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Arteta hopeful Saka can play

Winger Bukayo Saka's injury is not serious and Arsenal are hopeful he will be available for their English Premier League trip to Bournemouth on Oct 19 after picking up a problem on England duty, manager Mikel Arteta has said.

Ten Hag dismisses sack speculation as fairy tales

Under-fire Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said on Oct 18 that media speculation over his job in recent weeks has been baseless, adding that the internal atmosphere at the English Premier League club has been quiet.

HOWE WON'T ANALYSE FA SNUB

Strongest English candidate reveals he was not interviewed for Three Lions job

GREEN UNRUFFLED IN SOGGY CONDITIONS

Australian seizes early chances to stay top before rain suspends play at BMW C'ship

Yamasaki dedicates keirin title to all his supporters

Kento Yamasaki won Japan's first world title in the men's keirin since 1987 as record-chasing Olympic gold medallist Harrie Lavreysen was eliminated in the semi-finals.

Retiring Nadal no match for 'animal' Alcaraz

Rafael Nadal admitted his fitness level was well off the tour's top players after falling on Oct 17 in straight sets to fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who described the exhibition match as \"a little bit sad\".

NORRIS NOT BOTHERED BY RED BULL 'TRICK'

McLaren driver hails 'successful season' as he shrugs off rival's contentious device

Fl drivers united over 'silly' swearing saga, says Russell

Formula One drivers are planning a united response to the governing body's crackdown on swearing after Red Bull's three-time world champion Max Verstappen was punished for his language in a press conference.

Kiwis require only one more win to retain Cup

New Zealand moved to the verge of another America's Cup triumph with two commanding victories over Britain on Oct 18 to claim a 6-2 lead.

HOWDEEPISYOURLOVE CAN UPSET

Oct 20 Hong Kong (Sha Tin) form analysis

WHO WILL CONQUER THE $17.6M EVEREST?

The world's richest turf race packs exciting sub-plots among its dozen contenders

Aspect still commands respect at stiffest test

Oct 19 South Africa (Durbanville/Turffontein) form analysis

Coffee, sewing and repairs: Indonesia's mobile vendors offer at-home services

Travelling vendors, or 'jasa keliling', who zip about on bicycles or motorbikes have long been a mainstay in Indonesia.

Czech project win boosts nuclear plant export ambition

South Korea received a big boost to its ambition of being a major nuclear power plant exporter in July when it secured a nuclear reactor construction project in the Czech Republic valued at approximately 24 trillion won (S$23 billion).

Japan Safety a priority in push to reopen more nuclear plants

The Mihama nuclear power station in Fukui prefecture, which started operations in the 1970s, is one of Japan's oldest. It was suspended in 2011 after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, along with all other nuclear plants in the country.

Efforts to revive industry likely to meet with several challenges

France, which already produces up to 70 per cent of its electricity supply using nuclear power, has ambitions to ramp up its nuclear capacity amid a global green push.

Ban on building nuclear plants being reconsidered

Winter is coming for Switzerland, and the land of snowy mountains and cheese has to make a decision on a controversial energy source.

ON THE NUCLEAR TRAIL

The dawn of a global renaissance in nuke energy

America is sleepwalking into an economic storm

The combination of an ageing work force, artificial intelligence and shifts in globalisation will challenge America in ways not seen in decades.

Parents shouldn't fear new guidelines spelling out boundaries with teachers

Support is not being dialled back – rather, the moves will build stronger parent-teacher ties for our children's sake.

Chagos handover to Mauritius has a message for China

Britain found itself increasingly isolated as it fought hard to cling on to its claim to the islands.

Cathay Cineplexes operator to acquire cinema in Clementi

Singapore-listed mm2 Asia, which operates the Cathay Cineplexes business, announced on Oct 18 that it will acquire and take over operations of WE Cinemas at 321 Clementi mall on Nov 1.

Autonomous AI agents may be available to S'pore firms by 2025

They can think and work on their own, putting them ahead of regular AI agents

PIL rolls out $2.6b plan for greener ships

Move comes after S,pore liner got lifeline from Temasek-owned Heliconia in 2021

SingPost's SME suppliers to get help going green

A new initiative aims to help the smaller companies that supply Singapore Post (SingPost) transition to more sustainable business models.

F1's Williams Racing team seeks more partners in Asia

It aims to set up office in region where race audience is set to grow amid rising affluence

UOB Kay Hian can resume IPO, RTO activities with lifting of moratorium

Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has lifted a moratorium on UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) with immediate effect. This allows the brokerage to resume its role as issue manager and full sponsor for initial public offerings (IPOs) and reverse takeovers (RTOs) on the local bourse.

$657b household debt weighing on Thai economy and new PM

Relief plan in the works to help millions struggling to pay house, car loans

Yield for Singapore's latest 1-year T-bill tumbles to 2.71%

Singapore's latest one-year tranche of Treasury bills (T-bills) is offering a cut-off yield of 2.71 per cent, auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore showed on Oct 17.

Gold breaks above US$2,700 for first time amid Mid-East tensions

Gold breached the US$2,700-per-ounce level on Oct 18 for the first time ever, as US election jitters and simmering Middle East tensions boosted demand, while a looser monetary policy environment also added fuel to the rally.