- Friday, February 28, 2025
“It’s time to hang the gloves up. It’s finished, it’s done, he’s got zero punch resistance.” said Froch. “When you can’t take a shot, it’s dangerous. You know this in training because in sparring you get with shots. “Amir Khan’s either not sparring or he’s sparring and he knows he’s…
A prominent Indian athlete has been shot and killed after returning to the country from his home in Britain to organise a kabaddi tournament, police told AFP Tuesday. Kabaddi — which roughly translates to “holding hands” — is a tag-meets-rugby contact sport widely believed to have originated in the South…
Former all-rounder Shane Watson will join the coaching staff of the Indian Premier League’s Delhi Capitals under the leadership of fellow Australian Ricky Ponting, the franchise announced Tuesday. Watson, who played with two separate championship teams in the Twenty20 competition, joins Delhi as assistant coach ahead of the tournament’s return…
INDIA is reviewing its standard operating procedures for weapons systems and will immediately fix any shortcomings after accidentally launching a missile into Pakistan last week, its defence minister said on Tuesday (15). Pakistan said it was not satisfied and reiterated a demand for a joint investigation into the incident by the…
LAWYERS and federal prosecutors are negotiating a potential plea agreement that could drop the possible death penalty for the 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others, a media report said. The New York Times cited people with knowledge of the discussions as saying that “prosecutors have opened talks with…
THE US, European Union, India and South Africa have reached a consensus on key elements of a long-sought intellectual property waiver for Covid-19 vaccines, according to a proposed text. Sources familiar with the talks described the text as a tentative agreement among the four World Trade Organization members that still need formal approvals from the parties before…
UK health secretary has said that an increase in Covid infections following the easing of coronavirus restrictions was ‘expected’. Sajid Javid told Sky News that there is no “cause for concern” despite the number of people in hospital with Covid climbing back above 10,000. Daily Covid cases in the UK have soared above…
THE NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a new project bringing together Commonwealth nations to share expertise in organ donation and transplantation to increase ethical organ donation and transplantation. The ‘Tribute to Life’ project, launched on Commonwealth Day on Monday (14) by health secretary Sajid Javid, is the culmination of three years’ work…
BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson began lobbying Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to pump more oil to calm markets roiled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as he met the Gulf states’ leadership on Wednesday (16). Johnson arrived in Abu Dhabi for talks with crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed…
FAST BOWLER Saqib Mahmood will make his test debut against West Indies in Barbados, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Tuesday (15), after Mark Wood was ruled out of the second test with a right elbow injury. Mahmood, 25, has played seven one-day internationals and 12 Twenty20s, and was…
