SHANGHAI: Chinese listed companies have registered a strong rebound in corporate earnings in the first half of the year, an indication that solid economic fundamentals will continue to attract global investors to the world’s second-largest economy, leading experts said.A total of 1, 064 of China’s A-share companies have seen their first-half net profits surge by more than 50% from the same period of last year, accounting for 60% of the total companies who had reported or released guidelines of f

Novak Djokovic and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz’s Sunday rematch in the Wimbledon men’s singles final had a royal witness. Catherine, Princess of Wales, presented the Gentlemen’s Singles Trophy.... It was just her second public appearance since announcing in March that she was undergoing cancer treatment.... The crowd applauded for Catherine as she walked to the royal box ahead of the match with her daughter, Princess Charlotte. Since 2016, the princess still widely known as Kate Middleto

Join our Whatsapp channel DOHA: Belarusia’s Aryna Sabalenka returns a shot to Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia during their Qatar Open match at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex. —AFP DOHA: Top seed Aryna Sabalenka and third seed Coco Gauff were upset in the second round of the Qatar Open in Doha on Tuesday. Russia’s Ekaterina Alexan-drova came from behind to stun Sabalenka 3-6, 6-3, 7-6( 7-5), while Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine capitalized on 39 unforced errors to oust Gauff 6-2, 7-5. Sabalen

I was serving very well, probably the best serving performance, not just here, but in a long time, ” he told reporters.... “ Eleven aces, when I needed to find the first serve.... It’s great when I experience tournaments like this and performances like this....

I wasn’t focusing on tennis and the right things.... I needed to get back on the right path, ” Swiatek said.“ After 2021 I changed coaches, so a different challenge.... “ It doesn’t matter who I face....

Join our Whatsapp channel COCO Gauff of the US poses with the French Open trophy at Place de la Concorde. —Reuters PARIS: Coco Gauff said a maiden French Open trophy was “ one I really wanted ” after securing the title with victory over Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday. The 21-year-old secured a hard-fought 6-7( 5/ 7), 6-2, 6-4 win over the world number one in difficult, windy conditions at Roland Garros.“ I felt like this is one I really wanted, because I do think this was one of the tournaments tha

Sue Palka, FOX5’s chief meteorologist, announced Wednesday night that she will be signing off from weather broadcasting on March 23 after more than 36 years at the station. Palka has become a fixture in the D.C. television market, delivering weekday evening weathercasts.... She’s been such an incredible mentor all these years, and is one of the kindest people you will ever meet.... “ Sue is as kind in real life as she is on screen....

I absolutely regret what I said back then, ” Sabalenka told Eurosport.... I’m not necessarily grateful for what I did.“ It took me a while to look at it again, to go into it with my eyes open and to understand.... I realised a lot about myself.” Having lost two Grand Slam finals this year, Sabalenka will now turn her attention to the grasscourt swing, warming up for Wimbledon by playing at the Berlin Open this week....