Saturday, 17 January 2026

Author: AFP

Sinner becomes youngest player in 12 years to win ATP title

SOFIA, Bulgaria: Teenager Jannik Sinner on Saturday became the youngest ATP champion in 12 years when he defeated Canada’s Vasek Pospisil in the Sofia final. The 19-year-old, ranked at 44 in the world, racked up a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Pospisil, his 19th win of the season. Sinner, the youngest

Heart survives heli crash in California

LOS ANGELES: Talk about a brave heart — a donated heart was alive and pumping Monday after surviving the crash of the helicopter transporting the organ to a California hospital and then falling out of the hands of a medical worker who retrieved it. Footage of the incident on Friday

US FOR BIDEN

Biden wins White House, ending Trump presidency Washington: Democrat Joe Biden has won the White House, US media said Saturday, defeating Donald Trump and ending a presidency that convulsed American politics, shocked the world and left the United States more divided than at any time in decades. CNN, NBC News

US Covid-19 cases hit record for third day, topping 127,000

WASHINGTON: The United States has set a third straight daily record for new Covid-19 infections, notching more than 127,000 cases, John Hopkins University reported Friday. And the death toll as of 8:30 pm (0130 GMT) over the past 24 hours was 1,149, the Baltimore-based university said. The outbreak has been

Maradona to remain in hospital for several days after brain op

OLIVOS, Argentina: Football great Diego Maradona is not allowed to leave hospital yet following brain surgery on a blood clot, his doctor said on Friday. Maradona, 60, underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove the clot lodged between his brain and skull. And while the World Cup winner is determined to

US election 2020

Why is US vote count taking so long?

WASHINGTON: Three days after polls closed, the United States and the world still do not have final results from the presidential election, although Democrat Joe Biden was on the brink of unseating Donald Trump. The wait has fuelled tension across the polarised nation, with Trump alleging without evidence that Democrats

Biden at 238 electoral votes, Trump at 213

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States — and the American people waiting for results in key battlegrounds still up for grabs. As it stands, there are seven states still left uncalled, including

Trump says will go to Supreme Court to dispute election count

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed he had won the US election, despite the final results not yet being given, and said he would go to the Supreme Court to dispute the counting of votes. “We did win this election,” Trump said in an extraordinary speech from the ceremonial

US election 2020

Biden at 224 electoral votes, Trump at 213 as at 2.30pm (UTC+8)

UPDATES with one Nebraska vote going to Biden because of state’s method of splitting electoral votes WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States Tuesday — and a long night of waiting for results

Asian markets swing as US election closer than expected

HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday as traders tracked results of the US presidential election, but investors were on edge over worries that the outcome might not be as clear-cut as hoped. Shares have rallied this week as traders piled bets on Joe Biden winning the White House, with