Nairo Quintana of Colombia is certain of Giro d’Italia victory barring any final stage disaster after preserving his handsome lead in Saturday’s penultimate 20th stage won by Australia’s Michael Rogers. Quintana came home in a pack ahead of his closest…
Browsing: Saturday
Rafael Nadal produced another imposing display of claycourt tennis at Roland Garros on Saturday to crush Argentinian Leonardo Mayer 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 and reach the last 16 of the French Open. Seeking to become the first man to win five straight titles in…
Peter Mutharika called on Malawians to rescue their country from “collapse” as he was sworn in as president on Saturday, after ousting his arch-rival Joyce Banda in disputed polls. Mutharika, the brother of president Bingu wa Mutharika who died in office…
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Beijing Saturday against “destabilising actions” in the South China Sea, and backed its regional rival Japan’s plans to take on a more muscular security role in Asia. Stressing US commitments to allies and friends…
Alex Corbisiero insists the “heart-breaking” personal sacrifice to miss a rugby tour of New Zealand would certainly be eased a little by a collecting an English Premiership winners’ medal at Twickenham on Saturday. The British and Irish Lions forward…
QPR’s Malaysian owner Tony Fernandes has vowed to fight the prospect of a Financial Fair Play fine after his club’s precarious finances were boosted by promotion to the Premier League. Fernandes was watching from the stands at Wembley on Saturday as…
Atletico Madrid fans could be forgiven for feeling that there was a crushing sense of inevitability about their defeat to rivals Real in the final of the Champions League on Saturday. For all that Diego Simeone’s side went into European football’s showpiece…
Curvy reality TV diva Kim Kardashian tied the knot with her rapper husband Kanye West in the Italian city of Florence on Saturday, Kardashian’s publicist confirmed. “Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were married in a private ceremony in the presence of…
At least three people died and three others were injured in a blast Saturday in the central Nigerian city of Jos targeting football fans watching the European Champions League final, police said. “So far we have three dead, three injured,” Chris Olakpe…
Uruguay star striker Luis Suarez took to Twitter on Saturday to pledge to his teammates and fans that he would make the World Cup despite undergoing knee surgery. The Liverpool forward and Premier League’s Player of the Year required arthroscopic surgery…
Pope Francis arrives in Bethlehem Sunday to begin the most sensitive part of his three-day Middle East tour aimed at forging regional peace and easing an age-old rift within Christianity. After beginning his trip in Jordan on Saturday with an urgent…
Jonny Wilkinson’s final match in Britain ended in joy for the England great as reigning champions Toulon beat Saracens 23-6 in the European Cup final at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Toulon captain Wilkinson kicked 13 points in a match where…
At least three people were killed on Saturday in the central Nigerian city of Jos in an explosion targeting football fans watching the European Champions League final, the authorities said. The blast came just days after a twin car bomb attack ripped…
Harry Redknapp admitted he was a relieved man after Bobby Zamora’s last-gasp strike fired QPR back into the Premier League and eased the club’s precarious financial situation. Redknapp’s side hit the jackpot at Wembley on Saturday as they rode their…
Ukraine was preparing Saturday for a presidential election seen as crucial to its very survival after months of turmoil that has driven the country to the brink of civil war. Sunday’s vote comes with tensions running high after a bloody upsurge in fighting…
Nico Rosberg left his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton fuming on Saturday after a high-speed mistake on his final qualifying lap saw the German claim pole position for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. The 28-year-old German, who lies three points behind…
Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have concerns over the fitness of key players ahead of the first ever meeting between two sides from the same city in the Champions League final in Lisbon on Saturday. Real are the worst affected as defender Pepe and…
South African President Jacob Zuma vowed to spearhead a “radical social economic transformation” as he was sworn in for a second term before dignitaries and a cheering crowd of thousands on Saturday. “Today marks the beginning of the second phase of…
African leaders in Pretoria for President Jacob Zuma’s inauguration will hold informal talks on the security situation in Nigeria, South Africa’s government said on Saturday. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is among more than 20 heads of state…
A single bottle of wine belonging to legendary former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson sold for more than HK$1 million Saturday at a Hong Kong auction, part of a global 5,000 bottle sale. The wines being auctioned, which are part of Ferguson’…