TWICKENHAM (United Kingdom): Springbok captain Siya Kolisi receiving the Rugby World Cup trophy would be a “hugely symbolic moment” for the country, South African coaching guru Alan Solomons told AFP. If the 28-year-old backrow forward, the first black player to captain South Africa at a World Cup, were to lift
TOKYO: Ex-France skipper Thierry Dusautoir enjoys a fabled World Cup history intertwined with Neaw Zealand and is tipping the All Blacks to win a third successive tournament in Japan. Dusautoir, now 37, scored France’s try in the tight 2011 final won 8-7 by New Zealand. Having captained France a record
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities were engaged in a major search and rescue operation yesterday to find 39 people missing after their tour boat capsized in a fast-flowing swollen river. Police told AFP that eight bodies have been recovered, down from a previous tally of 12, after the accident on the
COLOMBO: A team of Sri Lankan scientists caused uproar in parliament and sparked a police probe after they used the names of mythical heroes and national figures to name six newly discovered species of gecko. Two of the new species — discovered on the Indian Ocean island in 2017 and
BEIJING: China’s economy showed more signs of strain yesterday as the country published weak data for industrial output, investment and retail sales, amid a lingering trade war with the United States. Industrial output grew by 4.4 percent year-on-year throughout August, falling to its lowest level in 17 years and down from
MADRID: Taciturn Primoz Roglic was overlooked by his team for the Tour de France but he had the last word when avoiding any final day mishap on the Vuelta a Espana’s ceremonial ride into Madrid on Sunday to become the first Slovenian to win one of cycling’s three Grand Tours.
GLENEAGLES (United Kingdom): Europe regained the Solheim Cup with a thrilling 14.5-13.5 victory over the United States on Sunday at Gleneagles with Norwegian wildcard Suzann Pettersen sinking the winning putt. A controversial pick, Pettersen made a birdie on the 18th in the last match on the course to defeat Marina
TOKYO: Rugby World Cup organisers have learned from a massive typhoon that smashed into Tokyo and disrupted some teams’ arrivals, saying it highlighted their “meticulous” contingency planning for natural disaster-prone Japan. Just days before the World Cup kicks off, tournament director Alan Gilpin told AFP in an interview that last
LONDON: Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool that retaining the Champions League will be even harder than their incredible march to victory in Madrid last season. Klopp’s side start their bid to win a seventh European Cup with a trip to Napoli for their Group E opener on Tuesday. The Reds
BAGHDAD: Iraq on Sunday signed a landmark deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council for a transmission line that would import 500 magawatts of electricity to its overstretched grid by 2020. The 300-kilometre transmission line would run from Kuwait to Iraq’s southern port of Faw and be financed by the GCC,