Sixers edge Grizzlies with late 3-pointer in OT
Rookie VJ Edgecombe knocked down a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Philadelphia 76ers to a 139-136 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday…
Cummins, Hazlewood, David in Australia squad for T20 WC
Australia named injured fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood and big-hitter Tim David in their provisional squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in February-March, while expand…
Markets in 2025: Gold, Goldilocks and the dollar bears
Most investors knew this year would be different given Donald Trump’s return to power in the world’s biggest economy, but few predicted how wild the ride would get, or the end res…
World welcomes 2026 with fireworks after year of Trump and turmoil
Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026 on Thursday, bidding farewell to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President Donald Trump upended global trade, and…
Over 51,000 jobs provided in 2025
MUSCAT: A total of 51,482 jobs were provided to citizens in 2025, a 114-per cent increase over the annual target for employment and training of 45,000.The Ministry of Labour explai…
Second-place race heats up in Beach Soccer
Muscat, Dec 31Excitement continues on Thursday in the 2025–2026 Beach Soccer League as the 12th round gets underway, in what is considered one of the most crucial rounds of the sea…
Brazil’s Botafogo hit with Fifa transfer ban over unpaid Almada fee
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian club Botafogo were hit with a three-window transfer ban by Fifa on Wednesday for a debt relating to the signing of Argentinian international Thiago Almada…
Sufyan gears up for T20 World Cup with hat-trick
Muscat, Dec 31Oman national cricket team’s medium pacer Sufyan Mehmood has geared up for his third World Cup appearance with his second career hat-trick in Oman Cricket’s domestic…
Pistons pound Lakers as James marks 41st
Los Angele; Cade Cunningham scored 27 points as the Detroit Pistons spoiled LeBron James’ 41st birthday with a 128-106 drubbing of the depleted Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.The La…
State Council Office holds 2nd meeting of third ordinary session
MUSCAT: The Office of the State Council held its second meeting for the third ordinary session of the eighth term on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by Shaikh Abdulmalik bin Abd…