US freestyle skier Logan suspended over drug test
Los Angeles, Mar 2 : Olympic slopestyle skiing silver medallist Devin Logan has been given a drug suspension after testing positive for the banned cannabis derivative tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the United States Anti-Doping Agency said. Logan, who won silver at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, blamed the positive test on inaccurate labelling of a product she had […]
Russia, China at UN veto US measure on Venezuela
United Nations (United States), Mar 1 : Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a US resolution in the UN Security Council on addressing the crisis in Venezuela, but a counter-proposal from Moscow did not win enough votes. The failure to take action on the two competing drafts laid bare divisions among world powers over the […]
Soumya gets revenge over NZ’s Latham – 161 runs after dropping him
Hamilton, Mar 1 : Bangladesh’s Soumya Sarkar finally got his revenge when he took the key wicket of New Zealand’s Tom Latham on Friday — 161 runs after dropping him on nought. The part-time bowler spilled a simple slips catch at the start of the New Zealand innings, allowing Latham to compile his giant score […]
‘No agreement’ reached at Kim-Trump nuclear talks
Hanoi, Feb 28 : The nuclear summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Hanoi ended without an agreement Thursday, the White House said after the two leaders cut short their discussions. They had “very good and constructive meetings” and “discussed various ways to advance denuclearisation and economic driven concepts”, White House […]
US House strikes down Trump’s border emergency
Washington, Feb 27 : The US House of Representatives dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, approving a resolution blocking him from obtaining funding for a Mexican border wall through his declaration of a national emergency. Dismissing a veto threat by the president, the Democratic-controlled House struck down Trump’s emergency declaration by a comfortable […]
Nantes take Emiliano Sala transfer dispute to FIFA
Nantes: French club Nantes have referred their dispute with Cardiff City over the transfer fee of Emiliano Sala to FIFA, sources close to the Ligue 1 side said Wednesday. The clubs are wrangling over payment of the fee following the tragic death of Argentinian Sala in an airplane accident in January. The sources said Nantes […]
Trump, Kim handshake kicks off nuclear summit
Hanoi, Feb 27 : US President Donald Trump shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their second summit Wednesday, saying the totalitarian state could enjoy a brilliant future if it gives up nuclear weapons. Trump predicted a “very successful” summit as the pair prepared for dinner at the luxury […]
Kim arrives in Hanoi for nuclear summit with Trump
Hanoi, Feb 26: Kim Jong Un arrived in Hanoi Tuesday to ultra-tight security and enthusiastic crowds ahead of a second summit with Donald Trump, as the world looks for tangible progress over North Korea’s nuclear programme. After a historic initial meeting in Singapore in June that produced only a vague statement about denuclearisation, analysts say […]
Trump and Kim face unanswered questions in Vietnam
Hanoi, Feb 25: US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet in Hanoi this week, faced with putting meat on the bones of the vaguely worded declaration that emerged from their historic first summit in Singapore. That encounter — the first-ever between the leaders of the US and North Korea — […]
Guaido ramps up pressure after deadly Venezuela border clashes
Cucuta, Feb 25 : International pressure mounted against Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro on Sunday, with Washington insisting his “days are numbered” after opposition efforts to bring humanitarian aid into the country descended into bloody chaos. Self-declared interim president Juan Guaido called on the international community to consider “all measures to free” Venezuela after clashes at […]
