Tag: Oceania
Gasparyan retires in final, Kasatkina wins in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Daria Kasatkina won the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday when wild card Margarita Gasparyan retired from their all-Russian final...
Gasparyan retires in final, Kasatkina wins in St. Petersburg
<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Daria Kasatkina won the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday when wild card Margarita Gasparyan retired from their all-Russian final...
Liz Mills takes big step for female basketball coaches
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Liz Mills’ decision to look more professional when coaching basketball games by wearing high-heeled leather boots instead of sneakers...
Ex-politician in prison in adoption scam gets 5 more years
PHOENIX — A former Phoenix politician already in prison on a six-year sentence for operating an illegal adoption scheme involving women from the Marshall...
Australian police boss suggests app to prove sexual consent
<p>CANBERRA, Australia — A senior Australian policeman suggested on Thursday a phone app be developed to document sexual consent in a bid to improve...
Port operator DP World sees 2020 profits drop 29% amid virus
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai-based port operator DP World announced Thursday its profits slid 29% in 2020 from the previous year to $846...
NBA Academy alums lining up for NCAA Tournament
<p>Roland Houston tells his players at the NBA academy in Africa that “there's nothing like cutting down a net.”</p>
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Kiwis accept Royal Yacht Squadron’s America’s Cup challenge
<p>Britain’s Royal Yacht Squadron Racing has been confirmed as the Challenger of Record for the 37th America’s Cup, meaning it will help determine the...
Happiness Report: World shows resilience in face of COVID19
<p>STOCKHOLM — The coronavirus brought a year of fear and anxiety, loneliness and lockdown, and illness and death, but an annual report on happiness...
Liz Mills takes big step for female basketball coaches
<p>CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Liz Mills’ decision to look more professional when coaching basketball games by wearing high-heeled leather boots instead of sneakers...