MADRID : Rafael Nadal thrashed 16-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch 6-1 6-0 in the first round of the Madrid Open on Thursday and will face Australian 10th seed Alex de Minaur next.The 22-time Grand Slam champion broke the American at the first opportunity in the second game before grabbing the…

JAKARTA: Indonesians celebrated on Friday (Apr 26) after their spirited men’s team beat South Korea in the under-23 Asian Cup quarter-finals in a dramatic penalty shootout, leaving them one step from qualifying for the Olympics for only the second time. They won 11-10 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Doha on Thursday night. The top three teams will qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris while the fourth-placed side will face an Asian-African…

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Would a ban really mean the end of TikTok in the US? Users can likely find workarounds to access TikTok, said Assoc Prof Lee of SUSS. For instance, users can mask their location using a virtual private network (VPN), though this could violate TikTok’s terms of service. Users can also…

The ability of civilians to return to northern Gaza unimpeded and the pull-back or repositioning of Israeli forces have been sticking points in previous rounds of ceasefire negotiations in which Egypt and Qatar have acted as mediators. A meeting between Egyptian and Israeli officials was expected to take place on…

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Shares of Hertz Global slumped 24 per cent and were on track for their sharpest one-day percentage fall on record on Thursday after the company reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, highlighting its struggles with the EV rental business.The company is slimming down the business due to weak demand, with plans…

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