Manchester City will not rest on their laurels after finishing on top of the Premier League table for the second time in three years, manager Manuel Pellegrini said. Sunday’s 2-0 victory over West Ham United ensured City finished two points clear of…
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15:06 GMT – 49 mins – Carnival atmosphere at the Etihad as Kompany doubles City’s advantage. West Ham fail to clear a corner and Dzeko knocks the ball into the path of the Belgium defender who swivels past his marker to smash the ball into the roof…
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero returned to the starting XI for his side’s Premier League title decider at home to West Ham United on Sunday. The Argentine, who scored the stoppage-time goal against Queens Park Rangers that won City the title…
Swathes of eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian rebels voted on independence Sunday in polls the West slammed as illegal amid fears they could fan violence into full civil war and lead to the break-up of the ex-Soviet republic. Fighting flared…
Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho has no doubts his side have the composure to capture a second Premier League title in three years when they host West Ham United on Sunday. Four straight wins, including Wednesday’s 4-0 victory over Aston Villa…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says that his side will not give up on the Premier League title despite the odds being stacked against them on Sunday’s final day. Rodgers needs leaders Manchester City to lose at home to West Ham United and for his…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini on Saturday encouraged his side to finish with a flourish as they bid to secure the Premier League title against West Ham United on Sunday. City’s 4-0 win at home to Aston Villa in mid-week left them effectively…
Boko Haram’s kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria last month has captured global attention. How common is it for teenagers to be abducted in West Africa and forced into sexual servitude? Where can they end up? WSJ’s Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said that his side would make deserving Premier League champions after they swept to the verge of glory by crushing Aston Villa 4-0. City now require only a point at home to West Ham United on Sunday to secure…
Sunderland completed their great escape from what had seemed certain relegation when a 2-0 win at home to West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday ensured they’d be playing Premier League football next season. First-half goals from Jack Colback and Fabio Borini…
Arsenal celebrated their Champions League qualification as Olivier Giroud secured a 1-0 win against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s side booked their place in Europe’s elite club competition without kicking a ball when fifth placed Everton…
The death toll in Nigeria’s Nyanya bomb blast has increased to 20 after one of the victims died in hospital, the West African country’s ministry of health said Saturday. The number of injured according to the ministry is 85. Also, 14 of the 85 victims…
West Ham United secured their Premier League status after stemming a run of four straight defeats with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. The early dismissal of Spurs centre back Younes Kaboul gave West Ham control and they prevailed…
West Ham and Newcastle United will take part in a four-team tournament in New Zealand with A-League sides Wellington Phoenix and Sydney FC in the Premier League close season, the Phoenix said on Wednesday. Newcastle will play Sydney in Dunedin on July…
A key Palestine Liberation Organisation body was set to hold Saturday talks after Israel pulled out of US-sponsored peace negotiations in response to a Palestinian reconciliation deal with Hamas. The meeting of the PLO’s Central Council at its West…
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…
Australia midfielder Mile Jedinak scored the only goal of the game as Crystal Palace’s remarkable revival under manager Tony Pulis continued with a 1-0 win away to London rivals West Ham on Saturday. When Pulis was appointed in November after Ian Holloway…
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said nothing should impede the normalisation of relations between Russia and the West, after ties hit a post-Cold War low due to the standoff over Ukraine. “It does not depend on us. Or does not only depend on us…
West Ham’s Australian striker Dylan Tombides died on Friday following a three-year battle with testicular cancer. The 20-year-old, who made his Hammers first-team debut two years ago, passed away with his family at his bedside. West Ham confirmed the…
Kevin Durant’s dunk with 16.5 seconds to play lifted Oklahoma City to a 112-111 victory over Detroit on the final night of the NBA regular season. With the victory, the Thunder secured the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Durant drove…