BOURNEMOUTH: Mikel Arteta said Arsenal’s resilience to fight back from conceding early to beat Bournemouth 3-2 is a sign of his side’s growth as they aim to end a 22-year wait to win the Premier League. The Gunners moved six points clear of Aston Villa at the top of the
CRANS-MONTANA (Switzerland): Sparklers held under a foam-clad ceiling likely ignited a deadly blaze that killed 40 New Year’s revellers in a Swiss ski bar, authorities said on Friday, but the bar owner insisted that all safety standards were followed. Investigators working to get to the cause of the tragedy, which
SAN MARCOS (Mexico): A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico’s capital and a tourist hotspot on the Pacific coast on Friday, killing at least two people and causing moderate damage in a small town near the epicenter. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck shortly before 8am near Acapulco, a major
NEW DELHI: Sacred ancient gems linked to the Buddha were unveiled yesterday in India for the first time since their colonial-era removal. The Piprahwa gems, a collection of more than 300 precious stones and ornaments believed to have been buried with relics of the Buddha at a stupa site in
LONDON: Last year was Britain’s hottest and sunniest on record, the national weather service confirmed on Friday, calling it a “clear demonstration” of the impacts of climate change. The previous record of 10.03°C was set in 2022. “2025 now joins 2022 and 2023 in the top three warmest years since
WEST PALM BEACH: President Donald Trump said yesterday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a “large scale strike” on the South American country. Trump’s stunning announcement follows months of steadily mounting US military and economic pressure on leftist leader Maduro and his country’s oilexport-dependent economy.
LONDON: Unai Emery returns to the scene of one of his few managerial failures on Tuesday, aiming to land a huge blow to former club Arsenal’s ambitions of a first Premier League title for 22 years. Dismissed by the Gunners in 2019 just over a year after succeeding Arsene Wenger,
LONDON: Arsenal brushed aside a mounting defensive injury crisis to reclaim top spot in the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Brighton at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Already without several defenders, Mikel Arteta’s problems deepened when Riccardo Calafiori was ruled out in the warm-up. Despite the disruption,
LIVERPOOL: Florian Wirtz marked a personal milestone with his first goal for Liverpool as the Reds edged Wolves 2-1 to climb into the Premier League’s top four on an emotionally charged night at Anfield. The match was preceded by poignant tributes to former Liverpool and Wolves forward Diogo Jota, who
AGADIR: Mohamed Salah struck in added time to rescue Egypt from an early scare as the seven-time champions edged Zimbabwe 2-1 in their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B opener on Monday. Salah, who arrived in Morocco after a run of five consecutive non-starts for Liverpool, proved decisive when