February2018
-
PSG focused on Real Madrid despite Marseille double-header
Feb 23, 2018Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery says his side will be using two upcoming matches against arch-rivals Marseille at the Parc des Princes as preparation for the Champions League clash with Real Madrid. PSG’s games with Marseille... -
Haitian director Raoul Peck ‘We’ve lost the big picture’
Feb 23, 2018Still basking in acclaim for his visceral documentary on African-American social critic James Baldwin, Raoul Peck has turned his creative energies on another of history’s indispensable political minds Karl Marx. The project comes with the Haitian... -
Large vessels are fishing 55 percent of world’s oceans
Feb 23, 2018More than half the world’s oceans are being fished by large commercial vessels, particularly from China, according to the first view from space of global fishing practices published Thursday. The report in the journal Science used... -
Idris Elba brings ‘Yardie’ to Berlin International Film Festival
Feb 23, 2018A film depicting the Jamaican community in London in the 1980s is a reminder of Britain’s multicultural complexity, British actor Idris Elba said presenting “Yardie”, his directorial debut, at the Berlin Film Festival, reports Reuters. “Yardie... -
Hungary storms to first Winter Games gold
Feb 23, 2018Hungary claimed their first gold medal at a Winter Olympics by pulling off a stunning victory in the men’s 5,000 meters relay on Thursday after a fall cost South Korea a place on the podium. Hungary... -
Marcel Hirscher crashes out of Olympic slalom
Feb 23, 2018Austrian Marcel Hirscher’s quest for a third gold medal at the Pyeongchang Games came to an abrupt end Thursday when he bombed out of the first leg of the Olympic slalom. Hirscher failed to find his... -
Shakib indispensable for Tigers: Ishtiaque Ahmad
Feb 23, 2018The recent drubbing of our national cricket team at the hands of Sri Lanka should be looked as an eye opener and instead of pressing the panic button it is important to bring the house to... -
Gymnastics-Van Hoof dismissed as Britain’s head coach
Feb 22, 2018Eddie Van Hoof has been dismissed from his role as Head National Coach at British Gymnastics, the organisation said on Thursday. Van Hoof had been suspended from his role since November, pending an investigation into alleged... -
Air strikes hammer Syria’s Ghouta for fifth day, U.N. mulling ceasefire resolution
Feb 22, 2018Warplanes pounded the last rebel enclave near Syria’s capital for a fifth day running on Thursday as the U.N. Security Council considered demanding a 30-day truce across the country to allow emergency aid deliveries and medical evacuations.... -
India gives Trudeau list of suspected Sikh separatists in Canada
Feb 22, 2018India has handed Canada a list of nine people in Canada who are suspected of trying to revive a Sikh separatist movement in the Indian state of Punjab, a state official said on Thursday. Canadian Prime...
