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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) Ben Stokes unleashed one of cricket’s most destructive innings for his 258 as England racked up 629-6 declared in a morale-crushing day for South Africa in the second test on Sunday. Stokes powered to the second-fastest double century in tests in an astonishing display of dominance over the struggling but …
MOSCOW: Half-empty stadiums, low TV viewing figures and uninspiring displays by the national team: Russians are struggling to get interested in football with two years to go before they host the World Cup. This month a survey conducted by state-controlled pollsters VTsIOM showed the number of people who said they were indifferent to the beautiful …
Rarely will a coach begin a career amid such intrigue. If Gary Neville’s appointment at Valencia caused a stir, Zinedine Zidane’s at Real Madrid is a seismic, if not entirely unexpected, development. The man who could do things with a football that others only dream of has been fast-tracked to the coaching zenith, replacing Rafa …
FIVE-HORSE TITLE RACE And then there were, uh, five? Hardly the most exclusive statement, but there now seems to be only five Premier League teams with a realistic chance of winning the title this season. Arsenal, Leicester City, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and even Manchester United must be considered as title contenders following a busy week which …
Zinedine Zidane has become the manager of Real Madrid after the club’s president, Florentino Pérez, announced the sacking of Rafael Benítez at the Bernabéu on Monday night after exactly seven months in charge. The decision to replace Benítez has left Gareth Bale very unhappy and the Welshman may consider his options in the summer. The …
We’ve heard the presidential candidates say some wild things this election cycle, but at a recent campaign event in Iowa, Donald Trump gave credit to Kim Jong Un for ruling with an iron fist and violently consolidating power in North Korea after being crowned following his father’s death. Here is the statement in question: Here’s …
Jaguar last week announced its return to global motorsport. In the autumn of 2016, Jaguar will enter the third season of the exciting FIA Formula E Championship as a manufacturer with its own team. FIA Formula E is the world’s first global single-seater championship for electric-powered cars. FIA Formula E offers a unique opportunity for …
PARIS: Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) after a 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg, as the Germans punched their ticket to the last 16 along with Group B rivals PSV Eindhoven. Louis van Gaal’s United made a promising start at the Volkswagen Arena as Anthony Martial handed them a …
Before we usher in the new year, it’s time for a retrospective of 2015.Here’s our roundup of some of the biggest stories across the country, events that influenced national conversations on issues from police brutality to gay marriage, tragedies that shook our psyche and acts of heroism that showed Americans at their best. Alabama: Despite U.S. ruling legalizing gay marriage, …
HAVANA (AP) Some of Major League Baseball’s biggest Cuban-born stars put dozens of boys through batting, pitching and catching drills in a sunny Havana ballpark, part of a three-day mission meant to warm relations between the U.S. league and this baseball-mad nation. Among the teachers at Wednesday’s baseball clinic were Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel …