SYDNEY: An elusive sub-two hour marathon will finally be run in 2032, but women are unlikely to ever breach the magical mark, according to modelling released by scientists yesterday. The 42.195 kilometres (26.219 miles) race was one of the original Olympic events in 1896, and runners have been edging closer
TOKYO : Two rare oarfish, giant deep-sea serpents long believed by locals to be a harbinger of earthquakes and tsunamis, have been caught off the Japanese island of Okinawa. Fishermen were stunned to find a pair of the silvery fish – the bigger one measuring four metres (13 feet) –
STRASBOURG: The Council of Europe rights group on Tuesday urged France to halt the use of rubber bullet launchers blamed for dozens of injuries to anti-government protesters in recent weeks. France is one of few European nations to use so-called defence ball launchers, known by the French abbreviation LBDs, which
LOS ANGELES: A California man who spent 39 years behind bars after wrongfully being convicted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend and her four-year-old son has reached a $21 million settlement in the case, authorities said. Craig Coley, 71, was convicted of the 1978 murder of Rhonda Wicht, 24, and
LONDON: A British judge on Tuesday ordered the extradition of a Franco-Algerian businessman wanted in France as part of a probe into alleged Libyan financing of former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign. “I order your extradition to France,” judge Vanessa Baraitser told Alexandre Djouhri at Westminster Magistrates Court in London.
NEW YORK: Music industry figures paid tribute Monday to Mark Hollis, the “genius” frontman of the British new wave group Talk Talk, after a former bandmate announced that the singer had died aged 64. “I am very shocked and saddened to hear the news of the passing of Mark Hollis,”
LONDON: Women’s football has cemented its place as a leading global sport, former England international full-back Claire Rafferty told AFP. The 30-year-old – a member of the England side that heartbreakingly lost to Japan through a stoppage-time own goal in the 2015 World Cup semi-finals – is proud that “the
SINGAPORE: Michelle Wie believes a rebuilt wrist and a remodelled swing can power her to the top of golf’s world rankings for the first time as she sets out to defend her title at “Asia’s Major” this week. “Being number one in the world is the most important thing to
SHANGHAI: Chinese table tennis has gone on a war footing for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, vowing to dock coaches their pay and demote them if they fail to keep the country at the pinnacle of the sport. China top the men’s, women’s and team world rankings, while the country has
The Oscars – the most glamorous ceremony of the year, held February 24 in Los Angeles – brought an impressive lineup of stylish and elegant gowns to the red carpet. Bright colors – proving a red carpet favourite since the beginning of the year – were once again out in