London: Former England skippers Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been conferred with knighthoods. ### Both were given knighthoods in former Prime Minister Theresa May’s resignation honours list for their service to sport. ### Boycott, 78, played 108 Tests for England from 1964 to 1982 in which he scored 8,114 runs and was captain on…
Dubai: Arabtec’s share price ended Tuesday more than 11 per cent higher as the company confirmed talks about a possible merger with Trojan Holding. Its shares were the most actively traded on the Dubai bourse and closed at Dh1.77 — up 11.32 per cent. ### Despite the surge, shares of Arabtec are still trading close…
Dubai: When Test debutants Afghanistan were mauled by India inside two days in Bengaluru last year, questions were raised if they were being rushed into the longest format of the game a bit too soon. A little more than an year later, young Rashid Khan and his men stunned the cricketing fraternity when they humbled…
Dubai: Two faces who became the face of Gujrat riots in 2002 in India made headlines again after 17 years. One the face of the aggressors, the other, of the victims. However, on Friday, the two came together at the inauguration of a footwear shop on Friday, giving a message of unity. ### In 2002,…
India’s far northeast is beautiful, friendly and one of the most ethnically, religiously and linguistically diverse places on earth. Multiple distinct ethnic groups share the hills, dales and great valley of the Brahmaputra River with indigenous tribes, tea garden workers originally from central India, ethnic Nepalese, and Bengalis — both Hindu and Muslim — from…
Washington: Two weeks ago, a tweet praising the fried chicken sandwiches at Roaming Rooster in the District of Columbia went viral — and now, to repay the tweeter, the restaurant’s owners have granted her free chicken for life. ### The tweet from Bri Hall, a 24-year-old musician raised in Maryland whose stage name is “La…
Dubai ### Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) has agreed to sell the majority of its banking portfolio in India to DCB Bank as it plans to exit all operations in India. The bank on Tuesday said the decision “will have no impact on profitability” and is part of its strategy to focus on its home…
Here’s how Spurs will celebrate if they defeat Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday If Tottenham Hotspur were to lift the Champions League against Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on Saturday, not only would it represent the first honour of Mauricio Pochettino’s reign but also the biggest trophy in the club’s history….
Click:chinese novel The Brazilian was Tottenham’s hero against Ajax and the Reds’ defenders are well aware of his capabilities Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson both picked out Tottenham forward Lucas Moura as a major threat to Liverpool’s bid for Champions League glory in Madrid. In the absence of injured talisman Harry Kane, Lucas was the hero…
The Manchester City schemer has developed into one of the most complete players in the world at club level and now seeks a first international title Inspecting the Portugal squad at training the day before their opening UEFA Nations League finals match, a semi-final against outsiders Switzerland, you could see at least three generations of…