Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Zidane’s place in pantheon of great coaches secure
Considered one of the all-time greats as a player, Zinedine Zidane was lauded with similar respect as a manager yesterday after making more Champions League history with Real Madrid.The Spanish giants’ 3-1 win over Liverpool on a dramatic evening in Kiev allowed Zidane to become the first coach ever to win the Champions League in three...
Madrid parade CL trophy in front of ecstatic fans
Tens of thousands of ecstatic fans lined the streets of the Spanish capital to greet Real Madrid’s players as they returned home yesterday after winning their third Champions League title in a row in Kiev.Real supporters cheered and waved club scarves as a bus carrying Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of the team crawled past crowds lining...
Publicity stunt on Everest linked to Sherpa’s death
A promotional stunt by an Irish tech company to bury $100,000 worth of a new cryptocurrency at Everest’s summit has been linked to the death of a Sherpa guide, the company said yesterday.Social networking startup Ask.fm has become embroiled in controversy after a Sherpa who guided four climbers sponsored by the company went missing near the...
Cryptocurrency stunt on Everest linked to Sherpa death
A promotional stunt by an Irish tech company to bury $100,000 worth of a new cryptocurrency at Everest’s summit has been linked to the death of a Sherpa guide, the company said on Saturday. Social networking startup Ask.fm has become embroiled in controversy after a Sherpa who guided four climbers sponsored by the company went missing near...
Russia ‘responsible’ for downing of flight MH17
The Netherlands and Australia took the first step yesterday towards dragging Russia to court over the shooting down of flight MH17, accusing Moscow of being responsible for the disaster over war-torn eastern Ukraine in 2014.The move won swift support from international allies, a day after investigators concluded that the Russian-made BUK missile...
Protectionism risks economic crisis: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned yesterday that the world could be heading for an unprecedented economic crisis due to the confrontational trade policy and protectionism being pursued by the United States.Without directly naming US President Donald Trump, who has slapped on tariffs and pulled out of trade deals, Putin lamented that a new...
Liverpool, Real up for battle of attack-minded aristocracy
Ils sont les meilleurs. Sie sind die Besten. These are the champions! At least they are if you squint a little. When Liverpool and Real Madrid walk out at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, neck hairs prickling to the wonderfully overblown strains of Tony Britten’s choral Champions League theme, they will do so in the capacity of genuine European...
Putin says Russian rocket did not shoot down MH17
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the rocket that shot down flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine in 2014 was “of course” not Russian, dismissing the Dutch and Australian decision to blame Moscow for the tragedy. Asked at an economic forum in Saint Petersburg if the rocket was Russian, Putin said: “Of course...
Why world needs more than one Ebola vaccine
In the life-and-death race to make the first effective vaccine against Ebola, one company — Merck — seems bound to win.But others drugmakers, such as Johnson & Johnson and GlaxoSmithKline, are also in the running — and must stick with it even though they are unlikely to make a profit, experts say, because the world needs more than one Ebola...
Svitolina no longer in the shadows as she chases French Open glory
Had it not been for a bout of childhood jealously, Elina Svitolina might never have become the most successful tennis player to emerge out of Ukraine or be tipped as one of the favourites for this year’s French Open title.Desperate to grab some of the attention her parents Mikhaylo and Olena showered on her older brother Yulian, in 1999...
