Wigan, top of the third-tier League One, became the first team to win the FA Cup and be relegated in the same season when they beat City 1-0 in the 2013 final.They then lost 4-1 to Arsenal three days later, a defeat that sent them down to the second-tier Championship.They then beat City in the …
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Pakistan prepares to welcome FIFA World Cup trophy in Lahore
Expected to arrive in Punjab’s capital on February 3, the trophy will be paraded around iconic places in the city 0SHARES Share Tweet Email PHOTO: FILE PHOTO Preparations to welcome the trophy for Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in Pakistan are underway as the country looks forward to marking the occasion with …
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump to meet
North Korea has offered to enter negotiations and halt nuclear and missile tests, South Korea’s national security director said in Washington after meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday. Chung Eui-yong provided Trump with a direct message from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offering face-to-face talks with the US …
The curious case of India-North Korea relations
India raised eyebrows last month when its junior foreign minister, V K Singh, visited Pyongyang and held meetings with several top-level North Korean ministers and government officials. It was the first visit by a senior Indian official to North Korea in 20 years, although the two countries have maintained backchannel diplomatic communication for decades. Political …
Rovers teenager Callum Wright joins Premier League side Leicester City
Rovers’ rising prospect Callum Wright has joined Premier League side Leicester City for an undisclosed fee. The 17-year-old has been linked with a host of top flight clubs in the January transfer window, with former club Everton making the first move to sign the highly-rated attacking midfielder. Rovers have tried hard to get the talented …
Manchester United set to make a move for Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez
Register for our free newsletter MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly ready to hijack any Manchester City move for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez. Former Barcelona forward Sanchez, 29, is out of contract at the Emirates Stadium this summer and has been linked with a January switch to City. Holding optimistic Arsenal can reach the Carabao Cup final …
Meghan Markle breaks royal tradition with messy up-do
It’s being called the “unofficial royal tradition” now 0SHARES Share Tweet Email PHOTO: AMAZON.COM Now we all know that Meghan Markle is not one to shy away from breaking traditions. The very fact that she – a bi-racial, American, divorced TV actor – is on her way to becoming the latest addition to Britain’s royal …
North Korea ignores US-South Korea military drills
The joint US-South Korea Foal Eagle and Key Resolve military exercises began on Sunday with nearly 300,000 South Korean military personnel and 11,500 US troops involved in a series of field drills and computer-based tabletop exercises. In previous years, the commencement of Foal Eagle would have provoked a barrage of propaganda from Pyongyang decrying the …
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Premier League Midweek: Was Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge right to choose West Brom loan deal?
Register for our free newsletter THE clock is ticking loudly as the transfer window slams shut at 11pm. Premier League clubs are frantically trying to plug holes or find the missing link in their team for the last few months of the season. PREMIER LEAGUE MIDWEEK looks at one of the more intriguing January deals …