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Amid retail slowdown, Dick’s Sporting to acquire Foot Locker
Dick's Sporting to buy Foot Locker for $2.4 billion

CORAOPOLIS, Pennsylvania: Dick's Sporting Goods is set to acquire Foot Locker in a US$2.4 billion deal, marking the second major footwear...

Walmart warns shoppers of price hikes amid rising tariffs
Walmart shoppers to face price hikes as Trump tariffs hit

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas: Walmart shoppers are bracing for price hikes as the world's largest retailer prepares to pass on the impact...

Tyson CEO says cattle supply recovery underway
US ranchers begin rebuilding herd after 74-year low

CHICAGO, Illinois: U.S. cattle farmers have either started rebuilding their herds or are close to it, according to Tyson Foods CEO...

Tariff threat pushed US smartphone shipments up by 30% in March
US smartphone shipments rose 30% in March due to tariff concerns

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Smartphone shipments to the United States jumped 30 percent in March as manufacturers including Apple, Samsung, and...

Kraft Heinz to invest $3 billion in US plants despite gloomy outlook
Kraft Heinz investing $3 billion upgrading US manufacturing

CHICAGO, Illinois: Kraft Heinz is committing US$3 billion to revamp its U.S. manufacturing plants, marking its largest investment in...

Sweden backs EU entry into Pacific trade bloc
Sweden to propose EU membership of Pacific rim free trade group CPTPP

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Sweden plans to propose that the European Union join the Pacific Rim trading bloc, the CPTPP, aiming to create the...

Soccer

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Sharjah crowned champions of AFC Champions League 2
Sharjah crowned champions of AFC Champions League 2

Singapore, May 18 (ANI/WAM): Sharjah Football Club clinched the AFC Champions League 2 title on Sunday after defeating Singapore's...

Sunil Chhetri's visit lights up Blue Tigresses camp
Sunil Chhetri's visit lights up Blue Tigresses camp

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 18 (ANI): The Blue Tigresses had a special visitor at their camp in Bengaluru - senior men's national...

Sharjah crowned champions of AFC Champions League 2
Sharjah crowned champions of AFC Champions League 2

SINGAPORE, 18th May 2025 (WAM) -- Sharjah Football Club clinched the AFC Champions League 2 title on Sunday after defeating Singapore's...

Russian footballer crowned greatest goalkeeper ever
Russian footballer crowned greatest goalkeeper ever

IFFHS has put Lev Yashin atop the all-time list, ahead of Italy's Buffon and Germany's Neuer ...

Greenwood shatters Chelsea legend Drogba's elusive record in debut season for Marseille
Greenwood shatters Chelsea legend Drogba's elusive record in debut season for Marseille

Marseille [France], May 18 (ANI): England's young forward Mason Greenwood toppled Chelsea legend Didier Drogba's record for netting...

ISL 2024-25: Forwards who fired up the season
ISL 2024-25: Forwards who fired up the season

New Delhi [India] May 18 (ANI): Forwards are the heartbeat of any team's attack. They do more than just score goals--they change the...