Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA. O) said on Thursday it had agreed to buy European pay-TV firm Sky (SKYB.L) for $14.6 billion, sticking to its earlier offer despite complaints from...
Referee Viktor Kassai made some soccer history on Wednesday, using video replay to award a penalty kick during the Club World Cup semifinals. Kashima Antlers midfielder Gaku Shibasaki sent in a free...
Birmingham City have sacked manager Gary Rowett after more than two years in charge of the Championship club. Blues are seventh in the table following their 2-1 win over Ipswich Town on Tuesday....
Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni is pictured before a confidence vote to the new government Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni won a confidence vote in the upper house Senate on Wednesday,...
A Tunisian captain has been found guilty of causing the sinking of a boat in which 700 migrants died in April 2015. Mohammed Ali Malek, who had denied being the boat’s captain, was given 18 years...
Ghana's President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo needs to act fast to deliver on his campaign promise to create jobs, restore rapid growth, build a dam in every village and a factory in every district if he...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), on Sunday in Cairo released the Top 5 nominees in other categories for the 2016 Glo-CAF Awards with Ghana taking three spots in two categories. Sandra...
A major shareholder in British pay-TV company Sky (SKYB. L) will vote against Twenty-First Century Fox's (FOXA.O) $14 billion takeover bid, the investor told Reuters on Sunday, while another said it...
Crewe Alexandra director Dario Gradi has been suspended pending a Football Association investigation that will include looking into claims he “smoothed over” a complaint of sexual assault against...
US media giant 21st Century Fox has made a takeover approach for Sky that values the UK-based satellite broadcaster at £18.5bn. The proposed offer is worth £10.75 a share in cash, a premium of 36%...
All 47 people on board the Pakistan International Airlines flight that crashed near Abbottabad were killed, the airline said. A pilot made a mayday call, saying he had lost control of one of the two...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a "huge step" towards ending the country's five-year civil war. But he added that the defeat of rebel groups in the...
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned on Wednesday after a bruising referendum loss at the weekend, with most parliamentary factions pushing for an early election in a few months' time. The...
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will hand in his resignation on Friday, a parliamentary source said, as President Sergio Mattarella seeks to slow the pace of an unfolding political crisis. Renzi...
The euro swung wildly against the dollar and bank stocks in Italy slumped as the country appeared headed for a period of political and financial turmoil. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Monday that...
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has resigned after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the constitution. In a late-night news conference, he said he took...
The euro fell against the dollar and investors braced for a bumpy ride on Monday as Italy appeared headed for a period of political and financial turmoil. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced early...
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has resigned after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the constitution. In a late-night statement, he said he took responsibility for...
Italians are voting in a referendum which is being closely watched for further signs of anti-establishment sentiment in Europe. The vote, called by centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, is...
Italians are voting in a referendum which is being closely watched for further signs of anti-establishment sentiment in Europe. The vote, called by centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, is on...
