Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Tennis: Wozniacki downs Pliskova to reach Miami final
MIAMI (AFP) – Caroline Wozniacki booked her place in the final of the WTA Miami Open by rallying to defeat Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday.The Dane, who has never appeared in the Miami final, will play the winner of Thursdays later semi-final between a resurgent Venus Williams of the United States and Britains...
Five dead in military helicopter crash in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (AFP) – A Ukrainian military helicopter crashed in the war-torn east of the country on Sunday, killing all five people aboard after apparently hitting a power line, in what is believed to be an accident, the army said.Five people died in this tragedy — three crew members and two passengers, army spokesman Oleksandr Motuzianyk...
Football: Buffon reaches 1,000 as Italy and Spain cruise
PARIS (AFP) – Italy kept pace with Spain in European World Cup qualifying as goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon played his 1,000th professional match in a 2-0 victory over Albania on Friday.A first-half Daniele De Rossi penalty and late second from Ciro Immobile was enough to earn the Azzurri three points but they remain behind Spain on goal...
Putin meets France’s Le Pen in Moscow
MOSCOW (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin met French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen as she visited Moscow on Friday, with the Russian leader stressing that the Kremlin does not meddle in Frances politics.Le Pens meeting with Putin — their first, according to Moscow — comes a month before the first round of the...
One dead after blasts at eastern Ukraine arms depot
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine on Friday said one person has died as a result of a fire that broke out at an arms depot in the countrys east, sparking explosions and forcing a mass evacuation.Ukrainian authorities have blamed Thursdays fire on an act of sabotage and opened investigations into possible diversion or negligence of military personnel.The...
Tennis: Kuznetsova reaches Indian Wells quarter-finals
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) – Eighth-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova sped past Caroline Garcia 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday to lead the way into the womens quarter-finals at Indian Wells.Kuznetsova is in the last eight in the California desert for the first time since reaching back-to-back finals in 2007 and 2008.The 31-year-old Russian, owner of two...
China says industrial policy not aimed at foreign firms
BEIJING, March (AFP) – China on Saturday tried to downplay concerns it is reducing market access for foreign enterprises, days after a report by an EU group accused Beijing of trying to skew its business playing field towards domestic firms.The paper, released Tuesday by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, slammed the...
Boxing: Plans for $50 million global tourney unveiled
NEW YORK (AFP) – Organizers of a new $50 million boxing tournament unveiled plans Thursday for the World Boxing Super Series, a September-to-May event with two weight classes of fighters chasing the Muhammad Ali Trophy.While developers were hopeful of a Champions League-style event, using top talent to produce global attention and an...
Tens of thousands march for equality on Women’s Day
NEW YORK (AFP) – Tens of thousands of women marched around the world Wednesday as protests stretched from Turkey to Spain to the United States demanding equal rights and slamming Donald Trump with an avalanche of criticism.As the world marked International Women’s Day, officials said 40,000 people gathered in Madrid to denounce...
Russia claims Kiev’s ‘terrorism’ claims at UN court
THE HAGUE (AFP) – Russia hit back Tuesday at claims it is sponsoring terrorism in war-torn eastern Ukraine, dismissing as neither factual nor legal Kievs contention that it is breaking its treaties by supporting pro-Moscow rebels.The Russian Federation complies fully with its obligations under (the) treaties that are now relied upon by...
