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The Beijing Winter Olympics may weigh on Chinas economy as authorities close scores of factories in northern production hubs to cut pollution and ensure blue skies, economists say.Although the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta are not involved, the area that is affected is also a relatively important part of Chinas economy, especially in terms of raw material productions, Lu Ting, chief China economist at Nomu

WASHINGTON /CAP HAITIEN, HAITI - Haitians began three days of mourning Tuesday for the victims of a deadly petroleum truck explosion in the northern city of Cap Haitien.

Finally, Mzansi will have a chance to see whether its all talk or Cassper Nyovest can really throw them punches and knockout Slik Talk as he has been promising. Dubbed Fame vs Clout, the match will be on December 22 at 9 pm. It appears the fight may be held at a Fight Club gym. [] The post Cassper Nyovest vs Slik Talk Boxing Match Confirmed for December 22 appeared first on iHarare News .

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): A day after former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin had tweeted about the alleged rift between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said there is no player bigger than the game. "Virat Kohli has informed that he's not available for the ODI series and Rohit Sharma is unavailable for the upcoming test. There is no harm in

With the latest wave of COVID-19 hitting the sports world with a vengeance, the NHL dealt with an uncomfortable pandemic-related occurrence midgame Tuesday night. Vancouver defenseman Tucker Poolman was removed from the Canucks' game against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets late in the first period and was immediately placed in the NHL's COVID protocol. The game continued. Poolman was the fourth Canuck to land in the

Valeri Nichushkin had two goals, Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar also had goals, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Rangers 4-2 in Denver on Tuesday night. Nathan MacKinnon and Nazem Kadri had two assists each and Darcy Kuemper had 26 saves for Colorado, which has won five straight. Ryan Strome and Julian Gauthier scored goals and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 27 shots for the Rangers. Kadri returned to the lineup

The Los Angeles Lakers canceled practice on Tuesday due to health and safety protocols after guard Talen Horton-Tucker tested positive for COVID-19. Later Tuesday evening, center Dwight Howard and guard Malik Monk also were placed in the NBA's health and safety protocols. They will join Horton-Tucker in being unavailable Wednesday for a road game against the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers still were scheduled to fly to Da

Panaji (Goa) [India], December 15 (ANI): Odisha FC head coach Kiko Ramirez expressed disappointment and apologised to all the fans following his team's defeat at the hands of Jamshedpur FC in Indian Super League (ISL) match. Greg Stewart sharpened his pedigree as one of the best players in the league this season with a spectacular first-half hattrick as Jamshedpur FC rode his heroics to breeze past Odisha FC and climb to

Karachi [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar congratulated Pakistan for register a series win over West Indies after a "consistent" performance here at the National Stadium. Pakistan overcame their batting blip as well as a maiden half-century by Brandon King and a Romario Shepherd cameo to clinch their seventh successive victory over the West Indies on Tuesday. This was Pakistan's 19th overall win in

Auston Matthews scored two goals and the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs dealt the Edmonton Oilers their sixth straight loss with a 5-1 victory Tuesday night. Morgan Rielly added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won two in a row. Wayne Simmonds and TJ Brodie also scored for Toronto. Ondrej Kase added two assists. Toronto goaltender Jack Campbell made several big saves while stopping 35 shots. Colton Scev

Justin Faulk scored the go-ahead goal in his first game out of COVID-19 protocol to lead the visiting St. Louis Blues past the Dallas Stars 4-1 Tuesday night. Colton Parayko, Ryan O'Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for the Blues, who snapped their six-game road winless streak. Overall they have earned points in nine of their last 10 games while going 6-1-3. Charlie Lindgren made 33 saves to earn the victory. T

Most wondered how Kansas City could overcome its early propensity for turnovers without consideration for the possibility the Chiefs' defense would become a rescue response unit. Yet during their six-game winning streak, the Chiefs have forced 16 turnovers and allowed an average of 311.7 yards and 10.9 points. Kansas City (9-4) needed every bit of that stinginess to forge the slim AFC West lead the Chiefs carry into a d

Lancashire [UK], December 15 (ANI): Lancashire Cricket has appointed Carl Crowe as the Club's new assistant head coach. Crowe fills the role which had been left vacant following Mark Chilton's appointment as Director of Cricket Performance. According to Lancashire Cricket, the 46-year-old has worked with the Club in a consultancy role for the past two seasons and will now join Head Coach Glen Chapple's backroom staff on a

CANBERRA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- In 2008, 10-year-old Seve de Campo watched the Olympic Games for the first time on TV and was impressed by the venues in Beijing.

Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 33 shots and the host Detroit Red Wings downed the New York Islanders 2-1 on Tuesday. Dylan Larkin and Michael Rasmussen scored for Detroit, which had lost its last three games. Anders Lee scored the lone goal for the Islanders. The Islanders were missing one of their top players. Center Mathew Barzal, who leads his team with 17 points, was placed in COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday. Ilya Sorokin

Kevin Durant had 34 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists as the shorthanded Brooklyn Nets outlasted the visiting Toronto Raptors for a 131-129 overtime victory Tuesday night. The Nets rallied from an 11-point deficit on a night when they had eight players available due to seven players being placedin the NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocol. LaMarcus Aldridge, DeAndre' Bembry, Jevon Carter, James Johnson and Paul Mil

Adelaide [Australia], December 15 (ANI): Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins on Wednesday confirmed the playing XI for the second Ashes Test. Pacer Jhye Richardson will be replacing the injured Josh Hazlewood while left-handed batter David Warner is fit for the day-night Test at Adelaide, reported cricket.com.au. England and Australia will lock horns in the second Test, beginning Thursday at Adelaide. Australia won the fir

Mathieu Joseph scored at 3:25 of overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning claimed their ninth straight win over Los Angeles, topping the visiting Kings 3-2 on Tuesday night. After goalies Jonathan Quick and Andrei Vasilevskiy made incredible one-on-one saves in the first half of the three-on-three session, Joseph led an odd-man rush from the right side and fired a shot on Quick. The netminder made the initial stop, but the p

Stephen Curry broke the NBA record for most career 3-pointers Tuesday night, when he finished with a team-high 22 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks 105-96. Curry entered the game needing just two 3-pointers to break Ray Allen's mark of 2,973 3-pointers and wasted no time making history. He drained two of his first three attempts, including the record-breaker -- a 27-footer with 7:33 le

Adelaide [Australia], December 15 (ANI): England Test skipper Joe Root has admitted that he expected too much out of all-rounder Ben Stokes in the first Ashes Test. England and Australia will lock horns in the second Test, beginning Thursday at Adelaide. Australia won the first Test by nine wickets to gain a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. "It was a huge ask and I'm probably as guilty as anyone; I expected too much of

Cam Atkinson produced three goals and an assist to lift the host Philadelphia Flyers past the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Tuesday. The four-point game tied Atkinson's career high, and the hat trick was the seventh of his career. Travis Sanheim and Oskar Lindblom each added one goal and one assist for the Flyers, who won their third in a row following a 10-game losing streak. Justin Braun also scored while Rasmus Ristolain

Max Pacioretty scored twice to extend his goal streak to seven games, Chandler Stephenson had three assists and the Vegas Golden Knights coasted past the host Boston Bruins in a 4-1 win on Tuesday night. Pacioretty's first goal was the second of three first-period goals for the Golden Knights. He scored again in the second for his 12th goal of the season. Jonathan Marchessault also got his 12th goal of the season for Ve

Evan Rodrigues had a goal and two assists Tuesday to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to their fifth straight win, 5-2 over the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Kasperi Kapanen, Mike Matheson, Brian Dumoulin and Brian Boyle also scored, and Sidney Crosby added two assists for the Penguins. Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry made 28 saves to improve to 8-1-1 over his past 10 starts. Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist, an

The Utah Jazz will get their first crack at revenge against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. Utah took a 2-0 lead on Los Angeles in the second round of last season's playoffs before the Clippers won the next four games to reach the Western Conference finals. Thistime, the Jazz won't be facing a full-strength Clippers team. Already without Kawhi Leonard (knee) and Nicolas Batum (ankle), Los