Abu Dhabi: In a night of 14 high-level Jiu-Jitsu and MMA matchups, USA’s Urijah Faber and Brazil’s Rayron Gracie emerged champions of the fifth Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship (ADXC) at the Mubadala Arena on Friday. Faber took home the No-Gi trophy and Gracie went home with a flag. Faber showed his stamina by defeating Brazil's … Read more
With just two weeks to go until the start of Australia's biggest TV night, a British superstar has been announced as the headline performer.
BERLIN: Police said 22 people were injured on Saturday when an explosion occurred in the paddock area of Germany’s famous Nurbergring racetrack. One person was seriously injured, three others were seriously injured and the rest suffered minor injuries in what police said was an explosion of compressed air cylinders on Friday night, German news agency … Read more
Veteran actress Jamie Lee Curtis has made a furious backlash after getting into trouble for making an illegal remark at Comic-Con.
KABUL: Ahmadullah Faizi was delighted when he found a way for his 16-year-old daughter to continue her education after the Taliban closed down her school in Kabul three years ago. She took an online class in graphic design. Virtual learning was a little different from what she had planned, since she wanted to study computer … Read more
Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes has shared “bad news” about his health after suffering another setback while on tour.
CARACAS: Venezuela braced for fresh protests on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro's disputed election victory was ratified, with a growing number of countries recognising his opposition rival as the true winner.Maduro and the opposition led by Maria Corina Machado and her presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia have called on their supporters to protest this weekend … Read more
There are growing new hopes that Hamish and Andy's lifetime ban from the Olympic Village could soon be overturned.
TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday it expected Lebanon's Tehran-backed Hezbollah to strike deeper into Israel and no longer confine itself to military targets after Israel killed a Hezbollah military commander. Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israeli forces almost daily, saying it has been targeting military positions across the border since its Palestinian ally Hamas … Read more
A Channel 9 weatherman was left baffled after being tapped to replace comedian Colin Jost as the host of the Olympics on a major US TV network.
