Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Tennis: Wozniacki gets back to work with Dubai win
DUBAI (Agencies) – Two days afer playing the Doha final, Caroline Wozniacki plunged straight back to work on Monday at the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-2, 7-5 first-round defeat of Darya Kasatkina.Former WTA world number one Wozniacki had only limited turnaround time to adjust to what many feel is a faster court in the emirate...
Boxing: Klitschko packing experience for Joshua fight
LONDON (Reuters) – Wladimir Klitschko is counting on experience to help him regain the IBF and WBA heavyweight titles when he faces Britains Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in April.Klitschko, who was unbeaten for 11 years before losing the belts to Tyson Fury in 2015, turns 41 next month and has 64 wins and four defeats in his 20-year...
Dolgopolov upsets Nishikori to win Argentina Open
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Unseeded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov upset favourite Kei Nishikori 7-6(4) 6-4 to win the Argentina Open on Sunday and lift his first title in five years.The 28-year-old Dolgopolov, who took one hour and 40 minutes to win the final at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, earned his first victory over the Japanese...
Trump’s team in disarray, US Senator McCain tells Europe
MUNICH (Reuters) – Republican Senator John McCain broke with the reassuring message that US officials visiting Germany have sought to convey on their debut trip to Europe, saying on Friday that the administration of President Donald Trump was in disarray.McCain, a known Trump critic, told the Munich Security Conference that the resignation...
Hat-tricks for United’s Ibrahimovic, Roma’s Dzeko
LONDON (Agencies) – The goals continued to flow for Manchester Uniteds Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AS Romas Edin Dzeko as they bagged hat-tricks to help their teams take commanding leads in the first legs of their Europa League last 32 ties on Thursday.United swept aside St Etienne 3-0 at Old Trafford and Roma made light work of last seasons...
Spurs lose at Gent, Lyon thrash Alkmaar in Europa League
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspurs Europa League campaign got off to a frustrating start as they were beaten 1-0 by mid-table Belgian outfit Gent in their last 32, first leg tie on Thursday despite fielding a strong side.Spurs, who have dropped into the competition from the Champions League, were off colour throughout the match and were undone in the...
Four famines mean 20 million may starve in the next six months
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 20 million people – greater than the population of Romania or Florida – risk dying from starvation within six months in four separate famines, UN World Food Programme chief economist Arif Husain says.Wars in Yemen, northeastern Nigeria and South Sudan have devastated households and driven up prices,...
Turkey steps up scrutiny on Muslim migrants from Russia
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has increased scrutiny of Russian-speaking Muslim communities in the past few months following a series of attacks blamed on Islamic State, a concrete example of the renewed relationship between the two countries.Turkish police have raided the homes of Russian-speaking immigrants in Istanbul, detained many and...
Trump is evaluating situation around adviser Flynn: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Justice Department warned the White House weeks ago that national security adviser Michael Flynn could be vulnerable to blackmail for contacts with Russian officials before President Donald Trump took power, a U.S. official said on Monday.Trump is evaluating the situation surrounding Flynn and talking to Vice President...
Germany elects ‘anti-Trump’ Steinmeier as president
BERLIN (Agencies) – Billed as Germanys anti-Trump, former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Sunday as the new head of state, vowing to stand up to simplistic populist rhetoric.The 61-year-old, who regularly polls as Germanys most popular politician, will represent the EUs top economy abroad in the largely ceremonial post...
