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At least 44 people have been killed and nearly 200 injured after a suicide bomb blast at a political rally in Pakistan.The post At least 44 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing during political rally appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
The Republic of Ireland ended their first World Cup with a 0-0 draw with Nigeria, who progressed to the last-16 and could face England. The result, coupled with Australia’s win over Canada, meant the Super Falcons, the lowest-ranked side in Group B, qualified in second place at the expense of the Olympic champions. The Irish […]
Australia kept their Women’s World Cup dream alive as they advanced to the last-16 stage by thrashing Canada. Hayley Raso scored twice, Mary Fowler was also on target and Steph Catley netted a late penalty as the co-hosts impressed in a game they had to win to avoid elimination. The Matildas finished top of Group […]
Japan showed why they are serious contenders at the Women’s World Cup by hammering Spain to finish top of Group C and book a last-16 showdown with Norway. The 2011 world champions made it look easy as they scored three times before half-time, with Hinata Miyazawa getting two to take her tally to four goals […]
Zambia secured their first Women’s World Cup win by edging out Costa Rica in their final Group C match. Lushomo Mweemba opened the scoring for Zambia inside the first three minutes and Barbra Banda added a second from the spot midway through the first half. Costa Rica’s Melissa Herrera pulled a goal shortly after the […]
At least 37 people have been killed in an explosion in Pakistan during a rally organised by an Islamist party. More than 100 people were also injured in the explosion in north-west Bajaur district, where Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) was holding a meeting. Police told the BBC
නීතිවිරෝධී ස්වයංක්රීය ගිණිඅවි පවා යොදාගනිමින් ගෝටාබය රාජපක්ෂ ඇතුළු පිරිසගේ දේශපාලන අනුග්රහයෙන් පවත්වාගෙන ගිය “ඇවන්ගාඩ්” ජාවාරම් පන්නයේම තවත් ජාවාරම් කරගෙන යන […]The post ඇවන්ගාඩ් පන්නයේ අවුරා ලංකා – සැඟවුණ තොරතුරු රැසක් BBC හෙළිකරයි appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල
At least 35 people have been killed in an explosion in Pakistan during a rally organised by an Islamist party. At least 200 people were also injured in the explosion in north-west Bajaur district, where Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) was holding a meeting. Authorities have cordoned off the area and have warned the death toll is […]
Manuela Vanegas scored a 97th-minute winner as Colombia stunned Germany at the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup. Linda Caicedo netted a wonder goal to give the South Americans the lead, before Germany equalised with an 89th-minute Alexandra Popp penalty. Vanegas then headed Leicy Santos’ corner past Merle Frohms to send the vast numbers of Colombia […]
Morocco gained their first ever victory at a Women’s World Cup as they secured a shock win over South Korea. Ibtissam Jraidi scored Morocco’s first World Cup goal with a sixth-minute header as the north Africans, ranked 72nd in the world, stunned their 17th-ranked opponents. Sixteen-year-old substitute Casey Phair fired wide for South Korea late […]
Tournament co-hosts New Zealand were knocked out of the Fifa Women’s World Cup as Switzerland got the draw they needed to advance as Group A winners. New Zealand began the day in second position in the group, but Norway moved above them thanks to a convincing 6-0 victory over the Philippines. Jacqueline Hand hit the […]
Former world champions Norway rediscovered their form and ferocity in the nick of time as Sophie Haug’s hat-trick helped them hammer the Philippines to reach the last 16 of the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup. Having failed to win in their opening two games and with star Caroline Graham Hansen criticising the decision to leave […]
Captain Wendie Renard headed a late winner as France beat Brazil in a thrilling game in Brisbane at the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup. Eugenie le Sommer put the French ahead after 17 minutes, before Debinha pulled Brazil level in the second half. There was end to end action as two of the pre-tournament favourites […]
Allyson Swaby scored the winner for Jamaica as they secured a historic win against Panama at the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Perth. Swaby rose highest to head home from a Trudi Carter cross in the 56th minute.Jamaica were denied a penalty in stoppage time after video assistant referee (VAR) ruled Wendy Natis did […]
New Zealand cruised past Australia to win their third Rugby Championship in a row, with Eddie Jones still yet to win a game as the new Wallaby head coach. The All Blacks’ first-half tries came from Shannon Frizell, Codie Taylor and Will Jordan, after Rob Valetini’s try had given Australia an early 7-5 lead. The […]
