Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
Borussia Dortmund dismissed coach Nuri Şahin on Wednesday following a shocking 2-1 Champions League loss to Bologna, marking their fourth consecutive defeat across all competitions. “Borussia Dortmund have released head coach Nuri Şahin with immediate effect following an internal analysis of recent sporting developments,” said the club in a statement. The Ruhr Valley club, last year’s Champions League finalists, conceded two goals in two minutes in the second half against the Italians after taking a 15th-minute lead. They have also lost all three league matches in 2025, dropping down to 10th place in the Bundesliga and putting their participation next…
Borussia Dortmund dismissed coach Nuri Şahin on Wednesday following a shocking 2-1 Champions League loss to Bologna, marking their fourth consecutive defeat across all competitions. “Borussia Dortmund have released head coach Nuri Şahin with immediate effect following an internal analysis of recent sporting developments,” said the club in a statement. The Ruhr Valley club, last year’s Champions League finalists, conceded two goals in two minutes in the second half against the Italians after taking a 15th-minute lead. They have also lost all three league matches in 2025, dropping down to 10th place in the Bundesliga and putting their participation next…
Borussia Dortmund dismissed coach Nuri Şahin on Wednesday following a shocking 2-1 Champions League loss to Bologna, marking their fourth consecutive defeat across all competitions. “Borussia Dortmund have released head coach Nuri Şahin with immediate effect following an internal analysis of recent sporting developments,” said the club in a statement. The Ruhr Valley club, last year’s Champions League finalists, conceded two goals in two minutes in the second half against the Italians after taking a 15th-minute lead. They have also lost all three league matches in 2025, dropping down to 10th place in the Bundesliga and putting their participation next…
Nepal announced a more than 35% hike in Mount Everest climbing permit fees, marking the first increase in nearly a decade, officials said Wednesday. Income from permit fees and other spending by foreign climbers is a key source of revenue and employment for the cash-strapped nation, home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains, including Mount Everest. A permit to climb the 8,849 meters (29,032 feet) Mount Everest will cost $15,000, said Narayan Prasad Regmi, director general of the Department of Tourism, announcing a 36% rise in the $11,000 fee that has been in place for nearly a decade.…
Nepal announced a more than 35% hike in Mount Everest climbing permit fees, marking the first increase in nearly a decade, officials said Wednesday. Income from permit fees and other spending by foreign climbers is a key source of revenue and employment for the cash-strapped nation, home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains, including Mount Everest. A permit to climb the 8,849 meters (29,032 feet) Mount Everest will cost $15,000, said Narayan Prasad Regmi, director general of the Department of Tourism, announcing a 36% rise in the $11,000 fee that has been in place for nearly a decade.…
Novak Djokovic reaffirmed his dominance at Melbourne Park with a stunning late-night triumph over rising star Carlos Alcaraz. In the latest chapter of a generational rivalry that has played out on the biggest stages, including last year’s Paris Olympics gold medal match-up, it was the 37-year-old Djokovic who maintained his hardcourt dominance over Alcaraz with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win. Defeat was a blow for the 21-year-old Spaniard as the French Open and Wimbledon champion’s bid to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam went up in flames and he was left to digest his third…
Novak Djokovic reaffirmed his dominance at Melbourne Park with a stunning late-night triumph over rising star Carlos Alcaraz. In the latest chapter of a generational rivalry that has played out on the biggest stages, including last year’s Paris Olympics gold medal match-up, it was the 37-year-old Djokovic who maintained his hardcourt dominance over Alcaraz with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win. Defeat was a blow for the 21-year-old Spaniard as the French Open and Wimbledon champion’s bid to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam went up in flames and he was left to digest his third…
Juventus were held to a 0-0 draw at Belgian champions Club Brugge in a largely uneventful Champions League clash on Tuesday. The hosts had their best chance to break the deadlock after the restart when forward Ferran Jutgla nutmegged defender Pierre Kalulu but his low attempt was just wide of the left post. Brugge goalkeeper Simon Mignolet stretched to deny midfielder Manuel Locatelli from distance late on, saving the only goal-bound effort in the match.
U.S.-backed terrorist group PKK/YPG, which runs a jail in northeastern Syria for Daesh members, says they oppose handing the facility over to the new rulers of Syria. They cite possible attacks by Daesh and claim monitoring its attempts to re-emerge. The YPG/PKK has said Daesh terrorists have already attempted two attacks on prisons in a bid to break out their comrades since Bashar Assad was toppled from power on Dec. 8. At a prison in the city of Hasakah, where some 4,500 Daesh members, including many foreigners, are incarcerated, a YPG/PKK terrorist predicted that Daesh would try again. “When the…
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to lift the Biden administration’s freeze on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel in his first days in office, Walla News reported on Monday, citing an interview with the Israeli envoy to Washington. Trump is also expected to reverse sanctions the Biden administration imposed against Israeli settlers accused of violent attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Mike Herzog told Walla News.