THE United States ended their four-match losing run with a resounding 5-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in their opening game of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Sunday in San Jose. Mauricio Pochettino and his team, which is missing several Europe-based regulars, had faced plenty of criticism after recent friendly defeats to Turkey and Switzerland….
FORMER Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris ranked Los Angeles FC’s chances of beating Chelsea in their Club World Cup opener on Monday as “thin” but said his team have nothing to lose. The MLS side are underdogs against the Premier League giants, who secured their return to the Champions League this season and won the…
SPAIN’s Carlota Ciganda ended her eight-and-a-half year title drought with a one-shot victory at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan on Sunday. The veteran Spaniard, who had been part of a six-way tie for the lead after Saturday’s third round, closed with a five-under-par 67 to clinch her first win since winning in Mexico in…
HONG KONG: Oil prices extended gains Monday as Israel and Iran pounded each other with missiles for a fourth day and threatened further attacks, stoking fears of a lengthy conflict that could reignite inflation. Gold prices also rose back towards a record high thanks to a rush into safe havens, but while most equity markets…
Bitcoin (BTC) trades around $105K, stuck in a range due to Israel-Iran conflict uncertainty. BTC options show decisive flip to puts, signaling heightened investor anxiety and downside hedging. Despite near-term jitters, Bitcoin’s current cycle gain of 656% is impressive given its larger market cap. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around the $105,000 mark as the Asian…
Ethereum price started a fresh decline and tested the $2,450 zone. ETH is now correcting losses and might aim for a move above the $2,620 resistance. Ethereum started a fresh decline below the $2,750 level. The price is trading near $2,575 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a contracting triangle…
TEL AVIV: Iranian missiles struck Israel’s Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa on Monday, destroying homes and fuelling concerns among world leaders at this week’s G7 meeting that the battle between the two old enemies could lead to a broader regional conflict. Israeli media reported that three people were killed in the country’s…
KANANASKI: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said she told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that diplomacy was ultimately best on Iran, but stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. Von der Leyen said that she agreed with Netanyahu in a telephone call that “Iran should not have a nuclear weapon,…
KANANASKIS: More pressure must be exerted on Russia to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday, and urged the G7 nations to ramp up sanctions to achieve that goal. Leaders of the world’s largest industrial nations are meeting in Canada’s Rockies with European countries seeking to keep…
MINNEAPOLIS: Police arrested a man on Sunday who allegedly shot dead a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer, according to ABC News, citing several sources. ABC News said the man was arrested near his farm near Green Isle, Minnesota, but Minnesota Department of Public Safety did not immediately respond…
