Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
Indonesia’s new coach, Patrick Kluivert, aims to secure a spot in the 2026 World Cup and is determined to begin his tenure with a strong performance against Australia. The former Netherlands striker replaced South Korean Shin Tae-yong, who was dismissed last day with Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) chief Erick Thohir calling for better leadership. “From the first two games I would love to have at least four points,” Kluivert said during his unveiling at a press conference in Jakarta. Indonesia are third in their qualifying group, well adrift of leaders Japan but only a point behind Australia in the battle…
Indonesia’s new coach, Patrick Kluivert, aims to secure a spot in the 2026 World Cup and is determined to begin his tenure with a strong performance against Australia. The former Netherlands striker replaced South Korean Shin Tae-yong, who was dismissed last day with Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) chief Erick Thohir calling for better leadership. “From the first two games I would love to have at least four points,” Kluivert said during his unveiling at a press conference in Jakarta. Indonesia are third in their qualifying group, well adrift of leaders Japan but only a point behind Australia in the battle…
Aryna Sabalenka began her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sloane Stephens on Sunday, following rain delays that disrupted the tournament’s opening day at Melbourne Park. The top seed did not have it all her own way against the 2017 U.S. Open champion but wrapped up the win in little more than an hour on Rod Laver Arena, one of three courts where play continued under closed roofs during the deluge. Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, who lost to Sabalenka in last year’s final, reached the second round indoors, while men’s sixth seed…
Aryna Sabalenka began her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sloane Stephens on Sunday, following rain delays that disrupted the tournament’s opening day at Melbourne Park. The top seed did not have it all her own way against the 2017 U.S. Open champion but wrapped up the win in little more than an hour on Rod Laver Arena, one of three courts where play continued under closed roofs during the deluge. Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, who lost to Sabalenka in last year’s final, reached the second round indoors, while men’s sixth seed…
Aryna Sabalenka began her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sloane Stephens on Sunday, following rain delays that disrupted the tournament’s opening day at Melbourne Park. The top seed did not have it all her own way against the 2017 U.S. Open champion but wrapped up the win in little more than an hour on Rod Laver Arena, one of three courts where play continued under closed roofs during the deluge. Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, who lost to Sabalenka in last year’s final, reached the second round indoors, while men’s sixth seed…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on allies on Sunday to honour all promises to supply Ukraine with weapons, including those to counter Russian air attacks. Zelenskiy said that over the past week Russian forces had launched hundreds of strikes on Ukraine and nearly 700 aerial bombs and over 600 attack drones were used. Ukrainian air defences downed 60 out of 94 drones launched by Russia overnight, the air force said on Sunday. It said that 34 drones were “lost”, in reference to Ukraine’s use of electronic warfare to redirect Russian drones. “Every week, the Russian war continues only because the…
Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane netted a 68th-minute penalty to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday in their first league match after the winter break, keeping them four points clear of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen. The England captain sent Gladbach keeper Moritz Nicolas the wrong way to break the deadlock and bag his 15th league goal this season. Bayern had control of the game with some 70% possession in the first half but struggled to convert that to goals after going close through Thomas Mueller and Leon Goretzka. The Bavarians, who had several more chances to…
Iran announced on Sunday that a national held in Italy had return home, shortly after Rome said it was seeking to revoke his arrest and extradition warrant. Mohammad Abedini, 38, was arrested in Italy last month at the behest of the United States, which accused him of supplying sophisticated drone navigation technology to Iran’s military, in violation of US sanctions. “Esmaeil Baqaei, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced the release of Mr. Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, an Iranian citizen detained in Italy, and his return to his homeland,” the ministry said in a statement. The Iranian judiciary’s official…
Iran was holding air defence exercises on Saturday, state media reported, as the country braces for more friction with arch-enemy Israel and the United States under incoming U.S. president Donald Trump. The war games take place as Iranian leaders face the risk that Trump could empower Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attack Iran’s nuclear sites, while further tightening U.S. sanctions on its oil industry through his “maximum pressure” policy. “In these exercises,…defence systems will practice the fight against air, missile and electronic warfare threats in real battlefield conditions… to protect the country’s skies and sensitive and vital areas,” Iranian…
Israel will send a delegation headed by the chief of its Mossad intelligence agency to Qatar to continue talks over a possible hostage deal in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on Saturday.