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- Billy Horschel (illness) WDs from 3M Open July 25, 2024(Photo credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports) Billy Horschel, who finished tied for second at The Open Championship last weekend, withdrew from the 3M Open on Thursday in Blaine, Minn. Alternate Adam Long was inserted into the field in place of Horschel, who cited illness over social media for his reason to withdraw from the tournament. […]
- Hong Kong, Peru conclude FTA negotiations July 25, 2024HONG KONG, July 25 (Xinhua) -- China's Hong Kong and Peru has fully concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA), said Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government Paul Chan on Thursday. The FTA will cover trade in goods and services, investment, intellectual property and other related areas, Chan addressed a […]
- Steph Curry, Team USA draw tough road compared to Dream Team July 25, 2024(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) PARIS -- The original "Dream Team" set the gold standard for Olympic basketball. But today's American stars face a tougher test in Paris, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry said on Thursday, pointing to some of the NBA's biggest names hailing from around the globe. The U.S. team had to […]
- Urgent: 5.1-magnitude quake hits Venezuela -- GFZ July 25, 2024BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Venezuela at 14:11:07 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 9.80 degrees north latitude and 70.69 degrees west longitude.
- SA pacer Gerald Coetzee ruled out of Test series against WI, uncapped Migael Pretorius named as replacement July 25, 2024Cape Town [South Africa], July 25 (ANI): South African pacer Gerald Coetzee has been ruled out of their upcoming Test series against the West Indies due to a side strain he picked up while playing for the Texas Super Kings in Major League Cricket. After sustaining the injury, Coetzee returned home to undergo assessment by […]
- Mohammed Shami sweats it out in the gym as he eyes a return to Team India July 25, 2024New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Indian pace veteran Mohammed Shami is preparing hard for his comeback to international cricket, saying, "The desire to return fuels my strongest self-motivation."Shami posted a video of himself sweating it out in the gym on his Instagram handle, making it loud and clear through his caption that he is […]
- Mourners gather in Vietnam for leader's funeral July 25, 2024Hanoi, Vietnam - Thousands of black-clad mourners including top Vietnamese officials gathered Thursday in Hanoi for the funeral of Communist party leader Nguyen Phu Trong as two days of national mourning began.The 80-year-old, who died at a military hospital in the capital Hanoi last week 'due to old age and serious illness,' was the most […]
- "Want to be my own batter": England star Harry Brook on comparisons with Pietersen July 25, 2024Edgbaston [UK], July 25 (ANI): England batter Harry Brook brushed aside comparisons with former Three Lions batting great Kevin Pietersen, saying while one has to look to other star batters and add their game's positive aspects to their own, he still wants to be on his own as a batter rather than facing comparisons. Brook […]
- Akeem Jordan replaces injured Jeremiah Louis in West Indies' squad for third England Test July 25, 2024New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Caribbean fast bowler Akeem Jordan replaced injured Jeremiah Louis in the West Indies squad for the upcoming third England Test, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. Jordan is yet to make his debut in the longest format but has represented West Indies in two ODIs. Jordan […]
- Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 25 July 25, 2024BOGOTA -- A drone attack on a soccer field in southwest Colombia's Cauca department killed 10 people, including a minor, Tuesday night, military officials said Wednesday. The attack was carried out by dissidents of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebel group, in the El Plateado district of the city of Argelia, according to […]