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Despite delivering some solid performance the UAE trio fell short of stamping their ticket for golf’s third Major at Pinehurst By Nick Tarratt Khaleej Times Guest Golf Writer The final qualifying rounds for the US Open, often referred to as ‘Golf’s Longest Day’ with 36 holes being played on a single day, took place this week and resulted in mixed luck for the aspirants. As many as 687 players competed for the final 44 available spots at 10 USGA qualifiers. In total 10,052 golfers attempted to qualify. Of the 44 golfers who made it, 22 of them are fully exempt…

It’s advice that you’ve probably heard before: Even with one of the best TVs around today, you need a soundbar (or other sound system) to accompany it. It can feel like the sound gets left out of the equation. However, this deal on the Sonos Arc — a pickup straight from the top of our list of the best Sonos soundbars — marks it down to $719. That’s a savings of $181 off of its typical price of $900. Tap the button below to see it for yourself and pick one up for your current or new TV set or…

On May 17 this year, an incident occurred 2,600 km off the Indian coast. The Indian Navy located the position of a Malta-flagged Bulk Carrier MV Ruen that had been captured by Somali pirates who were demanding $60million for its release. The Indian warship Kolkata confirmed the presence of pirates aboard using a drone, after which a batch of Indian Navy’s elite commandos were air-dropped onto Ruen. The Indian commandos quickly rescued the crew and apprehended the 35 pirates. While the hijacking of the Ruen by Somali pirates was their first successful attack on commercial shipping tankers since 2017, it…

Oil prices fell more than $1 on Tuesday on scepticism about an Opec+ decision to boost supply later this year into a global market where demand has already shown signs of weakness. Extending losses from a four-month low in the previous session, Brent crude futures were down $1.11, or 1.4 per cent, at $77.25 a barrel by 1336 GMT. Brent’s closing price on Monday was below $80 for the first time since Feb. 7 after falling more than 3 per cent. At its lowest on Tuesday, Brent traded at $76.76, less than $2 shy of this year’s nadir of $74.79…

World number one Novak Djokovic’s disappointing season continued on Tuesday when the defending French Open champion was forced to pull out of the Grand Slam before his quarterfinal with a knee injury that could threaten his Wimbledon and Olympic chances. The injury, sustained in his fourth-round win over Francisco Cerundolo, ended the Serb’s quest to win a record-extending 25th Grand Slam trophy and will result in him losing his top ranking to Italian Jannik Sinner later this month. “Due to a torn medial meniscus in his right knee (discovered during an MRI scan), Djokovic, who was supposed to play Casper…

Just 10 years ago or so, the idea of taking a laptop to class was just starting to become normal, with teachers and professors being 50/50 on whether they should be allowed. Nowadays, everything has gone digital, and having a good laptop for studies is important. Luckily, you don’t have to spring for the best laptop on the market, and if you’re not a heavy user, then you can go for the best budget laptops instead. Either way, be sure to check out our laptop buying guide, as well as some of our other roundups, like these laptop deals and…

Short walks, no queues and no crowding – the new Al Maktoum international airport in Dubai will reimagine how airports work. “We want to get the intimacy of travel back,” said Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports. “[We will] eliminate most of the legacy elements that exist in airports which have been there for a long time.” Griffiths was talking at a panel discussion at the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which concludes in Dubai on Tuesday. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channel Re-imagining the way airports work…

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party conceded defeat on Tuesday in a constituency where the inauguration of a grand Hindu temple just months ago by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen as an event that would cement his legacy and the party’s poll victory. The BJP looks set for heavy losses in the bellwether northern state of Uttar Pradesh, as the opposition Samajwadi Party and Congress race ahead in more than half of its 80 seats, including in Ayodhya city in the Faizabad constituency where Modi inaugurated the temple in January. The opening of the temple dedicated to a Hindy deity,…

Elation over record passenger figures is tinged with frustration at the airline trade body’s annual meeting as carriers lament years-long delays to deliveries of new Boeing aircraft. Headline projections of nearly five billion passengers and close to $1 trillion in revenues this year, both records, were reasons for celebration at the IATA annual general meeting in Dubai. But the figures would have been stronger without the problems facing Boeing, one of the two major aircraft suppliers along with Airbus, whose safety and manufacturing standards are under the spotlight. “It is suppressing growth at the moment, without question,” said International Air…

I am now off to Houston, Texas for this week’s LIV Golf event after which I plan to stay on in the US for the third Major of the year, next week’s US Open at Pinehurst. I was with Danny Willett at the European Open last week. Danny narrowly missed the cut – however, we both saw signs that he was on his way back to the ‘old’ Danny. He just believes he needs some more time and to play in more tournaments, apparently ‘more reps’ is the modern saying. I also had a look at the game of Guido…