Brendan Rodgers admits he fears a fired-up Andy Carroll could wreck Liverpool’s title challenge when the West Ham striker faces his former club on Sunday. Rodgers quickly decided Carroll wasn’t part of his plans when he took over at Anfield in 2012…
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The brother of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri will stand trial in Egypt along with 67 others on charges of forming a “terrorist group”, state media reported on Sunday. Mohamed al-Zawahiri was arrested last August for supporting Islamist president…
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho turned his ire on Premier Leaque officials by slamming a “fake” table after his side returned to the summit with a 3-0 win at home to Stoke on Saturday. Victory, secured by goals from Mohamed Salah, Frank Lampard and Willian…
Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal will have only themselves to blame if they fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League. Wenger’s side face Everton on Sunday in a crucial clash in the race to book a place in Europe’s elite club competition. The Gunners…
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and largest oil producer, is set to emerge as the continent’s biggest economy on Sunday when the results of an overdue rebasing of its gross domestic product are announced. Although United Nations statisticians…
Thousands of soldiers in armored vehicles, trucks and on foot fanned out across Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious slum on Saturday to shore up security before the World Cup. The move is the latest attempt to drive drug gangs out of the notorious Mare…
Nicaragua’s president Saturday defended his country’s right to strengthen its military with Russian help, seemingly backtracking on statements earlier in the week shrugging off suggestions of increased cooperation. Daniel Ortega said Nicaragua was “…
Gareth Bale deputised ably for the injured Cristiano Ronaldo with a wonder strike from 35 yards as Real Madrid kept up the pressure on Atletico Madrid and Barcelona with a 4-0 win away to Real Sociedad on Saturday. Atletico stay top, three points clear…
The United Nations office in Venezuela expressed deep concern Saturday over the “high human cost” of anti-government protests which have left 39 people dead during two months of unrest. Since early February students backed by the opposition have staged…
Twenty-two Jordanian policemen and three Syrian refugees were hurt in clashes in a northern camp Saturday as police fired tear gas to disperse dozens of rioters, security officials said. Eyewitness said a Syrian refugee woman was killed in the rioting…
Villagers and experts warily eyed an Ecuador volcano Saturday that spewed a 10-kilometer (six-mile) high column of ash a day earlier in a spectacular eruption. “For now, the ash fall is mild,” Ecuador’s National Secretariat for Risk Management said…
A robber was killed during a bungled raid by an armed gang at the private residence of former Malian president Alpha Oumar Konare in the country’s capital, police and a guard told AFP on Saturday. Konare, who was head of state from 1992 to 2002, was…
US President Barack Obama welcomed the completion of Afghanistan’s presidential vote, set to usher in the country’s first democratic transfer of power, saying it was critical to ensure continued international support. “These elections are critical to…
Germany’s Andrea Petkovic rallied for a 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 upset of sixth-seeded Eugenie Bouchard on Saturday to reach the final of the WTA Family Circle Cup. Petkovic, seeded 14th and ranked 40th in the world, withstood the big baseline game of the rising…
Munster outplayed four-time champions Toulouse to reach the European Cup semi-finals Saturday but Ulster slumped to a controversial defeat to Saracens after being reduced to 14 men inside four minutes. Munster, themselves former two-time title holders…
Runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain tuned up for their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Chelsea on Tuesday with a morale-boosting 3-0 home win over Reims on Saturday. Laurent Blanc’s in form side carry a 3-1 advantage to Stamford…
Matt Kuchar fired a four-under par 68 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead into the final round of the US PGA Tour Houston Open, last warm-up for the Masters. Kuchar’s effort included six birdies and two bogeys, and gave him a 15-under total of 201.…
Crystal Palace followed up last weekend’s defeat of title-chasing Chelsea with a 3-0 win at Cardiff that compounded the struggling Welsh club’s relegation woes. While Palace pulled seven points clear of the drop zone, this loss in front of their home…
Fulham breathed new life into their bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League as Hugo Rodallega’s late strike sealed a crucial 2-1 win at Aston Villa on Saturday. Felix Magath’s team began the day bottom of the table, but they moved up to 18th…
Hull eased their fears of relegation from the Premier League as George Boyd’s header earned a 1-0 home win against Swansea on Saturday. Steve Bruce’s team moved nine points clear of the bottom three after Boyd bagged the winner in the first half at…