Paris, France | AFP | Wales beat Northern Ireland 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 on Saturday. Here are five things we learned from the match. Not a classic game, not a classic goal. But @FAWales don’t mind one jot. They’re in dream land! #WALNIR #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/K0h7SMFLxr …
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Group A :Libya, Guinea, DR Congo, Tunisia Group B: Zambia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria Group C: Gabon, Morocco, Mali, Ivory Coast Group D: Burkina Faso, South Africa, Cape Verde, Senegal Group E: Uganda, Congo, Egypt, Ghana Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Egypt coach Hector Cuper says it is irrelevant …
Read More »Pope visits Armenian genocide memorial
Yerevan, Armenia | AFP | Pope Francis on Saturday issued a rallying cry to remember the past after visiting the Armenian genocide memorial in Yerevan, on day two of a trip likely to stir tensions with Turkey. “A century has just passed from the ‘Great Evil’ unleashed upon you. This …
Read More »Several dead in Mogadishu hotel attack claimed by Shabaab
Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | At least 11 people were killed Saturday in an attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu that was swiftly claimed by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab militants. The assault, the latest in a series by the Islamist group targeting hotels and restaurants, began when a suicide …
Read More »Brexit bloodbath: David Cameron throws in towel
BREAKING NEWS: Prime Minister David Cameron announced Friday he will resign after Britons voted to leave the EU in defiance of his warnings of economic pain. Cameron promised to try to “steady the ship” over the next months but said a new leader should be installed by early October. “I …
Read More »Pound, Asia markets collapse as Britain quits EU
The pound collapsed to a 31-year low and there was pandemonium on currency, equity and oil markets Friday as Britain voted to leave the European Union, fuelling a wave of global uncertainty. Sterling crashed 10 percent to $1.3229 at one point, its weakest level since 1985, while the greenback …
Read More »Kenya’s Wanyama moves to Premier League giants Spurs
As you can imagine it is very emotional for me to say goodbye to the club that gave me the chance to be the first Kenyan to play in Premier League. London, United Kingdom | AFP | Midfield enforcer Victor Wanyama became the first player from Southampton to join up …
Read More »Anger, confusion as EU vote divides Britain
Breaking down in tears, Anthony Dunn recalled being branded a traitor and told he should leave the country for campaigning for Britain to stay in the European Union ahead of Thursday’s vote. After a campaign filled with confusing and often misleading claims, the 58-year-old Londoner is among many Britons …
Read More »Ronaldo throws reporter’s microphone in lake
There is a history of bad blood between Ronaldo and Correio da Manha, who he successfully sued after the Portuguese newspaper printed details of his private life. Lyon, France | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo threw a reporter’s microphone in a lake on Wednesday after objecting to being approached hours before …
Read More »Record-man Ronaldo puts Portugal into last 16
Euro 2016 Portugal 3 Hungary 3 Iceland 2 Austria 1 Belgium 1 Sweden 0 Rep. Ireland 1 Italy 0 COPA America Chile 2 Colombia 0 Final: Chile vs Argentina Lyon, France | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo scored two trademark brilliant goals Wednesday to go into European Championship history and rescue …
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