Archive for the February 8, 2019
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Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was on Thursday ruled out of Australia's Twenty20 and one-day tour of India with a "substantial" muscle tear, joining fellow quick bowler Josh Hazlewood on the sidelines. Australia play two T20s
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Sprite, the world's leading lemon-lime flavored soft drink, is bringing its crisp, thirst-quenching taste to the 4th edition of the Pakistan Super League, by partnering with four franchises in the tournament, namely Karachi Kings, Quetta
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Australia's bowling coach David Saker quit Thursday just months out from the World Cup and an Ashes tour to England "for the best interests of the team". Saker, who performed a similar role with England
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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin was on Thursday re-elected for a four-year term as head of European football's governing body by acclamation. The 51-year-old Slovenian lawyer was the only candidate going forward for election at the
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Real Madrid gained a measure of redemption at the Camp Nou by holding Barcelona to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday and taking the upper-hand in the semi-final of Copa del Rey. Neither Lionel Messi nor
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Manchester City seized first place in the Premier League on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Everton that moved the champions above Liverpool on goal difference. Pep Guardiola's side took the lead through Aymeric Laporte's
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Sri Lanka's rupee ended slightly firmer on Thursday due to exporter dollar sales, while a trade union strike at customs dampened importer demand for the greenback. Stocks snapped a five-session winning streak to end lower
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The Nigerian naira has gained 0.55 percent in a week to reach 361 per US dollar on Thursday as foreign funds shrugged off the risk of forthcoming elections to buy government treasuries, traders said. The
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A "wall of money" is set to flood into emerging markets assets now the US Federal Reserve has eased the risk of a sharp rise in global borrowing costs, the Institute of International Finance (IIF)
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The US dollar edged higher against the euro on Thursday after the European Commission slashed its economic growth forecasts for the euro zone due to the expected impact of trade tensions and other challenges for
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