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LONDON :Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 85 to guide Australia to 339-5 as England wasted favourable bowling conditions on the first day of the second Ashes test at Lord's on Wednesday. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss under grey skies…

Greek voters on Sunday overwhelmingly re-elected the conservative New Democracy party, preliminary results showed, setting the stage for its leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to strengthen his grip on power with an absolute majority and what he…

MOSCOW: Wagner mercenariesheaded back to their base on Sunday after Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid treason charges and accept exile in neighbouring Belarus.The agreement halted an extraordinary…

<!-- -->Analysts said the had exposed Putin's rule as more fragile than previously thoughtMoscow: Wagner mercenaries headed back to their base on Sunday after Russia's President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid…

Afghanistan lost two quick wickets Friday, trailing Bangladesh by 616 runs at stumps after centuries from Najmul Hossain and Mominul Haque gave the hosts a third straight day of dominance in their one-off Test. Bangladesh declared their…

Virat Kohli looks disappointed after falling on the second day of the WTC Final.© TwitterIndia were left reeling on the second day of the World Test Championship final at The Oval in London, with Australian pacers dominating the show. The…

But the past year—and in particular the past week—has made it clear where the power and the future of its sports ambitions really lie. The Saudi takeover isn’t just beginning. It has fully arrived.…

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, is scheduled to take the oath of office and start his third presidential term on Saturday following his latest election win.Erdogan, who…

Millions of flights take off and land in China every year, almost all of them using planes made by Boeing and Airbus, the world’s two leading aircraft manufacturers. For years, China has been working to change that and, this week, it…

Slowdown fears are weighing on Chinese tech stocks and even upbeat sales figures from the industry’s bellwethers can’t revive them.Shares of Tencent Holdings Ltd. have fallen more than 2.5% in Hong Kong since China’s most valuable company…