Sports,Football
Barcelona said on Saturday they had named former midfielder and captain Xavi Hernandez as head coach on a contract until 2024, following the sacking of Ronald Koeman.The LaLiga club received the green light on Friday to sign the 41-year-old after they paid the release clause in his contract with Qat...
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More than 500 civil rights groups have called for a United Nations Security Council meeting to stop escalating violence in Myanmar's Chin state, a volatile border region that has become a forefront of resistance against military rule.Local media, witnesses and the UN have reported a buildup of h...
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Ford Motor Co (F.N) said it plans to retire up to $5 billion in high-interest debt and tap into the fast-growing market for "green" bonds to help it finance new electric vehicles and expand credit to customers with lower scores.Ultimately, the automaker aims to regain an investment grade r...
"Greenwashing" by companies keen to massage their environmental credentials and increase their appeal to ethical investors came under scrutiny on Wednesday with the launch of a standards body which aims to weed out unjustified climate claims.The International Sustainability Standards Board...
Barcelona's Ansu Fati scored a superb second-half goal to secure a crucial 1-0 win at Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday and revive his club's faltering Champions League campaign.Barca's 19-year-old prospect rescued his team in the 70th minute with a fierce volley from inside the area after the home...
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two, including a stoppage-time equaliser, as Manchester United came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw away to Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday.The 36-year-old Ronaldo has now scored five goals in four games for United in this Champions League campaign and has n...
Juventus booked their spot in the Champions League last 16 with two group games to spare after a double from Argentine striker Paulo Dybala steered them to a 4-2 win over Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday.Knowing they only needed a point against Zenit to be assured of a knockout-stage spot in Group H, ...
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Afghanistan's Taliban government said it would announce good news soon on older girls being allowed to go back to school, but urged the international community to help it fund the process as most external aid has been halted.Ensuring rights for women and girls has been one of the most sensitive ...
At least six people have died in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos after the collapse of a luxurious high-rise building that was under construction, the state emergency services chief said on Tuesday.Rescuers were racing against the clock to find survivors at the site in the affluent neighbo...
France has 48 hours to back down in a bitter dispute over fishing rights, or face legal action from London under the Brexit trade deal, the United Kingdom has warned.On Monday, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Paris had “behaved unfairly” and made “completely unreasonable t...
Sports,Cricket
India captain Virat Kohli blamed his team's timid approach for their “bizarre” defeat in Sunday's Twenty20 World Cup match against New Zealand but has not given up hopes of making the semi-finals of the tournament.India slumped to fifth place in Group II after their second succes...
Manchester United's 3-0 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday was the perfect antidote after being left disappointed and under some pressure after a heavy defeat by Liverpool last week, forward Cristiano Ronaldo said.United came into the contest in north London on the ...
The Arab League said it was concerned about a rapid deterioration of Lebanese-Gulf relations after critical comments from a Lebanese minister about the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen were followed by the kingdom banning all imports from Lebanon and giving the Lebanese ambassador 48 hours t...
Tngel Di Maria showed his worth as he set up the first and scored the winner to give Paris St Germain a 2-1 win against champions Lille in Ligue 1 after Lionel Messi limped off injured on Friday.In the absence of Kylian Mbappe, who is suffering from an infection, Di Maria shone throughout the game, ...
Barcelona great Xavi Hernandez said he is focused on his role as manager of Qatari outfit Al Sadd, amid speculation that he could succeed Dutchman Ronald Koeman at his former club.LaLiga side Barcelona sacked Koeman after a defeat by Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday and have since appointed "B"...
The United Kingdom has warned France it could take retaliatory measures if Paris presses ahead with threatened sanctions amid an acrimonious post-Brexit row over fishing rights.British Environment Secretary George Eustice said on Friday that London reserved the right to respond to any action “...
A stunning opening burst from seamer Ruben Trumpelmann and an unbeaten 32 by JJ Smit down the order helped Namibia secure a nervy four-wicket win over Scotland in their Group I encounter in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.Set a modest 110 for victory, Namibia made heavy weather of the chase, losing wickets a...
Borussia Moenchengladbach's stunning 5-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the German Cup second round on Wednesday was like playing in a trance, midfielder Jonas Hofmann said following their first ever win over them in the competition.The Foals struck three times in the opening 21 minutes and added...
A first-half strike from Radamel Falcao was enough to hand Rayo Vallecano a shock 1-0 win over Barcelona on Wednesday and bring an end to Ronaldo Koeman's reign as coach of the Catalan club.Koeman was already under huge pressure following Barcelona's defeat by rivals Real Madrid over the wee...
Holders Manchester City were eliminated from the League Cup by West Ham United after a penalty shootout at London Stadium on Wednesday, ending Pep Guardiola's team's four-year domination of the competition.The game went to penalties after ending goalless and the Hammers triumphed 5-3 in the ...
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