Paris : Maxime Hamou was banished from the French Open on Tuesday after the French player kissed and cuddled a TV journalist following his first-round exit, the French tennis federation (FFT) said. “The management of the tournament has decided to revoke Maxime Hamou’s accreditation following his reprehensible behaviour with a journalist yesterday,” the FFT said […]
London : Anil Kumble is not the man who ever moved away from the thick of battle. A big man, he’s got an imposing presence and a booming voice. That voice is heard often and loud during practice and team meetings. India’s coaches of the recent vintage have mostly been quieter men, such as John […]
Amritsar : SGPC chief Kirpal Singh Badungar has sought the support of Sikh hardliners to ensure that the anniversary of Operation Bluestar on June 6 passes off peacefully. He held a meeting with SAD(A) president Simranjit Singh Mann at Fatehgarh Sahib yesterday. The latter told Badungar that his supporters would offer prayers during the religious […]
United Nations, May 31 : US Ambassador Nikki Haley, who has accused the United Nations of anti-Israel bias, will travel to Israel next week and deliver an address to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Haley will be the first US ambassador to address the rights council, speaking at a session on June 6 […]
Washington, May 31 : The US military said it had intercepted a mock-up of an intercontinental ballistic missile in a first-of-its-kind test that comes amid concerns over North Korea’s weapons programme. A ground-based interceptor launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California “successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile target” fired from the Reagan Test Site […]