The EU has suspended all security cooperation with Niger after the country’s army took power in a coup. It comes shortly after the US declared its “unflagging support” for ousted president Mohamed Bazoum – seen as a key Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants. On Friday the head of the presidential guards unit […]
Sweden turned on the style to demolish Group G rivals Italy and secure a place in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup with one game to spare. The 2019 semi-finalists showed why they remain heavyweights of the women’s game as Amanda Ilestedt, Fridolina Rolfo and Stina Blackstenius scored in the space of seven […]
A court in Vietnam has jailed 54 people, including several high-ranking officials and a former minister, in one of the country’s largest ever bribery and corruption cases. Judges said the accused had extorted money from people taking repatriation flights during the Covid-19 pandemic. One former minister was sentenced to 16 years in prison for receiving […]
England are on the brink of last 16 qualification in the Women’s World Cup after producing a much-improved performance to beat Denmark – though they lost key midfielder Keira Walsh to a worrying injury. Lauren James announced herself on the global stage with a superb strike from the edge of the box just six minutes […]
China earned their first victory at the 2023 Women’s World Cup by beating Haiti in Group D, despite playing for more than an hour with only 10 players. The win for China means England, who beat Denmark 1-0 earlier in the day have not qualified for the last 16 yet. Midfielder Zhang Rui was sent […]
Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself the new leader of Niger after a dramatic coup. Also known as Omar Tchiani, he staged a takeover which started on Wednesday when the presidential guards unit he led seized the country’s leader. This shatters Niger’s first peaceful and democratic transition since independence in 1960. President Mohamed Bazoum is […]
Argentina came from two goals down to draw with South Africa and deny them a first ever Women’s World Cup victory in a pulsating encounter in Dunedin. Knowing defeat would take them to the brink of elimination, Argentina threw everything at Desiree Ellis’ side in a second half comeback. Substitute Romina Nunez headed in their […]
Former US President Donald Trump is accused of pressuring an employee to delete Mar-a-Lago security camera footage, new charges allege. In a revised indictment, Donald Trump is charged with three new counts, one of wilful retention of defence information and two of obstruction. An additional person, Mar-a-Lago staff member Carlos de Oliveira, has also been […]
Portugal earned a face off with reigning champions United States for a place in the Women’s World Cup last 16 with an impressive 2-0 win over Vietnam. The debutants got their maiden victory via their first World Cup goals, scored by Telma Encarnacao and Kika Nazareth. Portugal will progress to the knockout stages if they […]
Nigeria came from behind to beat Australia and leave the co-hosts facing a battle to qualify for the last 16 of the Fifa Women’s World Cup. Australia scored first when Emily van Egmond converted Caitlin Foord’s pass. But Nigeria equalised soon afterwards with Uchenna Kanu’s calm finish, before Osinachi Ohale’s header made it 2-1. Asisat […]
Captain Lindsey Horan came to the rescue of defending champions the United States after the Netherlands had threatened an upset at the Women’s World Cup. New Manchester City signing Jill Roord put the Dutch on course for a famous win after a clinical finish from the edge of the box. The Stars and Stripes have […]
’s family said in a statement reported by the BBC and […]
Jenni Hermoso and Alba Redondo scored twice as Spain underlined their credentials as potential Fifa Women’s World Cup winners by thrashing Zambia to progress to the last 16 with a game to spare. The Spanish opened their Group C campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win against Costa Rica last week, having a total of 46 […]
China has removed Qin Gang as foreign minister less than seven months after he was appointed to the post. Qin Gang had been seen as a close associate of President Xi Jinping. He is replaced by veteran Communist Party foreign affairs chief Wang Yi. Qin’s prolonged disappearance from public view – and official silence over […]
By Jayantha Somasundaram (This articlecontinued from yesterday (25) is based on reporting by the international media on the events in Sri Lanka forty years ago.) “For day after day Tamils were beaten, hacked or burned to death in the streets, on buses, on trains – sometimes in the sight of horrified foreign tourists. Their homes […]