Liverpool’s extraordinary 3-3 draw at Crystal Palace means that Manchester City can close to within touching distance of the Premier League title by beating Aston Villa on Wednesday. With the top two neck-and-neck on 80 points and with two games to…
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Ryan Giggs says he is still to decide about his Manchester United future despite making what appeared to be a farewell appearance in a 3-1 win over Hull City. Giggs, the club’s current interim manager, sent himself on as a 70th-minute substitute in…
After the seventh home defeat of a wretched Premier League campaign against Sunderland on Saturday, Manchester United will be desperate to make amends when they host Hull City on Tuesday. United last lost seven times at home in the 1973-74 season, when…
Forensic DNA technology could help identify and reunite with their families the more than 200 Nigerian girls who were kidnapped by Islamist militants, scientists told AFP Tuesday. Software already exists to match missing people with their relatives,…
Major-General Chris Olukolade stood outside the Nigerian Defence Headquarters in Abuja and raised his hands for silence, as 100 or so men and women sat in the road blocking traffic. In front of him opposite the Old Parade Ground, the protesters, most…
Alibaba — often described as a Chinese version of Amazon or eBay — filed documents Tuesday for its US stock listing, widely expected to be one of the largest offerings in history. The initial filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission indicates…
Nigerian parents on Tuesday said their worst fears about their daughters’ fates had been confirmed after Boko Haram, which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, threatened to sell the hostages as “slaves.” Abubakar Shekau, who leads the Islamist…
Teenage debutant James Wilson scored twice as Manchester United rang out the old and ushered in the new in a 3-1 win at home to Hull City on Tuesday. While the 18-year-old Wilson introduced himself to Old Trafford, captain Nemanja Vidic made his last…
Former England defender Wayne Bridge has retired from football after an injury-hit season, it was announced on Tuesday. Bridge joined English second-tier side Reading in pre-season but played just 12 games for the Royals, suffering a knee injury that…
Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky broke her silence Tuesday about her illicit 1990s affair with president Bill Clinton, saying she wants to reclaim the narrative of events that brought her global humiliation. Lewinsky, now 40, was in her early…
Nemanja Vidic has said he is uncertain as to how he will react when he takes part in his final home match as a Manchester United player on Tuesday evening. The Premier League fixture against Hull is set to be the final time club captain Vidic, 32, turns…
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant was named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the 2013-14 season on Tuesday. It’s the first MVP award for the Thunder’s superstar, who captured his fourth scoring title in five seasons. Durant totalled 1,232 points…
US actress Angelina Jolie on Tuesday condemned as “unthinkable cruelty and evil” the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria by Boko Haram Islamists. The star was speaking in Paris about the themes of her latest film “Maleficent” for Disney, in…
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero will miss Premier League title-chasers Manchester City’s match against Aston Villa on Wednesday because of a groin injury. “Injuries are just Sergio Aguero,” City manager Manuel Pellegrini told a news conference on Tuesday…
Tottenham Hotspur apologised to Liverpool for posts mocking the collapse of the Merseysiders’ Premier League title challenge that appeared on the hacked social media accounts of the London club. Shortly after Liverpool squandered a 3-0 lead by letting…
Former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall pleaded guilty Tuesday to indecently assaulting a girl but will face trial on 15 counts of rape. The 84-year-old admitted an indecent assault on a girl aged under 16, between 1978 and 1979. He denied 20 other counts…
Niger Delta gunmen have released two Nigerians they kidnapped two days ago, but kept three Dutch nationals who were abducted at the same time, one of those freed tweeted on Tuesday. Environmental activist Sunny Ofehe tweeted that he and another kidnap…
Calls for the United States to help find and free hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria are mounting after Boko Haram claimed the abduction and threatened to sell the girls as “slaves”. “I abducted your girls,” the Islamist group’s leader Abubakar…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said his side would reflect on their season with pride despite seeing their title bid seriously compromised in a remarkable 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace. Liverpool led 3-0 with 11 minutes remaining in Monday’s Premier…
Boko Haram on Monday claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria that has triggered international outrage, threatening to sell them as “slaves”. “I abducted your girls,” the Islamist group’s leader Abubakar…