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Following a disappointing season that saw them miss the playoffs for the first time since 2015, New York City FC open the 2024 MLS season against Charlotte FC at Bank of America Stadium today. In the United States and Canada, the match (7:30 p.m. ET) will stream exclusively on MLS Season Pass through Apple TV. Here’s everything you need to know to watch Charlotte vs NYCFC. Watch Charlotte FC vs NYCFC on MLS Season Pass If you want to watch MLS this season, you’re going to need MLS Season Pass. It’s about as simple as that. While some games throughout…
Temporary suspension of traffic on some roads in Abu Dhabi will continue on Sunday for the final day of the UAE Tour cycling race, authorities said. The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) in Abu Dhabi said that there will be rolling closures in the garden city of Al Ain from 12pm to 4.40pm for the seventh stage of the tour. The seventh stage, named the International Holding Company Stage, will see the riders start at the Bait Mohammed bin Khalifa and finish atop the Jebel Hafeet, the second tallest mountain in the UAE. Stay up to date with the latest news.…
A farm tractor pulling a wagon loaded with Hindu devotees overturned and fell into a pond in northern India on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, including seven children, officials said. The wagon was carrying around 40 devotees on the way to take a ritual bath in the Ganges River when it veered off the road in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh state, police said. Over a dozen others were injured, some seriously. Authorities have banned tractor-pulled wagons for transporting passengers, but the order is generally flouted in rural India. In 2022, 26 people were killed in a similar accident…
England spinners Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley dominated proceedings on the second day of the fourth Test but Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 73 and an unbroken 42-run partnership between Dhruv Jurel (30) and Kuldeep Yadav helped India stage a partial comeback. India were 219/7 at the close of play on second day with the runs coming in 73 overs. Dhruv Jurel (30) and Kuldeep Yadav (17) were unbeaten on the crease and patiently negotiated England’s attack. Earlier in the day, England were bowled out for 353 with Joe Root unbeaten on 122. The visitors still have a lead of 134 runs. India…
With the launches of Helldivers 2, Nightingale, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Foamstars, and Skull & Bones, February 2024 has been packed with new multiplayer games planned to have live service tails. They have all released to varying degrees of success. Warner Bros. and analysts have suggested that Suicide Squad underperformed, while an Insider Gaming report claimed the same about Skull & Bones. On the other hand, games like Nightingale and Helldivers 2 have garnered much more interest from players. But even when these live service games do well and are designed with respect for players’ time and money in…
More than 100 people were reported killed early on Saturday in overnight strikes across Gaza, as Israel’s spy chief was in Paris for talks seeking to “unblock” progress towards a truce and the return of hostages held by Palestinian militants. The Paris negotiations come after a plan for a post-war Gaza unveiled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew criticism from key ally the United States and was rejected by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas on Friday. They also come as fears for civilians in the territory are deepening, with the UN warning of the growing risk of famine and…
Former World No6 Gael Monfils, Jordanian youngster Abdullah Shelbayh and No1 ranked Indian player Sumit Nagal, have all accepted wildcards to compete at the 32nd edition of this week’s ATP tournament at the ongoing Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. At 37 years and five months, Monfils is proving age is very much just a number; defeating Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-4 at the Qatar Open this week to become the oldest semifinalist in the tournament’s history. Shelbayh, ranked 230 in the world, put in an impressive performance during the same tournament to push Australian World No46 Alexei Popyrin to three…
Currently in electrifying form, Arsenal take on eighth-place Newcastle in a compelling Premier League battle today at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners have won five straight league matches in truly dominant fashion–they’ve outscored their opponents 21-2 in that stretch–but Newcastle present an interesting test, as they’ve scored multiple goals in eight straight matches across all competition. This one sets up as a potential thriller that you don’t want to miss. If you live in the United States, the match, which starts at 3:00 p.m. ET, will be broadcast solely on Peacock. Here’s everything you need to know to watch. Watch Arsenal…
Here’s an opportunity for residents and tourists to explore the rich Emirati culture and heritage as museums in Sharjah are open to the public for free until March 3. Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) will grant free entry to its museums such as Sharjah Fort (Al Hisn), Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, Bait Al Naboodah, and Hisn Khorfakkan. Additionally, SMA has rolled out ‘Museums Express’, a mobile bus museum initiative operational in Dibba Al Hisn on February 28, and at the Heart of Sharjah on March 1 and March 3, that will enable visitors to journey through various Sharjah Museum collections. Aside from…
A World War II-era bomb whose discovery prompted one of the largest peacetime evacuations in British history has been detonated at sea, the Ministry of Defense said on Saturday. The 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) explosive was discovered on Tuesday in the backyard of a home in Plymouth, a port city on the southwestern coast of Britain. More than 10,000 residents were evacuated to ensure their safety as a military convoy transported the unexploded bomb through a densely populated residential area to a ferry slipway, from which it was taken out to sea. “I think it is fair to say that the last…