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Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.
Tennis-Wimbledon win was big confidence enhance in powerful yr: Djokovic
Novak Djokovic stated his Wimbledon triumph gave him a much-needed enhance of confidence throughout a troublesome season and that it laid the platform for a robust end to the yr. Djokovic was deported from Australia within the lead-up to the yr’s first Grand Slam in January for not being vaccinated towards COVID-19. The Serb then struggled to hit high type and solely started displaying glimpses of his finest on the finish of the clay season.
Cricket-England face New Zealand with one eye on the skies
England should get previous in-form New Zealand on Tuesday if they’re to get their Twenty20 World Cup marketing campaign again on monitor however their hopes of reaching the semi-finals would additionally undergo a heavy blow if the Brisbane climate refuses to play ball. England are in a precarious place after their rain-hit defeat to Eire and with final week’s eagerly-anticipated encounter with champions Australia deserted with no ball being bowled.
NHL roundup: Geese win in OT to finish 7-game slide
Trevor Zegras scored his second objective of the sport at 2:15 of time beyond regulation and the Anaheim Geese got here again to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Sunday. Zegras completed a rush with a shot from the left circle for his sixth objective of the season, ending Anaheim’s seven-game shedding streak. The Geese trailed 3-1 lower than a minute into the third interval.
Soccer-Belgium striker Lukaku injured once more three weeks earlier than World Cup
Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has injured his hamstring once more after making a comeback from two months on the sidelines, the Serie A membership stated on Monday, three weeks earlier than the World Cup kicks off in Qatar. Lukaku, on mortgage at Inter from Chelsea, returned to motion within the Champions League group sport final week towards Viktoria Plzen — wherein he scored — and performed within the weekend Serie A conflict with Sampdoria, getting on the pitch for 29 minutes throughout each matches.
NBA roundup: LeBron James, Anthony Davis lead Lakers to first win
LeBron James scored 26 factors, Anthony Davis added 23 to go along with 15 rebounds and the host Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 121-110 on Sunday evening for his or her first win in six video games this season. Lonnie Walker IV scored 18 factors, as did reserve Russell Westbrook, who additionally had eight rebounds and eight assists for Los Angeles.
Soccer-‘Pumped’ Caicedo needs world to note Ecuador
Already having fun with a breakout season with Brighton & Hove Albion within the Premier League, Ecuador’s 20-year-old midfielder Moises Caicedo is set to burnish his popularity additional with a finest ever World Cup for his nationwide facet. The fast-improving Caicedo, whom British media say is on the radar of elite golf equipment with an 85 million pound ($98 million) price ticket, has change into a lynchpin for Ecuador who face hosts Qatar on Nov. 20 within the first sport of the World Cup.
Tennis-Davis Cup to change into a part of ATP Tour calendar in 2023
The Davis Cup will change into a part of the ATP Tour calendar from subsequent yr beneath a deal signed on Monday between the governing physique of males’s tennis, the Worldwide Tennis Federation (ITF), and match promoters Kosmos. The choices replicate a rising cooperation between the lads’s and ladies’s excursions and the ITF which have moved in direction of streamlining the governance of the sport because the COVID disaster disrupted the 2020 season.
NFL roundup: Invoice Belichick makes historical past as Pats overpower Jets
Invoice Belichick grew to become the second-winningest coach in NFL historical past and Nick People kicked 5 subject objectives because the New England Patriots pulled off a 22-17 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J. Belichick earned his 325th win (common and postseason) to move George Halas (324) on the all-time checklist. New England (4-4) additionally gained its thirteenth straight sport towards the Jets (5-3).
Soccer-France’s Pogba to overlook World Cup after failing to recuperate from surgical procedure – agent
France midfielder Paul Pogba will miss the World Cup after failing to recuperate from knee surgical procedure in time for subsequent month’s match in Qatar, his agent stated on Monday. Pogba underwent an operation in September however his agent stated that, following a medical overview, the midfielder wouldn’t but return to the Juventus squad or be part of up with France for the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup.
Motor racing-Mexico penalty level leaves Gasly near a race ban
Pierre Gasly should keep out of bother till Could — properly into subsequent season — after Sunday’s Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix left the AlphaTauri driver simply two penalty factors away from a System One race ban. The Frenchman, who’s becoming a member of Renault-owned Alpine on the finish of the yr as substitute for Fernando Alonso, now has 10 factors on his licence with 12 in a 12 month interval triggering an automated suspension.
