Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
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.
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on his inauguration in a statement on Monday, saying he is looking forward to improving relations between the two countries.
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.
China says it is concerned about the announcement that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Paris climate deal, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday. China is actively responding to climate change and will jointly promote global green and low-carbon transition, Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular news briefing.
Qatar’s Prime Minister said in Davos on Tuesday he hoped the Palestinian Authority would return to play a governing role in Gaza once the war with Israel comes to an end. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Switzerland, two days after the ceasefire Qatar helped broker came into effect in Gaza, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani cautioned that Gazans — and not any other country — should dictate the way the enclave will be governed. “We hope to see the PA back in Gaza. We hope to see a government that will really address the issues…
UK premier Keir Starmer told Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday that the peace process in the Middle East should pave the way for a Palestinian state, Downing Street said. “The prime minister added that the UK stands ready to do everything it can to support a political process, which should also lead to a viable and sovereign Palestinian state,” a UK government spokesperson said following a call between the two leaders.