South Africa’s firebrand politician Julius Malema, held his party’s final election rally on Sunday, hoping to woo disaffected voters from the ruling ANC party with just three days until polling. Thousands of supporters of the Economic Freedom Fighters…
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Ashley Giles has said he was “bitterly disappointed” to miss out on being appointed as the new head coach of England. Peter Moores was recalled for a second spell in charge after Andy Flower stood down following England’s 5-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia…
Tour de France champion Chris Froome retained his Tour of Romandie title by winning Sunday’s final stage time-trial. Froome began the 18.5km individual time-trial around Neuchatel just one second behind yellow jersey wearer Simon Spilak but the Team…
Young Briton Adam Yates won the Tour of Turkey after compatriot Mark Cavendish claimed victory on Sunday’s eighth and final stage around Istanbul. The 21-year-old Orica-GreenEDGE rider claimed his first major professional victory with Estonia’s Rein…
South Africa’s ruling ANC swept aside a weak economy, fierce criticism of its president and questions about the party’s future at a massive Soweto rally on Sunday, in a pre-election show of force. More than 90,000 jubilant and defiant ANC cadres packed…
Segun Oyeyiola’s parents were always telling him, “you better find something better to do. Your siblings have completed their first degrees and rather than you do some stupid things.” Those “stupid things”, in Segun’s case, included building…
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday ordered top security chiefs and officials to secure the safe release of 223 schoolgirls abducted three weeks ago by suspected Islamists, his spokesman said. Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram Islamists stormed…
World number one Rafael Nadal heads into the Madrid Masters in the unusual position of searching for his first title on the European clay this season. The 13-time Grand Slam champion has dominated on the surface throughout his career, including an incredible…
Despite manager Jose Mourinho’s insistence that Chelsea cannot win the Premier League this season, beating Norwich City on Sunday would leave them top of the table with a week remaining. Title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool will each have a game…
Voters in Panama go to the polls Sunday to pick the country’s next president, after a campaign that revealed few major policy differences among the top candidates. The campaign has gone down to the wire, with polls giving any of the three leading contenders…
Nigel Farage, head of the UK Independence Party that is currently leading polls ahead of this month’s European elections, told AFP during an interview in Portsmouth of his hatred of the European Union and his determination to bring down its parliament…
The Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the second round of the NBA playoffs with a dominant 120-109 triumph over the Memphis Grizzlies. Russell Westbrook notched his second triple-double of the series with 27 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds…
The European Central Bank is not expected to cut interest rates this week, but could start paving the way for a possible move in June if deflationary dangers persist, analysts said. The ECB has held eurozone borrowing costs at their current all-time…
Felix Magath wants to be given the responsibility of leading Fulham back to the Premier League despite suffering one of the worst days of his managerial career. Magath suffered his first relegation as a manager as second bottom Fulham’s drop into the…
Manuel Pellegrini has insisted Manchester City still have plenty of work to do to wrap up a second English title in three years, despite their hopes being in their own hands. City moved top of the Premier League table for the first time since early…
The death toll in Nigeria’s Nyanya bomb blast has increased to 20 after one of the victims died in hospital, the West African country’s ministry of health said Saturday. The number of injured according to the ministry is 85. Also, 14 of the 85 victims…
The United Nations is considering the use of unarmed drones to monitor sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, a UN official said, ahead of the deployment in September of 12,000 peacekeepers in the restive nation. UN under-secretary-general…
Guingamp lifted the French Cup for the second time on Saturday when they beat French football’s great under-achievers Rennes 2-0 in an all-Brittany final at the Stade de France. Nicknamed ‘The Farmers’, Guingamp dominated from the outset to the delight…
Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian rebels fought fierce battles Saturday around a flashpoint town, with only a small reprieve to allow passage of a freed team of OSCE inspectors. More than 50 people have died in two days of clashes nationwide — most…
The Italian Cup final between Fiorentina and Napoli was momentarily delayed on Saturday following pre-match shootings, with reports suggesting four men had been injured, one seriously. Over 30,000 fans from both clubs were estimated to have travelled…