(Reuters) – World number two Simona Halep beat Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-2 in the China Open third round on Wednesday for her first win over the Russian in eight attempts. Halep, who lost to Sharapova in the first round of the U.S. Open, won five out of nine break points and took advantage of an […]
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s mining lobby has rejected talks with the mining ministry over changes to the industry’s charter, which include raising targets for black ownership, saying the matter will have to be settled in court. “We are of the view that engaging with the minister directly is not going to achieve a set […]
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Bowler Dane Paterson was handed a first call-up to South Africa’s one-day international team on Wednesday for the series against Bangladesh, two days after receiving his first selection for the test side. He is the only uncapped player among the 14 called up for the three ODIs in Kimberley on Oct. […]
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(Reuters) – Everton manager Ronald Koeman has welcomed the international break as an opportunity for his players to shake off the disappointment of their poor Premier League run. Everton were beaten 1-0 at home by Burnley on Sunday and are languishing in 16th place in the standings. They have won twice in seven games with […]
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(Reuters) – Harry Kane is on a goal-scoring hot streak in the Premier League and the England striker has already established himself as a top player regardless of his season’s tally, goalkeeper Joe Hart has said. Kane, who is set to lead the line for England in their World Cup qualifier against Slovenia on Thursday, […]
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(Reuters) – Briton Dan Evans has been banned for one year after testing positive for cocaine, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Tuesday. Evans, 27, failed a doping test at the Barcelona Open this year and his ban has been back-dated to when the sample was collected on April 24. “The ITF accepted Mr. […]
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By Abhishek Takle SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team will be looking for lost speed as Formula One wraps up its Asian leg in Japan this weekend. The championship leader is thankful to have extended his advantage over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to 34 points with five races remaining but he is […]
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By Enrico Dela Cruz and Manolo Serapio Jr MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine lawmakers confirmed Roy Cimatu as Environment Secretary, giving the former soldier the task of deciding whether to implement reforms spearheaded by predecessor Regina Lopez that led to mine closures – but cost her the job. A 71-year-old ex-military chief, Cimatu was picked for […]
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By Apeksha Nair (Reuters) – Gold prices rose on Wednesday after marking a 7-week low in the previous session, buoyed as the dollar pulled back from a 1-1/2-month high against a basket of currencies. Spot gold had risen 0.3 percent to $1,275.91 an ounce by 0648 GMT. It touched its lowest since mid-August at $1,267.76 […]
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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quipped on Tuesday that Libya can become a new Dubai if it can clear the dead bodies away, the latest gaffe by Britain’s top diplomat. Johnson, who has offended some allies with flippant remarks, told Conservative Party members that the Libyan city of Sirte could be […]
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – One of South Africa’s leading seats of learning, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), is dropping KPMG as its auditor after a scandal about the firm’s work for businessman friends of President Jacob Zuma, it said on Wednesday. “It was agreed that KPMG had not been sufficiently transparent and that it is […]
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By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The long-awaited sequel to the cult classic “Blade Runner,” a 1982 sci-fi thriller, finally hits movie theaters on Friday. But there is not much that stars Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling can say about “Blade Runner 2049,” for fear of revealing major plot spoilers. Ford, who reprises his […]
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