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Residents of Lahore are suffering from the toxic haze that has pushed the city’s Air Quality Index to off-the-chart levels by U.S. standards.
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“You can’t do an eight minute walk to your classes. You can’t do that. You can’t sit outside because the second you do, you start getting horrible chest pains.” “This is Fostair. Everyone has a right to clean air. Everyone has a right to enjoy seeing the sun.”
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China officially 'doesn't care' about Trump win; unofficially, experts say Beijing is rattled
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — The official response from Xi Jinping’s communist China to President-elect Trump’s victory was formulaic.
“Our policy towards the U.S. is consistent,” foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters Wednesday afternoon. “We will continue to view and handle China-U.S. relations in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful co-existence and win-win cooperation.”
National Taiwan University Department of Philosophy professor Yuan Juzheng returned to Taiwan from a trip to China on Monday, where, he noted, nearly everyone he met with wanted to talk about the U.S. election. He told Fox News Digital a Trump win is a “worst-case scenario” for Beijing. China experts, as well as Chinese citizens online, believe the next four years under President-elect Trump will almost certainly worsen already strained ties.
During the campaign, Trump made it abundantly clear he would adopt a tariff-based approach to trade with China. Professor Yuan explained that China had “not been prepared psychologically” when, around 2018, President Trump hit huge Chinese companies such as Huawei with tariffs.
TAIWAN REACTS TO TRUMP’S THEY ‘SHOULD PAY US FOR DEFENSE’ COMMENTS
But this time around, Yuan says, China knows how much such policies will hurt, and they will come at a time when China’s domestic economy is not doing well.
“Three key issues will continue to dominate the U.S.-China relationship. They are the three T’s — trade, technology and Taiwan,” Zhiqun Zhu, a professor of political science and international relations at Bucknell University, told Fox News Digital a few hours before Trump’s stunning triumph became official.
On Wednesday, Taiwan President William Lai wrote on X, “Sincere congratulations to President-elect @realDonaldTrump on your victory. I’m confident that the longstanding # Taiwan – #US partnership, built on shared values & interests, will continue to serve as a cornerstone for regional stability & lead to greater prosperity for us all.”
Taiwanese Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao, also via X, added, “I join President Lai in offering my congratulations to President Trump, VP-elect Vance, and the American people. Looking forward building a strong Taiwan-US partnership, for freedom, peace, and economic prosperity.”
The Taiwanese public has had mixed views about the U.S. election. Some here find Trump’s often brash and blunt personality unappealing. One recent poll showed over 50% of the Taiwanese preferred Harris to Trump. However, many Taiwanese have also said they viewed Trump as potentially “better for Taiwan,” mostly due to an expectation that he will take a hard line on China. That expectation is shared on the other side of the Taiwan Strait.
Ross Darrell Feingold, a Taipei-based lawyer and commentator on local and regional politics, is among a small group of Americans living in Taiwan who are active on TouTiao, a Chinese information platform owned by ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok. With over 150 million daily users, TouTiao could be likened to a hybrid of Facebook and X.
On the Sunday before the U.S. election, Feingold posted a question on TouTiao that was finally allowed to be published after some rewording due to China’s strict internet controls.
“As a Chinese person, do you think Trump or Kamala Harris will be more harmful to China-US relations?” he wrote.
ENCIRCLING TAIWAN WAS A SMOKESCREEN FOR CHINA’S REAL GOAL OF CONVINCING US NOT TO INTERVENE, EXPERT SAYS More than 30,000 people viewed the question, and roughly 5,500 provided a variety of answers that included some direct support for Democratic nominee Harris, whom Chinese netizens have given the nickname “Ha Ha Sister,” a reference to the vice president’s exuberant laughter.
Feingold, however, noted the near unanimity in Chinese netizens’ comments that the U.S. is hostile toward China and doesn’t wish to see it rise to its rightful place as a global power.
“Based on the comments I received on TouTiao, the public in China seems to think the U.S. — led by a leader from either party — would seek to restrain China’s growth,” Feingold told Fox News Digital.
He added that it can be difficult to determine whether internet comments reflect genuine personal opinions or are merely the parroting of ideas from China’s state-run media. Overall, Feingold says, the Chinese public has begun to take American policies personally, interpreting them as being directed at ordinary Chinese people rather than critiques of the governing Chinese Communist Party.
