Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
American Querrey shocks Nadal to lift Acapulco title
Unseeded American Sam Querrey stunned second-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Saturday to win the ATP Mexico Open and end the Spaniard’s run of perfection in Acapulco. Querrey, ranked 40th in the world, fired 19 aces, backed up by powerful, precise groundstrokes, en route to his first career victory over Nadal in five meetings. The...
Tillerson snubs launch of own human rights report
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson came under attack for failing to appear in public to launch his own department’s annual human rights report. President Donald Trump’s chief diplomat, who has all but dropped from public view since taking office a month ago, penned a brief preface to the survey of the rights record of 199 countries....
Nadal roars into ATP showdown with Querrey
Two-time champion Rafael Nadal raced past third-seeded Marin Cilic 6-1, 6-2 to reach the ATP Mexico Open final, where his perfect Acapulco record will be put to the Test by Sam Querrey. Querrey ousted Nick Kyrgios 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 to bring the sixth-seeded Australian’s giant-killing run to a halt a day after Kyrgios stunned world number two...
Gazprom eyeing new gas supply deal with China
Gazprom deputy head Alexander Medvedev is taking solace in old sayings by the founding father of the People’s Republic of China as the natural gas giant pushes ahead with a plan to become its biggest supplier. “Do you know this Chinese saying ‘Hard work for three years, happiness for 10,000′?” Medvedev said in an interview, referring...
Ukraine tax chief falls ill as police close in over $75m graft
38-year-old Nasirov helped exiled lawmaker deprive the state of $75m …read more Source: Gulf...
Sessions under pressure over Russian meetings
Several congressional Republicans called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from investigations into alleged Russian meddling in the US presidential election after it emerged that he met last year with Russia’s ambassador but did not disclose the contacts in Senate testimony.The revelation about Sessions, Republican...
Russia seen dominating European gas market for two more decades
Europe has wanted to wean itself from Russian natural gas ever since supplies from its eastern neighbour dropped during freezing weather in 2009. Almost a decade later, the region has never been more dependent.Gazprom, Russia’s state-run export monopoly, shipped a record amount of gas to the European Union last year and accounts for about...
Djoko through in Mexico on return
Former world number one Novak Djokovic was made to work hard before finishing strongly to defeat Martin Klizan in straight sets on his return to competition at the ATP Acapulco event on Tuesday. Djokovic has not played since his shock second round exit at the Australian Open in January, and showed signs of ring-rustiness before defeating Klizan...
Ukraine’s first wheelchair model breaks taboos
When Alexandra Kutas headlined a recent fashion show in Kiev it was not just a personal dream come true but also a victory for disabled people in her homeland Ukraine. Wearing a long, black dress, she wowed the crowd as she was carried across the catwalk on a wooden throne by four trim men, becoming the first model with a disability to take the...
Ukraine’s first wheelchair model breaks taboos
When Alexandra Kutas headlined a recent fashion show in Kiev it was not just a personal dream come true but also a victory for disabled people in her homeland Ukraine. Wearing a long, black dress, she wowed the crowd as she was carried across the catwalk on a wooden throne by four trim men, becoming the first model with a disability to take the...
