Qatar doomed as Iran closes on World Cup
Author: AFPFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490355945331812000DOHA: Iran all but ended Qatar’s hopes of reaching the World Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory in Doha on Thursday that exploded at the final whistle when staff and players from both sides clashed.Iran coach Carlos Queiroz, formerly an assistant to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, further inflamed the home […]
Brazil on brink; Messi revives Argentina
Author: AFPFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490355757901784800MONTEVIDEO: Brazil thrashed Uruguay to move to the brink of the World Cup finals on Thursday as Lionel Messi got Argentina’s faltering qualification campaign back on track with the only goal to sink Chile.A superb hat trick from China-based midfielder Paulinho powered Brazil to a 4-1 drubbing of the Uruguayans in Montevideo to leave […]
Google ad boycott could aim ire at ad-serving software
Author: Agence France PresseFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490334241739489400 SAN FRANCISCO: Google’s money-making foundation is strong enough to endure a current boycott by advertisers, but the movement could rattle the practice of software “programmed” ad placement, analysts said on Thursday. The Internet giant’s core business of serving up advertising along with online search results appeared to be safe from the […]
Amazon to buy online retailer Souq.com
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490295210253431700DUBAI: Amazon.com Inc. has agreed in principle to buy Dubai-based Internet retailer Souq.com, one of the best-known names in the Middle East’s online shopping market, sources familiar with the deal said on Wednesday.Souq.com, which sells consumer electronics, fashion, household items and other goods, lays claim on its website to being the largest e-commerce site […]
Thanks Lippi! China hails coach after upset win
Author: AFPFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490355504371754900BEIJING: Chinese fans and state-run media heaped praise on coach Marcello Lippi on Friday after a stunning win over South Korea kept their World Cup qualifying campaign alive.“Thanks Lippi,” gushed state broadcaster CCTV, after China climbed off the bottom of Group A following Thursday’s 1-0 victory in Changsha.Lippi, who led Italy to the 2006 […]
Verizon, AT&T suspend ads from Google over offensive videos
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490295210233431400NEW YORK: US wireless carriers Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. said on Wednesday they have suspended digital advertising on Google’s YouTube and other advertising platforms not related to search over concerns that their ads may have run next to extremist videos.Verizon and AT&T joined a list of well-known British brands such as retailer […]
YSL football tourney kicks off on May 12
Author: ARAB NEWSFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490348139870284600JEDDAH: Top football academies and schools will take part in the fourth Young Soccer League (YSL) championships for Under-14 and Under-17 teams, organized by the JSC Soccer Academy, will be held at the Spanish Academy Club in Faisaliya District, Jeddah, from May 12.The event will help national and expat teenagers to test their […]
Oil bounces off November lows, bloated US stockpiles pressure market
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490295210203431100SINGAPORE: Oil prices recovered on Thursday from losses chalked up the session before, but the market remained under pressure as bloated US crude inventories and rising output dampen OPEC-led efforts to curb global production.Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil, were at $50.99 per barrel at 0621 GMT, up 35 cents, or 0.7 […]
DeMar DeRozan gets 40, Raptors rally again to beat Heat
Author: APFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490344474449974400MIAMI: Down by 15 early, the Toronto Raptors had no reason to panic.Trouble brings out their best.DeMar DeRozan scored 40 points — doing that back-to-back for the first time in his career — and the Raptors clamped down defensively in the final three quarters to beat the Miami Heat 101-84 in the NBA on […]
Taiwan unveils $29bn stimulus amid uncertainty over US, China
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490294631763334400TAIPEI: Taiwan announced a T$882.4 billion ($29 billion) stimulus package on Thursday to boost its export-driven economy in the face of uncertainty from its two largest trading partners, the US and China.Taiwan’s trade-reliant economy is showing signs of recovery, but it is highly vulnerable to protectionist policies from US President Donald Trump and increasing […]
