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Serena Williams (Xinhua) NEW YORK - The 23-time Grand Slam singles winner Serena Williams bowed out in the US Open hereon Friday after a 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 third-round loss to Australian Ajla Tomljanovic while defending men's champion Daniil Medvedev defeated China's Wu Yibing. The American tennis legend thanked her parents, older sister Venus, and fans after the match. "It's been the most incredible ride and journey I've ever been on in my life," she said. The Women&#39...

NEW YORK (AFP) – Rafael Nadal overcame a freak injury scare when he accidentally hit himself with his own racquet to reach the US Open third round on Thursday as Serena Williams saw one chapter of her epic tennis journey close. Nadal defeated Italy’s Fabio Fognini 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 but only after suffering a […]

Azlan Othman Brunei Darussalam’s economy contracted by 4.2 per cent year-on-year (y/y) in Q1 2022, following declines in the previous five quarters. The country had experienced such growth outcomes before, when the economy contracted for seven consecutive quarters from Q3 2013 Q3 to Q1 2015. The two major downside risks which contributed to the weakness […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and Kerala on September 1-2 to commission the first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi and will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 3,800 crores in Mangaluru.

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Terming the India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial meeting an opportunity to review security cooperation between the two nations, India on Thursday said that Japan has offered to host the next meeting.

Fadhil Yunus The Brunei Darussalam national women tennis team continued their campaign in Pool ‘A’ of the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/ Oceania Group II 2022 with a 3-0 loss to Uzbekistan at the Central Stadium Frunze in Dushanbe, Tajikistan yesterday. Brunei’s Chong Ming Rui suffered a 6-1 6-2 straight-set defeat at the hands of […]

CINCINNATI (AFP) – Borna Coric, who only returned in March after missing a year with a shoulder injury, dominated fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas early yesterday to win the ATP Cincinnati Masters. The world number 152 from Croatia dispatched the Greek star 7-6 (7/0), 6-2 to become the lowest-ranked player to ever lift a Masters trophy. […]

ONDON (AP) – Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has been fined GBP35,000 (USD41,000) and given a one-match touchline ban over his scuffle with Tottenham counterpart Antonio Conte after last week’s Premier League derby. Conte was fined GBP15,000 (USD18,000) but avoided a touchline ban after both managers admitted improper conduct during the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. […]

Azlan Othman A local woman, Zuraiyati binti Haji Zainal, was fined BND900 for an offence under the Excise Order 2006 for possessing 135.8 kilogrammes of chicken tails and 9.2 kilogrammes of raw beef with dubious origins in her home. This was announced by the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) yesterday following an integrated operation by […]