December2017
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Coutinho shows why he is still Liverpool’s main man
Dec 3, 2017Philippe Coutinho’s importance to Liverpool may be difficult to put a price on following his latest exemplary showing in the 5-1 thumping of Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday. The focus in... -
10-man United beat Arsenal in thriller to keep heat on City
Dec 3, 2017Manchester United held on with 10 men after Paul Pogba’s late dismissal to beat Arsenal 3-1 in a pulsating game at the Emirates Stadium on a day when Liverpool and Chelsea also kept up the heat... -
England fail to make inroads under Adelaide lights
Dec 3, 2017Craig Overton made Australia captain Steve Smith his maiden test victim but England could not drive home their advantage under the Adelaide lights and the hosts finished the first day of day-night Ashes cricket on 209... -
Kohli passes landmark 5,000 Test runs as India increase Sri Lanka’s agony
Dec 3, 2017Indian captain Virat Kohli blasted an unbeaten 156 to pass 5,000 runs in Test cricket as his side made 371-4 on a painful opening day of the third match for Sri Lanka’s bowlers. Opener Murali Vijay... -
BRAC in Sierra Leone awarded the best NGO for Women’s Empowerment
Dec 2, 2017BRAC in Sierra Leone was awarded the ‘Best NGO for Women’s Empowerment’ for 2017 by the Council of Chief Executives, a leading association of business leaders in Sierra Leone that is committed to sustainable economic growth... -
Neil Young releases vast archive and new politically loaded album
Dec 2, 2017Neil Young on Friday opened an exhaustive online archive of his half-century career, as the rock legend charged ahead on a politically loaded new album. In a project whose breadth has no parallels among musicians of... -
World Cup draw throws up Spain, Portugal showdown
Dec 2, 2017Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will come up against Spain in the standout fixture of the 2018 World Cup group stage, while England were handed an encounter with a dangerous Belgium side in Friday’s draw. Spain, the 2010... -
North Korea holds mass celebrations for latest missile test
Dec 2, 2017North Korea held mass celebrations for its latest successful long-range missile test, Pyongyang’s state media said Saturday, with a propaganda-filled display of fireworks and dancing in public squares. The ruling Workers Party official daily Rodong Sinmun... -
Japan emperor to abdicate in April 2019
Dec 2, 2017Japan’s Emperor Akihito will step down on April 30, 2019, the prime minister announced Friday, the first retirement in more than two centuries in the world’s oldest imperial family. Shinzo Abe said he was “deeply moved”... -
‘Gomer Pyle’ Actor Jim Nabors dies at 87
Dec 2, 2017Actor Jim Nabors, whose portrayal of the grinning country bumpkin Gomer Pyle on the 1960s television hit “The Andy Griffith Show” belied a classic baritone singing voice, died on Thursday at the age of 87, his...
