Floodwaters crept lower in the shellshocked Balkans Thursday to reveal widespread devastation after the region’s deadliest natural disaster since records began more than a century ago. As thousands of relief workers began an immense clean-up operation…
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England and Wales Cricket Board managing director Paul Downton gave his most detailed explanation yet on Thursday for the controversial decision to end the international career of the “frustrating” Kevin Pietersen. The South Africa-born batsman, England…
Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes will leave White Hart Lane next month, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. Brazil international Gomes arrived in north London in 2008 in a £7.8 million transfer from Dutch team PSV Eindhoven and played…
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton overslept his alarm and had to be roused by two team members banging on his door on Thursday morning. But this delayed start to his working day did nothing to slow him down as he went on to clock the fastest…
Britain said Nigeria’s deadliest ever bomb attack, which killed at least 118 people, would strengthen the international community’s resolve to defeat terror in Africa’s most populous nation. Islamist militant group Boko Haram was blamed for two car…
Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was officially presented as a Barcelona player on Thursday after signing a five-year contract at the Camp Nou. The 22-year-old arrives from Bundesliga club Borussia Moenchengladbach on a deal worth a reported…
England striker Wayne Rooney said Thursday there would be no excuses if he failed to deliver for his country at the 2014 World Cup. Rooney broke through on the international stage at the 2004 European championships as an 18-year-old where his performances…
Former Manchester United manager David Moyes was being investigated by police on Thursday over allegations he assaulted a man in a wine bar. An incident between Moyes, 51, and a 23-year-old man is said to have happened in the Lancashire town of Clitheroe…
Wales manager Chris Coleman on Thursday named a 23-man squad for the international friendly against Holland in Amsterdam on June 4, with Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey an absentee. Coleman has decided to rest the scorer of the decisive extra time goal…
Protesters on Thursday were taking their call for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram to Nigeria’s president, as US military personnel headed to Chad as part of the rescue effort. Demonstrators said they were intending to…
Manchester United vice-chairman Ed Woodward has something to prove after his role in David Moyes’s ill-fated reign as manager, former United midfielder Paul Scholes believes. Scholes, writing in a blog for a bookmaker, feels Moyes has been made too…
Paris Saint-Germain assistant boss Claude Makelele is to become the new manager of Bastia, a source at the Corsican side revealed on Thursday. This will be the 41-year-old former Chelsea, Real Madrid and PSG midfielder’s first full managerial role.…
Valve announced today through its PC gaming platform, Steam, that you can now freely stream your PC games on Steam to another PC in your house, free and easy. Previously, this feature was limited to a closed group of beta testers, who have been providing…
The United States on Wednesday condemned the “vicious” bombing of Nigeria’s central city of Jos, and voiced confidence the Nigerian government could eventually rein in Boko Haram with help. Tuesday’s twin bombings in Jos left at least 118 dead, and…
Turkey midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu on Wednesday went public with his desire to quit Hamburg to play Champions League football at Bayer Leverkusen — just 105 days after signing a four-year extension. “I definitely want to leave Hamburg, my outlook for…
This morning, news spread that eBay had been the victim of a cyber attack – though, the exact nature of that attack is still something of a mystery. One thing is clear: eBay account holders will soon be urged to change their passwords. The news of…
South African police said Wednesday they have smashed an international cybercrime network operating out of Pretoria which led to 20 arrests in a joint operation with the United States. US homeland security officers worked with South Africa to bring…
Apple’s patents tend to make news because they offer hints about what gadgets the tech company is cooking up and preparing to unleash on its fans. But today, news is spreading about another patent that’s more interesting because of its environmental…
Yaya Toure’s future as a Manchester City player is in doubt after he appeared to endorse claims by his agent that he was unhappy with the Premier League champions. His agent, Dimitry Seluk, claimed that City had shown Toure a lack of respect by not…
Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has had another dig at his manager, Jose Mourinho, calling him a “puppet” in a Confederation of African Football (CAF) website interview on Tuesday. Mourinho suggested in a private conversation last March that the 33-year…