Frustrated Lampard Calls For Chelsea To Make Signings
Frank Lampard called on Chelsea to back him in the transfer market after his side edged into the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 win at Hull on Saturday. Lampard has bemoaned Chelsea’s failure to kill off defensive opponents throughout his first season in charge and he believes signings in key attacking areas are […]
Marseille’s Slim Title Hopes Hit By Angers Stalemate
Andre Villas-Boas’ Marseille laboured to a tame 0-0 draw at home against Angers on Saturday, handing Paris Saint-Germain the chance to move 10 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. Second-placed Marseille are seven points adrift of reigning champions PSG, who visit last year’s runners-up Lille on Sunday. The hosts rarely threatened against a […]
Tiger, Rory Struggle As Palmer Grabs Torrey Pines Lead
Reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods, chasing a record 83rd US PGA title, and Rory McIlroy, trying to become world number one, struggled Friday while Ryan Palmer seized the lead at the Farmers Insurance Open. Woods overcame a double-bogey disaster on the first hole to shoot a one-under par 71 while McIlroy faded late to fire […]
Mexican Children Take Up Arms In Fight Against Drug Gangs
With baseball caps and scarves covering their faces, only their serious eyes are visible as a dozen children stand to attention, rifles by their side. In the heart of the violence-plagued Mexican state of Guerrero, learning to use weapons starts at an early age. In the village of Ayahualtempa, at the foot of a wooded […]
Isabel Dos Santos’ Graft Scandal Ups Stakes For Angola
Allegations of corruption swirling around his predecessor’s daughter have set a crucial test for Angolan President Joao Lourenco in his vow to reform a country rich in oil and tainted by graft. Isabel dos Santos, the 46-year-old billionaire daughter of ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, is being probed for allegedly siphoning off millions from state […]
Serena Williams Not Going Quietly As Coco Poses As Heir
Serena Williams suffered her earliest exit from the Australian Open since 2006 but the 23-time Grand Slam champion is not ready to hand over the baton to heir apparent Coco Gauff just yet. The 38-year-old Williams was downcast but quietly defiant in the aftermath of her shock third-round loss to Wang Qiang on Friday, the […]
Wind Forces Boeing To Again Delay First Flight Of 777X
High wind forced Boeing to again delay the inaugural flight of its long-haul 777X aircraft on Friday. “We’ll try again tomorrow,” Boeing said on Twitter, aiming for a 10:00 am (1800 GMT) flight from the airfield in Everett, Washington near the company’s headquarters. “Wind levels prevented us from flying today. We will continue to provide […]
The Global Spread Of The Coronavirus: Where Is It?
A SARS-like virus that has claimed 41 lives since emerging in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan has spread around the world. Here are the places that have confirmed cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus: – China – As of Saturday, almost 1,300 people have been infected across China, the bulk of them in […]
Democrats Wrap Up Case Against ‘Imminent Threat’ Trump
Donald Trump’s lawyers prepared to deliver his first full-throated defense Saturday in the Senate’s historic impeachment trial, after Democratic prosecutors spent three days making their case for the US president’s removal from office. Capping 24 total hours of arguments, Democrats told the 100 senators that Trump abused the power of the presidency in pressuring Ukraine […]
New Zealand, Fiji, England Command Sevens Attention
New Zealand, Fiji and England emerged as the unbeaten sides in the new cut-throat version of the World Rugby Sevens series in Hamilton on Saturday. Under the format, introduced for the New Zealand round and for Australia next weekend, quarter-finals have been scrapped, pool winners progress direct to the semi-finals and there is no longer […]
Kyrgios Into Nadal Grudge Match As Shocks Rattle Match
Home favourite Nick Kyrgios went five sets to ensure an Australian Open showdown with Rafael Nadal on Saturday as a series of shocks caused carnage in the women’s draw. Kyrgios survived the longest match of his career to beat Russia’s Karen Khachanov 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (6/8), 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (10/8), collapsing on his back […]
Xi Warns Of ‘Grave’ Situation, Builds Virus Hospitals
President Xi Jinping warned Saturday that China was facing a “grave” situation as authorities took more drastic steps to halt the spread of a virus that has killed 41 people and is overwhelming hospitals at the epicentre of the health emergency. The world’s most populous country scrambled to contain the disease that has already infected […]