adminFormula 1 return is ‘getting harder’: Alonso
Fernando Alonso has answered “we’ll see” and “maybe” to the latest question about whether he might return to Formula 1. Still with ties to the Spaniard’s management, Flavio Briatore last…
India on brink of Test sweep as dire Proteas crumble
Ranchi — Pace duo Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav claimed five wickets between them on Monday to put India on the brink of a series whitewash after South Africa crumbled…
Bulgaria appoint new coach in wake of racism row
Sofia — Bulgaria appointed Georgi Dermendzhiev as new national football coach in place of Krasimir Balakov who quit last week in the wake of a 0-6 loss against England overshadowed…
Referee was ‘man of the match’: Ole
Cape Town — Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has credited referee Martin Atkinson for allowing their 1-1 draw with Liverpool to be a ‘proper derby’ on Sunday. Solksjaer praised…
‘They just defend’ . . . Klopp frustrated as stubborn Utd hold Liverpool
Manchester — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp bemoaned Manchester United’s defensive tactics and a controversial VAR call as the European champions’ 17-game winning run in the Premier League came to an…
African players in Europe: Ivorian Lago stuns Real Madrid
Paris — Ivorian Junior Lago stole the show among Africans in the major European leagues at the weekend by snatching the La Liga winner for Real Mallorca against Real Madrid.…
Israel’s Netanyahu gives up effort to form new government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he is giving up his effort to form a new government after failing to form a coalition following an inconclusive parliamentary election last…
Nearly 150 freed from ‘school’ in Nigeria
Police said they had freed nearly 150 students from a purported school in northern Nigeria that claimed it was teaching the Koran but had instead subjected them to abuse. It…
Floods force 23 000 from their homes in Niger
Floods in south-east Niger have forced 23 000 people to flee their homes since early October, officials said, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region already wracked by Boko…
Johnson dealt another blow over Brexit deal vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was dealt another blow yesterday when the speaker of parliament denied him a second shot at winning MPs’ approval for his EU divorce deal, with…