Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Konta swinging freely towards title: Coach
Britain’s Wimbledon title hope Johanna Konta is often parodied for her mantra of “sticking to the process” but, far from being a tennis robot, coach Wim Fissette says when his player goes out on court she can think on her feet.Sydney-born Konta is four wins away from becoming the first British player to win the Wimbledon women’s title...
Trump and Putin finally come face to face in Hamburg
The two have been subject to much speculation and scrutiny over the past several months, so it was natural that their first meeting would generate huge interest in their home countries and around the world. The just-concluded G20 summit in Hamburg saw Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin come face to face for the first time. Trump called it an...
Russian president’s plane ‘made 500km detour’
A plane carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Germany made a detour of about 500km to avoid flying over Nato members Poland or the Baltic states, data from a flight tracker showed.According to the FlightRadar24 website, a Russian government jet flying from Moscow to Hamburg on Thursday deviated from the direct route over...
Stormy G20 ends with gestures for Trump on climate, trade
World leaders made concessions on trade and climate language to Donald Trump on Saturday at the end of the most fractious and riot-hit G20 summit ever, in exchange for preserving a fragile unity of the club of major industrialised and emerging economies. In a departure from final summit declarations that tend to outline consensus on issues that...
Putin plane makes 500 km detour avoiding Poland, Baltics
A plane carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Germany made a detour of about 500 km to avoid flying over NATO members Poland or the Baltic states, data from a flight tracker showed. According to the FlightRadar24 website, a Russian government jet flying from Moscow to Hamburg on Thursday deviated from the direct route...
Trump warns future of the West at stake
US President Donald Trump warned that the future of the West was at risk and lashed out at Russia and North Korea yesterday at the start of a high-stakes trip to Europe.In key US ally Poland on the first leg of the trip, he accused Russia of “destabilising” action in Ukraine and warned North Korea it faced “consequences” after an intercontinental...
Donald Trump goes to Warsaw
US President Donald Trump who arrived in Poland, where he will meet with Central and Eastern European leaders today at a summit of the Three Seas Initiative. Also today, before heading to the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, Trump will address the Polish people. Trump’s decision to visit Warsaw is no accident, and it could have far-reaching...
All efforts on to ensure supply of food products
Concerted efforts are being made by the government, importers and retailers to ensure the smooth supply and availability of food products in the local market. Steps are also being taken to keep prices under check and prevent manipulation by sellers, it is found. The launch of shipping lines and the continued arrival of cargo vessels have helped...
Can ‘Mercron’ deliver for Europe?
Confidence has returned to Europe’s chancelleries just in the nick of time, what with US President Donald Trump due in Europe in a few days. During the annus horribilis of 2016, many feared for the European Union’s survival. But in 2017, there is renewed hope for the European project, owing to Emmanuel Macron’s election as...
Wimbledon as a mom, a whole new game: Azarenka
The Wimbledon championships are tough enough, but new mothers face unexpected challenges, as one former world No 1 player has discovered during this year’s tournament.As Serena Williams awaits the birth of her first child, the experience of unseeded Belarussian player Victoria Azarenka, 27, who gave birth on 19 December to her son Leo, is...