Zhu, the Bucknell professor, laid it out starkly in comments to Fox News Digital, saying, “While over 80% of Americans surveyed view China negatively now, the positive Chinese views of America have also dropped. … What is different now than a few years ago is that many Chinese, including liberals in China, have become more critical of the United States… and believe the U.S. is not welcoming Chinese students, tourists and businesspeople.” Zhu noted that some states such as Florida have cut virtually all cultural and educational exchanges with Beijing.
Japan, which also has a tense relationship with China, offered its congratulations to Trump on Wednesday. Barron’s quoted Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as saying he hoped the countries’ alliance would move “to new heights” during Trump’s second term.
In a post on X, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol both congratulated and praised Trump, writing, “Under your strong leadership, the future of the ROK [Republic of Korea]-U.S. alliance and America will shine brighter. Look forward to working closely with you.”
And despite the views of some that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un would welcome the return of Trump to the White House, there was no immediate official comment from the so-called “Hermit Kingdom.” But North Korea “fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea” hours before the U.S. election on Tuesday. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
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South Korea says ‘not ruling out’ supplying weapons to Ukraine
South Korea is not ruling out providing weapons directly to Ukraine, President Yoon Suk-yeol has said, following North Korea’s deployment of troops to support Russia in its war.
Pyongyang’s involvement in the conflict presented a threat to Seoul, as the reclusive state’s soldiers get much-needed combat experience, which its military lacks, and additionally gets rewarded by Moscow with sensitive military technology transfers, Yoon told a news conference on Thursday.
South Korea, a major arms exporter, has a longstanding policy of not providing weapons to countries in conflict.
“Now, depending on the level of North Korean involvement, we will gradually adjust our support strategy in phases,” Yoon said.
“This means we are not ruling out the possibility of providing weapons.”
Yoon said he discussed North Korea with United States president-elect Donald Trump in a phone conversation that laid the groundwork for a face-to-face meeting in the “near future”.
North Korea has become one of the most vocal and important backers of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
South Korea and the West have long accused Pyongyang of supplying artillery shells and missiles to Moscow for use in Ukraine.
But intelligence reports from Seoul, Washington and NATO have revealed that North Korea has deployed 10,000 troops to Russia, indicating an even deeper involvement in the conflict.
Yoon said his office would monitor the unfolding developments related to the operations of North Korean soldiers, and if he decided to provide weapons to Ukraine, the initial batch would be defensive.
“If we proceed with weapons support, we would prioritise defensive weapons as a first consideration,” he said, without elaborating.
Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov told South Korean broadcaster KBS that the Ukrainian military had its first confrontation with North Korean soldiers.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has criticised the West’s lack of response to the arrival of the North Korean soldiers on the front lines, said these “first battles with North Korea open a new chapter of instability in the world”.
South Korea supplies weapons to Poland, including rocket launchers, tanks and FA-50 fighter aircraft.
In a defence exhibition in Seoul in October 2023, Yoon said that he wants his country to become the “world’s fourth-largest defence equipment exporter”.
Compared with his dovish predecessor Moon Jae-in, Yoon has taken a tough stance with the nuclear-armed North while improving ties with security ally Washington.
Since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s second summit with then-president Trump collapsed in Hanoi in 2019, Pyongyang has abandoned diplomacy, doubling down on weapons development and rejecting Washington’s offers of talks.
While in office, Trump met with Kim three times, beginning with a landmark summit in Singapore in June 2018, though the pair failed to make much progress on efforts to denuclearise the North.
Trump has previously accused South Korea of getting a “free ride” on US military power and demanded it pay far more of the cost of keeping US troops in the country to counter the threat of aggression by North Korea.
On Monday, a day before the US election, South Korea and the US signed a five-year plan under which Seoul agreed to an 8.3 percent jump in its 2026 contribution to the cost of maintaining US bases in the country to 1.52 trillion won ($1.09bn), with future increases capped at 5 percent.
Yoon on Thursday said: “We will be building a perfect security posture together with the new administration in Washington and safeguard our freedom and peace.”
On Wednesday, the Federation Council of Russia, the upper house of parliament, ratified a landmark mutual defence pact with North Korea. The treaty was signed in Pyongyang on June 19 during a state visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The unanimous vote in the upper house formalises months of increasing security cooperation between the two nations, the largest since the time they were communist allies during the Cold War.
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