Critics and fans welcomed South Korea’s first major Grammy win for the song ‘Golden’, from the hit animated film ‘KPop Demon Hunters’, describing it as a breakthrough for the genre. The track, performed by Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami as the fictional girl group Huntrix in the film, won
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool beat off competition from Chelsea to sign Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet for a reported fee of up to £60 million (About RM 322 million) on Monday. However, the 20-year-old is not set to move to Anfield until the end of the season despite Liverpool’s need for defensive reinforcements.
LONDON, England: Arsenal became the first side to win all eight matches in the Champions League league phase as the Gunners secured top spot with a 3-2 win over Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta’s men were already assured of a place in the last 16 and have also
LISBON, Portugal: Jose Mourinho condemned his former employers to a ninth-place finish in the league phase as his Benfica side beat Real Madrid 4-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday, with a stoppage-time header by goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin keeping the Portuguese alive in the competition. A third defeat of the
TOKYO: Hundreds gathered to say farewell to two popular pandas departing Tokyo for China yesterday, leaving Japan without any of the beloved bears for the first time in 50 years as ties between the Asian neighbours fray. Panda twins Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao were transported by truck out of Ueno
SYDNEY (Australia): Firefighters told people to flee an out-of-control bushfire in southeast Australia yesterday as a heatwave baked much of the country. Temperatures hit a record high in the eastern state of Victoria, preliminary data showed. “Conditions are heating up across the state, and we’re seeing those 40 degree temperatures
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s parliament confirmed the appointment of President Prabowo Subianto’s nephew to the central bank board yesterday, shrugging off concerns about the financial institution’s independence. Prabowo put forward his nephew, who already serves as deputy finance minister, last week along with two other candidates for the deputy governor of Bank
NEW YORK: Perilously cold temperatures threatened millions of Americans Monday in the wake of a sprawling winter storm that left at least 23 people dead as it knocked out power and paralysed transportation. A frigid, life-threatening Arctic air mass could delay recovery as municipalities from New Mexico to Maine tried
LONDON: Top of both the Premier League and Champions League and still in both domestic cup competitions, Arsenal fans should be relishing what could yet turn out to be the greatest season in the Gunners’ history. But a 3-2 defeat to Manchester United has reopened the debate over whether Mikel
LIVERPOOL: Everton striker Thierno Barry extended his hot streak with a late equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw against lowly Leeds in the Premier League on Monday. David Moyes’ side were booed off at half-time after James Justin put Leeds ahead at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. But Barry eased Everton
