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Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has emerged as a contender to be England’s Test coach. McCullum, 40, is interested in the job and has held talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board. He is currently in charge of Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders. England have advertised for separate Test and limited-overs […]
- Ajinkya Rahane returns to India squad for final against Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket Australia makes neck protectors on helmets compulsory for batters (Category: Breaking News)
- Mykhailo Mudryk ‘close’ to £62m Chelsea move from Donetsk (Category: Breaking News)
- Williamson to miss second Test after positive Covid-19 test (Category: Breaking News)
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, son of the Philippines’ former dictator, is poised to win the presidential election by a landslide, according to partial and unofficial results. The senator has so far won 55.8.% of the vote, compared to 28% for rival Leni Robredo. His win will mark the Marcos family’s return to power after 36 […]
- Israel and Switzerland confirm Monkeypox cases (Category: Breaking News)
- Marcos family eye return to power as Philippines votes (Category: Breaking News)
- Hong Kong’s John Lee: Ex-security chief set to become new leader (Category: Breaking News)
- North Korea orders strict lockdown with first official Covid cases (Category: Breaking News)
Manchester City shrugged off the disappointment of their Champions League semi-final exit at Real Madrid to sweep aside Newcastle United and open a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The reigning champions took advantage of Liverpool’s draw with Tottenham Hotspur with an impressive response that not only strengthened their position at the […]
- Liverpool survive scare against Villarreal (Category: Breaking News)
- Majestic Gill ton takes Gujarat Titans past Mumba Indians and into final (Category: Breaking News)
- Gujarat Titans reach IPL final in first year by beating Rajasthan Royals (Category: Breaking News)
- Fraser-Pryce runs fastest 100m of 2022 in Nairobi (Category: Breaking News)
Voting has begun in the Philippines, with millions queuing across the islands to choose their next president. The man tipped to win the presidency is Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, the son of the nation’s former dictator. Polls suggest he may see a landslide victory, meaning the Marcos clan that was toppled 36 years ago could […]
- Israel and Switzerland confirm Monkeypox cases (Category: Breaking News)
- Hong Kong’s John Lee: Ex-security chief set to become new leader (Category: Breaking News)
- North Korea orders strict lockdown with first official Covid cases (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis, UN warns (Category: Breaking News)
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has run the fastest women’s 100m so far this year with victory in 10.67 seconds in Nairobi. Only four other women have ever run faster at the distance. Eight-time Olympic medallist Fraser-Pryce won comfortably on Saturday after Namibia’s Christine Mboma, the 200m Olympic silver medallist, pulled up. “I have been doing this […]
- Fraser-Pryce is sprint queen once again (Category: Business)
- Former junior Wimbledon champion Laura Robson retires (Category: Breaking News)
- Pumas create history with victory in Christchurch (Category: Breaking News)
- Usain Bolt wins Lifetime Achievement award (Category: Breaking News)
John Lee is set to be named Hong Kong’s new leader on Sunday, once a closed voting process in which he is the sole candidate concludes. His appointment is being widely seen as a move by the Chinese government to tighten its grip on the city. Known as a staunch Beijing supporter, Mr Lee oversaw […]
- Uber loses $5.9bn as Asia investment values fall (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel and Switzerland confirm Monkeypox cases (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunman targets homeless people in Canada shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- North Korea orders strict lockdown with first official Covid cases (Category: Breaking News)
Counting in the Northern Ireland Assembly election has resumed with the republican party Sinn Féin set to win the most seats for the first time. It is vying with the Democratic Unionist Party – whose vote share dropped – for the entitlement to nominate the next first minister. A unionist party has been the largest in […]
- Peter Dutton named Australia’s opposition leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia’s new PM Anthony Albanese sworn in (Category: Breaking News)
- Queen pulls out of Platinum Jubilee service (Category: Breaking News)
- Hong Kong’s John Lee: Ex-security chief set to become new leader (Category: Breaking News)
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- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Sixth (Mis)adventure: An Indisputable Reason For The ‘Aragalaya’ To Stay ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Survive Or Perish? – An Open Letter To The President (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Brutalities Against Protesters (Category: Breaking News)
Ride-hailing and delivery group Uber has made a $5.9bn (£4.7bn) loss, mostly due to its stakes in other companies. The firm said almost all of the loss was a result of the fall in the value of investments in businesses including two Asian ride-hailing giants – China’s Didi and South East Asia’s Grab. Shares in […]
- Peter Dutton named Australia’s opposition leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan opens up to foreign tourists after two years (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel and Switzerland confirm Monkeypox cases (Category: Breaking News)
- Hong Kong’s John Lee: Ex-security chief set to become new leader (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has dismissed speculation that it will declare all-out war in Ukraine in the coming days as “nonsense”. Moscow has up until now denied it is at war, instead referring to the invasion as a “special military operation”. But Western officials have speculated that President Vladimir Putin could use the 9 May Victory Parade to […]
- Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis, UN warns (Category: Breaking News)
- EU blames Russia for food crisis prompting walkout (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel and Switzerland confirm Monkeypox cases (Category: Breaking News)
- North Korea orders strict lockdown with first official Covid cases (Category: Breaking News)
Russian mercenaries have been accused of summarily executing, torturing and beating civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR). Witnesses told Human Rights Watch (HRW) that in one incident last July, Russian-speaking fighters shot dead at least 12 unarmed men at a roadblock. Most victims were put in a shallow hole by the road near Bossangoa, […]
- Russia denies it plans to declare war on 9 May (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel and Switzerland confirm Monkeypox cases (Category: Breaking News)
- EU blames Russia for food crisis prompting walkout (Category: Breaking News)
- Hong Kong’s John Lee: Ex-security chief set to become new leader (Category: Breaking News)
Liverpool survived a scare against Villarreal to move into the Champions League final – and keep their hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple alive. The Reds had comfortably won 2-0 in the first leg but that advantage was wiped out after only 41 minutes at a noisy and passionate El Madrigal as the Spanish side […]
- Manchester City sweep aside Newcastle United (Category: Breaking News)
- Wales captain retires from football aged 33 (Category: Breaking News)
- Cornelius scores twice as Denmark stun France (Category: Breaking News)
- Former junior Wimbledon champion Laura Robson retires (Category: Breaking News)
Eight people have died, including six children, after a fire tore through scores of homes near the Philippines capital Manila, local officials have said. The blaze, which started around 05:00 local time on Monday (22:00 BST on Sunday), also destroyed 80 homes. It started on the second floor of a house in a crowded settlement […]
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
- More evacuations as Mediterranean wildfires spread (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 19 dead in Texas school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- China Covid app restricts residents after banking protests (Category: Breaking News)
The head of Guinea’s military government has announced the country will return to civilian rule after a 39-month transition period. Speaking on television, Col Mamady Doumbouya, said the proposal would now be put to Guinea’s parliament. His army ousted the elected president in a coup last year – a move many Guineans initially welcomed. But […]
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- Hong Kong’s John Lee: Ex-security chief set to become new leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Peter Dutton named Australia’s opposition leader (Category: Breaking News)
- North Korea orders strict lockdown with first official Covid cases (Category: Breaking News)
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