England Beat Venezuela In Final
England won their biggest international title since 1966 by beating Venezuela 1-0 in the Under-20 World Cup final. It was England’s first appearance in the final of a global tournament since their...
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Let’s Get Physical, Lions Prop Kyle Sinckler Tells Otago
British and Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler wants to get in the faces of the Otago Highlanders on Tuesday, but without the lack of discipline that has often landed him in trouble. The Harlequins and...
Allow Dual Citizens To Serve In Government – Hanna Tetteh
Former Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Hanna Tetteh has called for a review of the constitution to allow persons with dual citizenship serve in government. Her suggestion comes...
Taiwan Lawmakers Launch Support Group For Hong Kong Democracy
Lawmakers in Taiwan launched a new group to help promote democracy in Hong Kong on Monday, a move likely to rile Beijing ahead of the 20th anniversary of the handover of the city from Britain back to...
Pound Struggles To Rebound In After Shock British Vote
The pound struggled on Monday to recover from last week's sharp losses that came in the wake of a shock British election result that has thrown the country into uncertainty. Sterling took a beating...
Gulf Crisis Threatens Qatar Airways Transit Business
Qatar Airways has made Doha a global hub in just a few years, but barring it from Gulf states' airspace threatens its position as a major transcontinental carrier, experts say. Along with its Gulf...
Ruthless India Demolish South Africa In Champions Trophy
Virat Kohli says India's Champions Trophy demolition of South Africa was fuelled by his refusal to spare his players from criticism. Kohli's side crushed South Africa by eight wickets at The Oval in...
Theresa May Praises Tory ‘talent’
Theresa May said the government planned to focus on social issues and "delivering a successful Brexit" as she completed a Cabinet reshuffle. The PM said the new line-up brought in "talent from across...
White House Says Trump and May Didn’t Discuss UK Trip
The White House said Sunday that President Donald Trump did not discuss a trip to Britain with Prime Minister Theresa May in their most telephone recent call, with officials denying plans had...
Smith Advice To Stokes Rebounds On Australia
It may not have been the most profound piece of batting advice Steve Smith has ever given when he told Ben Stokes during the Indian Premier League that he was "losing his backside a bit". But the...
Calls Mount For Rethink of Brexit Stance
There are growing calls for a rethink of Theresa May's Brexit stance in the wake of a hung parliament. The Conservatives leader had sought to take the UK out of the single market and end freedom of...
Efya Out With ‘Until the Dawn’
Ghanaian songstress Efya, born, Jane Fara Fauzzier Awindor, has released a new single titled ‘Until the Dawn’ Until the Dawn is produced by British-born Nigerian record producer and recording...
Pakistan’s Hafeez Relishes ‘unpredictable’ Tag
Mohammad Hafeez has no problems with Pakistan being known as "unpredictable", saying he "loves" the tag that is so often applied to the team. The Pakistan all-rounder is set to feature in a virtual...
South Africa’s Frittelli Claims Debut Golf Tour Title
South Africa's Dylan Frittelli won his maiden European Tour title on Sunday, a final round of five-under-par 67 allowing him to triumph by one shot at the Austrian Open. Frittelli, 27, carded six...
‘I Can Still Be Prime Minister’
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he can "still be prime minister" as he aims to thwart Theresa May's attempt to run a minority government. He told the Sunday Mirror: "This is still on. Absolutely."...
No Sign of Healing In G7 Climate Change Rift
The United States' partners in the G7 club of wealthy democracies vowed Sunday to pursue efforts to curb climate change despite a rift caused by the American withdrawal from the Paris accord. "G7...
England Win World Cup, In Football, After More Than Half-Century
England won their biggest international title since 1966 by beating Venezuela 1-0 in the Under-20 World Cup final. It was England’s first appearance in the final of a global tournament since their...
Capello To Skipper China’s Jiangsu Suning
Former England, Real Madrid and Russia manager Fabio Capello was named on Sunday to lead China's Jiangsu Suning, one of the biggest coaching signings yet in a spending binge by the Chinese domestic...
Fallon Defends DUP Government ‘deal’
A Conservative deal with the Democratic Unionist Party would only apply to “big issues” like the economy and security, the defence secretary has said. Sir Michael Fallon said the parties were...
Did June 4 Really Harm Ghana, Arthur Kennedy?
How can Ghana move forward if people with chains of degrees decide to tell lies through their teeth? It is very strange and a display of in intellectual dishonesty for people like Arthur Kennedy to...