Cardiff City kept their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League alive but drew West Bromwich Albion deeper into the dogfight at the foot of the table with a thrilling 3-3 draw at The Hawthorns on Saturday. After finding themselves 2-0 down…
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Leicester moved another step closer to the Premier League as the Championship leaders eased to a 2-0 victory over promotion rivals Burnley on Saturday. Nigel Pearson’s side were already firm favourites to reach the top-flight and that lucrative prize…
New Zealand beat the Netherlands by six wickets in the World Twenty20 Super-10 match in Chittagong on Saturday. New Zealand restricted the Netherlands to 151-4 after they sent their rivals to bat before chasing down the target for the loss of four wickets…
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has agreed to take over at Tottenham Hotspur next season, former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit claimed on Saturday. Van Gaal, 62, is due to step down as Holland coach after this year’s World Cup and recently expressed…
Embroiled in political turmoil, Turkey’s leader has declared war on a shadowy enemy, a Muslim cleric he accuses of running a parallel “deep state” from faraway rural Pennsylvania. Out on the campaign trail ahead of Sunday’s local elections, there are…
A plane trailing a banner calling for the dismissal of beleaguered Manchester United manager David Moyes flew over Old Trafford during the club’s game against Aston Villa on Saturday. The stunt, funded by a group of disgruntled United fans, is the biggest…
A senior Palestinian official said a release by Israel of Arab prisoners would not go ahead on Saturday as envisaged but he hoped there would only be short delay. “Today the prisoners will not be released… maybe in the coming days,” Issa Qaraqae,…
US President Barack Obama met a Saudi women’s rights activist on Saturday, the same day women have pledged to defy a driving ban, as he wrapped up a reassurance visit to the longtime ally. In talks with King Abdullah late on Friday, Obama told his host…
The Auckland Blues, buoyed by the injection of All Blacks Ma’a Nonu and Jerome Kaino, returned to the top half of the Super 15 table when they downed the Otago Highlanders 30-12 on Saturday. The revenge win, after losing to the Highlanders 29-21 in…
Two British nationals were among 14 people arrested on suspicion of attempted bribery in connection with an alleged plot to steal oil from a pipeline, Nigeria said on Friday. The head of the Joint Task Force (JTF) of military and police in the oil-producing…
Syrian troops made fresh gains in the strategic Qalamun area near the Lebanese border Saturday, seizing two villages from rebels, a military source told AFP. “The army took control this morning of the villages of Ras al-Maarra and Flita, after bombing…
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested to his US counterpart Barack Obama in a phone call between the two leaders that the international community could examine joint steps to calm the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Saturday. Putin in the…
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix in a rain and crash-hit qualifying session on Saturday. Hamilton’s 1 min 59.431 sec lap time beat world champion Sebastian Vettel into second place on the grid for Sunday…
Team Asia pulled off a stirring comeback in the final round of the inaugural EurAsia Cup to snatch a share of the trophy by taking six of 10 singles matches played Saturday. The spectacular collapse of Team Europe, who entered the final day singles…
Russian President Vladimir Putin called his American counterpart Barack Obama to discuss a US proposal for a diplomatic end to the Ukraine crisis while insisting to the United Nations that Moscow had “no intention” of further military action. The White…
Manchester City will look to kill two birds with one stone this weekend by keeping the heat on Premier League leaders Chelsea and definitively dashing Arsenal’s title hopes. City’s 3-0 win at Manchester United on Tuesday took them to within three points…
Hull goalkeeper Allan McGregor has won his appeal against his sending-off in Wednesday’s Premier League loss at West Ham. But Friday’s announcement is likely to be of little consolation to the Scotland international as he lies in a London hospital bed…
Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel expressed disappointment on Wednesday after a goal that he thought he had scored was instead officially attributed to one of his team-mates. “What a shame,” Schmeichel wrote on Twitter. “All can see it was…
Jose Mourinho will blame referee Chris Foy if Chelsea narrowly miss out on the Premier League title this season. The Chelsea manager believes the performance of the match official contributed to his side’s recent shock 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa. Foy…
David Moyes, the embattled manager of Manchester United, remains defiant despite the prospect of public humiliation at the hands of a group of angry supporters. Hailed as the ‘Chosen One’ for being the hand-picked successor to former United boss Alex…