May2017

News Hour: A technical glitch on Friday halted the screening of Netflix’s first movie to compete at the Cannes Film Festival, but “Okja”, starring Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal, which opened to boos, ended to hearty...

News Hour: Maria Sharapova will probably have to win 10 matches to claim a second Wimbledon title this year after deciding on Friday not to request a wildcard for the championships. The 30-year-old returned from a...

News Hour: FIFA will continue the testing of video assistant technology during the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 (20 May – 11 June), the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 (17 June – 02 July)...

News Hour: Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the construction of the Dar-i-Suf to Yakawlang road on 18 May in Bamyan province. The road will boost Afghanistan’s transport network, widen economic and social opportunities, and connect...

News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Tajikistan in partnership with Caritas Switzerland (Caritas) hosted a five-day visit for an organisation that raises money for school meals – the Canadian Earth Group –...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $275 million loan to help support and improve urban services delivery among poor communities, particularly on water supply and sanitation, in Madhya Pradesh in central India....

News Hour: A rampant Harry Kane netted four goals and livewire Son Heung-Min scored twice as Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Leicester City 6-1 in an action-packed Premier League clash on Thursday. The match was a effectively a...

News Hour: Manish Pandey ruled out after sustaining a left side strain during a practice session The All-India Senior Selection Committee have named middle-order batsman and wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik as the replacement for Manish Pandey, who...

News Hour: South Africa reduces gaps with India to six points, while nine points now separate third-ranked Australia from seventh-ranked Sri Lanka India has retained its number-one ranking on the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings...

News Hour: “Alien” creator Ridley Scott said Wednesday he hoped to make movie-goers ponder life’s bigger questions through his latest contribution to the “Alien” sci-fi blockbuster franchise but also to scare them senseless. The veteran British...