Archive for the August 21, 2019
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday it was postponing its hearing on the decision by FINA, the governing body of swimming, to clear Chinese star Sun Yang of doping. Triple Olympic champion
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Lee Duck-hee became the first deaf player to win an ATP match on Monday, making a statement with a straight-sets win over Henri Laaksonen in Winston-Salem. "People made fun of me for my disability. They
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)'s pre-season cricket training-camp was started here at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) under the supervision of former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Tuesday. Misbah-ul-Haq apprised the cricketers about objectives of the camp
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Manchester United said they "utterly condemn" the racist abuse their World Cup-winning midfielder Paul Pogba received after he missed a penalty in the 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday. The 26-year-old Frenchman has missed
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Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has reignited heated views about a sexual harassment scandal involving his national team-mate Amr Warda in a CNN interview which aired Monday. After Salah sent controversial tweets that demanded
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The dollar hovered near a three-week high on Tuesday, as expectations policymakers around the world would unleash fresh stimulus drove an improvement in appetite for riskier assets and lifted US government bond yields. Yields on
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The euro hovered near a two-week low against the dollar on Tuesday as higher Treasury yields the day before boosted the US currency. Political uncertainty in Italy also held the euro back. Yields on US
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The dollar traded lower on Tuesday, in line with the drop in Treasury yields, as investors braced for a potentially dovish Federal Reserve at a Jackson Hole, Wyoming, gathering later this week, with many expecting
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The safe-haven yen and Swiss franc retreated against the dollar on Monday, as risk sentiment improved after a week of turmoil on hopes major central banks would launch fresh stimulus measures to lift their sluggish
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Sri Lankan rupee ended 0.4% weaker on Tuesday at 178.00/05 per dollar, compared to Monday's close of 177.30/50 as investors waited for more clarity on the political front. The currency was down 0.2% for the
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