June2019

Bangladesh listed a comfortable seven-wicket victory with 51 balls to spare against West Indies at The Cooper Affiliates County Ground in Taunton today. Bangladesh pull off their best successful ODI chase as blistering gets from Shakib...

China redoubled its support for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday after days of protests against a planned extradition bill, and a source close to Lam said Beijing was unlikely to let her go even...

Franco Zeffirelli, who directed the world’s greatest opera singers and brought Shakespeare to the cinema-going masses, has died. He was 96. In a statement, his foundation said he died in Rome on Saturday. “Ciao Maestro,” said...

Ousted former Egyptian Islamist president Mohamed Mursi died on Monday after he fainted in court following a hearing, state television reported. Mursi, a top figure in the Muslim Brotherhood who was the first democratically elected president...

A triple suicide bombing by Boko Haram jihadists killed 30 people in the northeastern Nigerian town of Konduga, emergency services said Monday. Another 40 were injured in the attack in Konduga village in Borno State, the...

Samoa has banned the blockbuster Elton John biopic “Rocketman” from cinemas over depictions of gay sex, which remains illegal in the Pacific island nation. Samoa’s Principal Censor Leiataua Niuapu confirmed the ban to local media this...

Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah came off the bench but did not score as the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations hosts defeated fellow qualifiers Guinea 3-1 Sunday in a warm-up match. Marwan Mohsen gave the Pharaohs an...

Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani were on target as Uruguay thumped 10-man Ecuador 4-0 in their opening Group C match at the Copa America on Sunday. Nicolas Lodeiro opened the scoring after just six minutes before...

Bangladesh’s top archer Mohammad Ruman Shana made history as he became the first Bangladeshi to win a medal in World Archery Championship. Shana, who has qualified for the upcoming Olympics as the first Bangladeshi archer, clinches...

Virat Kohli became the fastest player to reach 11,000 one-day international runs as the India captain made history in Sunday’s World Cup clash against Pakistan. The 30-year-old reached the landmark in his 222nd innings, surpassing Indian...