TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China's navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the U.S. and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the ...

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Tata Motors, India's biggest electric car maker, is betting that locally manufactured EV batteries will help it maintain its edge in an industry where competition is ...

“Instead, we have entered a new era of harsh geostrategic competition.” Von der Leyen did not mention Trump once by name, but the president shadowed her remarks. The top official of the ...

Wakelin comes back to attempt a snooker ... Serena from Surrey following a competition. Wilson said: "I’d like to say thank you Serena for designing this waistcoat. "I won’t wear it again.

Alexandra Palace may well be the spiritual home of darts but the London venue could soon be the home of snooker. Some of the sports biggest names believe Ally Pally would be the right fit to host ...

"I can't believe it. It was an incredible moment, one of the best of my snooker career," he told BBC Sport. "I have wanted to make a 147 in one of the BBC events since I was a child." Now only ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Defending champion O’Sullivan was set to face old rival John ...

It is more nerve-wracking' – Brecel keeps cool to claim dazzling win over Wakelin Trump is playing in wrong decade to earn proper recognition beyond snooker's Britpop era Hilarious exchange ...

Snooker great Shaun Murphy put together a run of near-perfection, but instead left the whole room, including his rival, shaking their heads. Taking part in the Masters, the Harlow-born talent was ...

The Masters is into the quarter-final stages at Alexandra Palace, with a blockbuster line-up in the last eight in north London. There were a string of impressive performances in the opening round ...

Murphy told World Snooker Tour: "It was just a terrible mistake to leave the cue ball behind the blue. Almost anywhere on the table except there would have been fine. It was such a good chance.

KYREN WILSON will retire his special Masters waistcoat with a 100 per cent record – as he went back to his roots this week. The reigning world snooker champion overcame long-potting maestro ...