It’s FINAL for Messi!!

DOHA. — Argentina captain Lionel Messi says Sunday’s final will be the last FIFA World Cup game of his career. The 35-year-old forward scored his fifth goal of Qatar 2022…

India in command against Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG. — Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer pulled India out a hole yesterday to put their side in a strong position at 278-6 on the opening day of the first…

Inflation at five-month low boosts case for smaller rate hike

Bloomberg South Africa’s inflation slowed to a five-month low in November, bolstering the case for a less aggressive interest-rate hike early next year. The headline consumer-price index rose 7.4 percent…

UK politicians are using ‘Putinophobia’ to dismiss dissent

Timur Fomenko British nurses must drop their demands for better pay to “send a message to Putin,” a minister has said. Britain’s nurses are soon set to go on strike.…

Messi one match away from immortality!

DOHA. — Lionel Messi’s last dance will continue until the music stops in Qatar on Sunday as he now stands just 90 minutes away from the ultimate accolade of having…

Messi dubbed greatest player of all time

DOHA. — Lionel Messi was dubbed the greatest player of all time as he led Argentina into the FIFA World Cup final — and surely one last chance to win…

Oil steadies after two-day rally

Oil edged lower ahead of a decision on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve after rallying 6 percent over the previous two sessions. US consumer prices posted the smallest monthly…

Rafiq driven out of England for speaking against racism

LONDON. — Cricketer Azeem Rafiq says he has “been driven out of the country” by “threats and abuse” since “opening his heart out” about racism at Yorkshire. Speaking to the…

European, US stock futures edge higher

European and US equity futures rose while a gauge of Asian stocks inched closer to a bull market as investors weighed a slowdown in inflation ahead of the Federal Reserve’s…

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