Web archive - April 8, 2021

World

Pakistan, Bangladesh hail Turkey's D-8 leadership

Turkey's president to hand over chairmanship of D-8 Summit to Bangladeshi premier on Thursday

Sports

Chelsea punish wasteful Porto to put one foot in Champions League semis

A classy goal from Mason Mount helped Tuchel's men to a 2-0 first-leg win over the Portuguese side

Sports

Solskjaer welcomes rivalry between goalkeepers De Gea and Henderson

Manager says both were happy to sit on the bench if the other got the nod as United face Granada in Europa League

Sports

French Open postponed by one week: tournament source

The clay-court Grand Slam event will now get underway on May 30 in the hope of more fans being able to attend

World

US pledges Iraq troop withdrawal but without timeline

Iraqi calls soared for a withdrawal of US troops after former president Trump ordered assassination of Qasem Soleimani

Technology

Telescope reveals thousands of star-forming galaxies in early universe

Telescope has detected stars being born in tens of thousands of distant galaxies with unprecedented precision

Sports

Felix says Tokyo will be Olympic swansong

35-year-old sprinter says that while she could continue racing after Tokyo but plans for this Olympics to be her last

Sports

Biles hints at retirement U-turn, eyes 2024 Olympics

Reigning gymnastics champion says her body would not be able to stand the punishment of another Olympic cycle

Sports

Japan may prioritise Olympic athletes for vaccine

Govt. denied any such plan was being considered, but would be "closely watching discussions" about protecting athletes

World

India reports record 126,789 new Covid-19 cases

Health ministry data shows 685 deaths, taking the tally to 166,862