Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
Novak Djokovic revealed on Thursday that he was “poisoned” by the food he consumed while detained during his visa saga at the 2022 Australian Open. The Serbian 24-times major winner had his visa canceled ahead of the tournament following days of drama over Australia’s COVID-19 entry rules and his unvaccinated status. The former world number was detained in a Melbourne hotel shared with asylum-seekers. “I realized that in that hotel in Melbourne, I was fed with some food that poisoned me,” Djokovic told GQ in an interview released on Thursday. He is known to monitor his diet strictly. “I had…
Barcelona advanced to their third consecutive Spanish Super Cup final with a commanding 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in Jeddah on Wednesday, thanks to goals from Gavi and Lamine Yamal. Gavi set the tone early, scoring in the 17th minute, while Yamal sealed the win just seven minutes into the second half. The 14-time Super Cup champions now await the winner of Thursday’s semifinal clash between holders Real Madrid and Mallorca to determine their opponent in Sunday’s final. Barcelona’s earliest chances fell to Raphinha, who first acrobatically volleyed over and then struck a powerful free kick that keeper Unai Simon…
Barcelona advanced to their third consecutive Spanish Super Cup final with a commanding 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in Jeddah on Wednesday, thanks to goals from Gavi and Lamine Yamal. Gavi set the tone early, scoring in the 17th minute, while Yamal sealed the win just seven minutes into the second half. The 14-time Super Cup champions now await the winner of Thursday’s semifinal clash between holders Real Madrid and Mallorca to determine their opponent in Sunday’s final. Barcelona’s earliest chances fell to Raphinha, who first acrobatically volleyed over and then struck a powerful free kick that keeper Unai Simon…
Barcelona advanced to their third consecutive Spanish Super Cup final with a commanding 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in Jeddah on Wednesday, thanks to goals from Gavi and Lamine Yamal. Gavi set the tone early, scoring in the 17th minute, while Yamal sealed the win just seven minutes into the second half. The 14-time Super Cup champions now await the winner of Thursday’s semifinal clash between holders Real Madrid and Mallorca to determine their opponent in Sunday’s final. Barcelona’s earliest chances fell to Raphinha, who first acrobatically volleyed over and then struck a powerful free kick that keeper Unai Simon…
Dani Olmo and Pau Victor have been cleared to play for Barcelona after Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) granted provisional approval for their registration on Wednesday, just four days after Spanish football authorities denied the club’s request. Barcelona signed Olmo and Victor during the offseason but, constrained by La Liga’s wage cap, could only register them for the first half of the campaign. On Saturday, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and La Liga rejected Barcelona’s bid to extend their registrations for the second half of the season. The CSD said its decision was “provisional until the final resolution of the…
Dani Olmo and Pau Victor have been cleared to play for Barcelona after Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) granted provisional approval for their registration on Wednesday, just four days after Spanish football authorities denied the club’s request. Barcelona signed Olmo and Victor during the offseason but, constrained by La Liga’s wage cap, could only register them for the first half of the campaign. On Saturday, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and La Liga rejected Barcelona’s bid to extend their registrations for the second half of the season. The CSD said its decision was “provisional until the final resolution of the…
Dani Olmo and Pau Victor have been cleared to play for Barcelona after Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) granted provisional approval for their registration on Wednesday, just four days after Spanish football authorities denied the club’s request. Barcelona signed Olmo and Victor during the offseason but, constrained by La Liga’s wage cap, could only register them for the first half of the campaign. On Saturday, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and La Liga rejected Barcelona’s bid to extend their registrations for the second half of the season. The CSD said its decision was “provisional until the final resolution of the…
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Lebanon very soon, the French presidency said on Thursday, after Macron spoke with Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army chief who was elected president, to congratulate him. The Elysee said in a statement that it would support Aoun’s efforts to form a new government, underlining that it must be capable of carrying out reforms necessary for Lebanon’s economic recovery and stability.
The Kremlin on Thursday said it was seeking an objective, impartial investigation into the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane last month, which killed at least 38 people. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has demanded justice and transparency from Moscow over the disaster, which he says was the result of accidental damage by Russian fire. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare public apology for the incident, but the Kremlin statement did not say Russia had shot down the plane, only noting that a criminal case had been opened.
Russia has launched more than 51,000 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine since the start of its full-blown invasion nearly three years ago, the Ukrainian air force said on Thursday. Guided, or glide, bombs are highly destructive and very hard to intercept. The air-launched weapons are conventional, often Soviet-era ordnance that have been fitted with wings and satellite-aided navigation to extend their range and precision. They are cheaper than ballistic and cruise missiles that Russia also regularly fires at Ukraine, and more abundant. Their destructive power means they can ravage even strongly fortified Ukrainian defensive positions, which have been steadily crumbling…