Far-right win leaves Germany’s Merz shaken as AfD plots path to power

Election result could test Germany’s mainstream parties’ refusal to work with AfD, known as the ‘firewall’ Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Ulrich Siegmund speaks accompanied by party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla at the AfD election party after polls closed in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections and exit polls were announced,…

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Adidas apologises after campaign featuring former Israeli soldier sparks boycott calls

Company describes posters as a local promotion of its Single Shoe service as critics point to Gaza’s amputation crisis Adidas signage is seen on their store at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, New York, US. Photo: REUTERS/file German sportswear company Adidas apologised on Monday after an advertising campaign featuring a former Israeli…

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Sabalenka reaches US Open quarters

NEW YORK: Aryna Sabalenka kept her US Open three-peat bid alive Sunday, charging into the US Open quarter-finals with a confidence boosting victory over tricky American Taylor Townsend. Sabalenka took everything the multi-faceted Townsend threw at her to emerge with a 6-4, 6-3 victory, winning the last five games to push her Flushing Meadows win…

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Fatima fined for Asia Cup conduct breach

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 percent of her match fee for breaching Level 1 of the International Cricket Council’s Code of Conduct during her team’s Women’s Asia Cup defeat by India. Fatima was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, relating…

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