adminUnited survive scare to extend unbeaten run
It was neither pretty nor convincing, but as David de Gea and Ashley Young produced injury-time goal-line clearances to ensure victory against Stoke City, it delivered proof that Manchester United…
Gerrard scores in Reds win
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard refused to be drawn on his future at the club after scoring in his side’s 3-1 Premier League success at Leicester City on Tuesday.
Australians say farewell to Hughes
Australia’s cricket captain Michael Clarke broke into tears and declared “we must play on” while delivering a solemn eulogy at the hometown funeral of Phillip Hughes, the batsman who died…
Khedira released from hospital after suffering concussion
Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira has been released from hospital after spending a night under observation due to a concussion sustained in Tuesday’s King’s Cup game at home to Cornella.
Kenyan minister fired after massacre
Nairobi – Kenya’s interior minister and police chief were removed from their posts on Tuesday, hours after Somalia’s Shabaab rebels carried out a fresh massacre in the northeast of the…
Al-Shabaab claims deadly Mogadishu bombing
At least four people have been killed in a car-bomb attack close to the heavily fortified gates of the airport in Mogadishu, Somali police say. Both the airport and the…
Egypt sentences 185 to death over attack
An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced at least 185 people to death pending an appeal process and approval from the country’s top religious official.
100 brains missing from University of Texas
Austin – The University of Texas at Austin is missing about 100 brains. That’s about half of the specimens the university had in a collection of brains preserved in jars…
Zuma congratulates Geingob
Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday congratulated Dr Hage Geingob for successfully winning the Namibian elections, the department of international relations said.
Auctioneers retain ownership of Biko documents
Johannesburg – The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg yesterday halted the auction of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko’s original post mortem documents.