the mood of the fanbase in saying his side did everything they could to lose the match. It was hard…
Pattaya: Ace weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will aim to seal an Olympic spot when she leads the Indian challenge at the World Weightlifting Championship, starting here on Wednesday. Chanu had won the gold in the 48kg category at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championship. ### She was down with a lower back injury but made a commendable…
Dubai: The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia is doing whatever it takes to ensure that the inaugural $20 million (Dh73.5 million) 2020 Saudi Cup on February 29, the world’s richest horse race, will make a major impact on the racing world. ### Work is already under way to lay a turf track at the King…
Manila: Philippines immigration agents, backed by troops, have arrested more than 300 Chinese for alleged cyber crimes, a week after a similar number were detained during a raid linked to investment fraud. ### The Bureau of Immigration late Tuesday said 324 Chinese nationals were arrested in Puerto Princesa City on Palawan island during Monday’s operation….
Iifa Rocks 2019 — a night dedicated to honouring technical excellence in Bollywood films at the 20th edition of International Indian Film Academy Awards (Iifa) — lived up to its title on Monday night in Mumbai. ### Amid electrifying music acts by Bollywood’s dazzling musicians including Amit Trivedi and Neha Kakkar at the Dome NSCI…
Dubai: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) is taking customer service to the next level — by directly responding to complainants aired on social media, and even way beyond office hours. ### On Tuesday, a tweep @aakibmanzoor messaged @MOHRE_UAE, the ministry’s official Twitter handle, over a salary-related complaint. ### The exchange carried an…
Dubai: An Etihad Airways flight to Washington DC made an emergency landing in Dublin after a smoke emitted by a passenger’s tablet triggered the flight diversion on Monday. ### The airline confirmed that Etihad Airways flight EY131 was diverted on September 16 to remove the device before making an onward flight to the US capital….
Click:pet wedding cake topper Los Angeles: With 49 people killed last year after being shocked by Tasers, police departments across the United States are trying out a “Spider-Man”-like device that fires a tether that entangles and restrains the suspect. ### Called Bolawrap, the device fires an eight-foot (2.4 meters) bola-style tether at a suspect to…
I speak my mother tongue Urdu like Boman Irani in the Bollywood movie, ‘Well Done, Abba’ (Well Done, Dad), where he plays a chauffeur from Hyderabad, and it sounds funny. ### For a long time I did not realise that my accent and my turn of phrase was kind of quaint until I spoke to…