Manchester United were on the lookout for a new manager after David Moyes was sacked on Tuesday after failing to see out his first season in charge at Old Trafford. Below, AFP Sports looks at five potential contenders to replace the Scot in one of the…
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Timeline of how David Moyes’ season at Manchester United went wrong following his sacking on Tuesday: 2013 July 1: Moyes starts work as Manchester United manager after the retirement of Alex Ferguson. September 1: Liverpool beat United 1-0 at Anfield…
With his pallid complexion and haggard appearance, David Moyes bore the look of a man clinging on for dear life long before his sacking as Manchester United manager on Tuesday. Despite being hand-picked as Alex Ferguson’s successor by the man himself…
David Moyes was sacked as Manchester United manager on Tuesday, less than a year after being appointed as the successor to Alex Ferguson. Here, AFP Sports looks at five key reasons why the Scot failed to survive his first season in charge at Old Trafford…
Zach Randolph scored eight of his 25 points in overtime to spark the Memphis Grizzlies over Oklahoma City 111-105, equalizing their NBA playoff series at one win each. Mike Conley on Monday added 19 points and 12 assists while Spaniard Marc Gasol and…
Mexico bid farewell to its beloved adopted son, Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, with thousands of fans filing past his ashes in a music-filled tribute to the Nobel laureate. A coffee-colored urn containing his ashes was placed on a pedestal…
US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly said Tuesday it has reached an agreement to acquire the animal health division of Novartis of Switzerland for $5.4 billion (3.9 billion euros). In a statement Eli Lilly said the deal will strengthen and diversify its…
Airport authorities in Japan launched a frantic scramble to change security pass codes, an official said Tuesday, the day before Barack Obama arrives, after an airline employee dropped a memo containing the details. The news came as security in the…
Bulky, brash and wildly popular in Europe and the US, the urban 4×4 is the latest must-have for Chinese drivers, whose conversion to the cult of the SUV is the talking point of this year’s Beijing Auto Show. The SUV (sport utility vehicle), with a distinctive…
Schoenbrunn Palace was Marie-Antoinette’s summer childhood home and the beautiful and tragic Sissi’s favoured residence. Mozart performed there as a child and Napoleon was so smitten he moved in — twice. And from April 30, tourists too can sojourn…
Wrapped in a purple shawl, Mirjan wanders downcast among the ruins of the Islamabad slum where she lived, newly demolished. The authorities in Pakistan’s leafy, affluent capital have declared war on the slums, largely populated by Christians and Afghan…
Coca-Cola was taken to task by the US Supreme Court on Monday, with justices questioning whether a drink sold as fruit juice was the real thing. The US soft drinks giant is being sued by Californian fruit juice maker Pom Wonderful, who accuse Coca-Cola…
Syria has announced it will hold a June 3 presidential election, expected to return Bashar al-Assad to office, as fresh claims emerged of his regime’s use of chemical weapons. Syria’s first presidential election — after constitutional amendments scrapped…
Three men were charged in New York in connection with a $33 million scam over two decades making and selling paintings purportedly by world-famous artists but which were in fact fakes. Among the bogus works were pieces supposedly by Mark Rothko and…
Atletico Madrid may be in uncharted territory as they prepare for their first Champions League semi-final in 40 years, but they will meet a familiar face in Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho when the Londoners travel to the Spanish capital on Tuesday. Mourinho…
Mexico bid farewell Monday to its beloved adopted son, Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, in a national tribute filled with the late Nobel winner’s favorite roses and music. A coffee-colored urn containing his ashes was placed on a podium, surrounded…
Referees made an incorrect call late in the final seconds of Portland’s 122-120 NBA playoff victory Sunday over Houston, the league said Monday. The over-time road triumph gave the Trail Blazers a 1-0 edge over the Rockets in their best-of-seven Western…
Manchester City narrowed the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool to six points with a comfortable 3-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at Eastlands on Monday. Pablo Zabaleta, Sergio Aguero and Martin Demichelis all scored for City as three different…
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah, the mainstay of a team that kept foes to a league-low 91.8 points a game, was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Monday. The son of French tennis legend Yannick Noah and former Miss Sweden Cecilia Rodhe averaged…
A year after the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory building left more than 1,100 dead, Washington says it remains concerned about worker safety and rights in Bangladesh. In a briefing for journalists, a group of senior US officials said progress…