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Germany crush debutants Curacao

LOS ANGELES: Germany swept aside tiny Curacao at the World Cup on Sunday, thrashing the debutants 7-1 in Houston while the Iran team touched down in the United States. Curacao, the smallest nation by population ever to qualify for the tournament, came face-to-face with the four-time winners and despite Livano Comenencia scoring an early equalizer…

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Japan fight back in Dutch thriller

LOS ANGELES: Japan scored an 88th-minute equaliser as they twice fought back to rescue a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in front of 69,285 in Texas on Sunday to open their World Cup campaigns. A match that had bubbled away in the first period sparked into life in the second half. Netherlands skipper Virgil van…

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UN Chief condemns new Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Guterres urges all parties to show maximum restraint amid renewed US and Iran ceasefire agreement United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, April 27, 2026. REUTERS United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, condemned new Israeli strikes amid important ceasefire…

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Hamilton claims his first Ferrari win

Ferrari’s British driver Lewis Hamilton triumphed in the Barcelona Grand Prix for his first win with the Italian team and in nearly two years. Photo: AFP BARCELONA: Lewis Hamilton claimed his first victory for Ferrari on Sunday at the Barcelona-Catalunya Formula One Grand Prix, ending championship leader Kimi Antonelli’s five-race winning streak. The seven-time world…

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