Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho swerved questions about John Terry's sending off in the aftermath of his side's 3-2 win over West Brom.
LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Retiring Australia captain Michael Clarke paid tribute to his team mates after they sealed a consolation victory over England in the final Ashes test at The Oval on Sunday.
LONDON (Reuters) - England captain Alastair Cook said defeat in the final test against Australia would not take the shine off his team's achievement of regaining the Ashes.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, widely expected to call elections soon, announced plans on Sunday to make state housing more affordable and to raise the re-employment age for elderly workers.
Straight Outta Compton was one of the albums that changed hip hop. Until its release in 1988, the syncopated Afro-centric sounds were largely the preserve of New York rappers, propagating social change and lambasting injustice. Then along came NWA, an abbreviation of Niggaz wit’ Attitude, a group of black youths from Compton in Los Angeles, whose debut album, replete with angry violence and misogynistic lyrics, gave rise to gangsta rap and the birth of the so-called West Coast hip hop.
Straight Outta Compton was one of the albums that changed hip hop. Until its release in 1988, the syncopated Afro-centric sounds were largely the preserve of New York rappers, propagating social change and lambasting injustice. Then along came NWA, an abbreviation of Niggaz wit’ Attitude, a group of black youths from Compton in Los Angeles, whose debut album, replete with angry violence and misogynistic lyrics, gave rise to gangsta rap and the birth of the so-called West Coast hip hop.
LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - England captain Alastair Cook said defeat in the final test against Australia would not take the shine off his team's achievement of regaining the Ashes.
Ivory Coast taxi driver Mamadou Bamba had finished his shift and was walking home around midnight when a dozen children accosted him on the street and demanded his money. When he hesitated, the thieves pulled out small...
Officials at the National Zoo say they're optimistic about the chances that twin giant panda cubs will survive thanks in part to a technique developed by panda breeders in China.
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Pedro
The Chelsea new boy looked like he had been a Blues player for years with a debut of pace, precision and quality.
His opening goal and assist underlined his quality but workrate and commitment to the cause should not go unnoticed.
It will be Manchester United's loss that they failed to sign the winger from Barcelona as he gave a glimpse of what he will offer Chelsea in the title race.
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Australia have won the Fifth and final Test to see the Ashes series end in a 3-2 victory to England. Here, we look at the series in numbers...
Aug 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Driver and constructor standings after the Rally of Germany on Sunday Drivers Points 1. Sebastien Ogier (France) Volkswagen Motorsport 207 2. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) Volkswagen Motorsport 114 3. Andreas Mikkelsen (Norway) Volkswagen Motorsport II 98 4. Mads Ostberg (Norway
One pilot died when two small planes collided in the air and crashed at an airshow in northern Switzerland on Sunday, police said.
British police say the death toll from an airshow crash is "highly likely" to increase to 11 people after a fighter jet slammed into a busy main road.
After two years of uncertainty, Usain Bolt produced the biggest clutch performance of his career Sunday to beat Justin Gatlin with a lunge at the line in the 100-meter final at the world championships.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23 (Variety.com) - "Straight Outta Compton" dominated a trio of underwhelming new releases this weekend, providing a little proof of life in an otherwise moribund box office.
I frequently think of my life as a never-ending race, in which I am up against the man I should be for the prize of the life I desire. I hold the sharper mind, but carry a permanent injury, so I mostly remain two steps behind. Occasionally I may draw level, thanks to a combination of bloody-mindedness and support from others, without which I would undoubtedly fall even further behind. Alone, it would be no contest.
Aug 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Rally of Germany on Sunday 1. Sebastien Ogier (France) Volkswagen 3:35:49.500 2. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) Volkswagen +00:23.000 3. Andreas Mikkelsen (Norway) Volkswagen 01:56.600 4. Daniel Sordo (Spain) Hyundai 02:09.300 5. Thierry Neuville (Belgium) Hyundai 02:33.800 6. Elfyn Evans (Britain) Ford 02:52.100 7. Mads Ostberg (Norway) Citroen 03:12.500 8. Ott Taenak (Eston
Insurgents shelled the central prison near the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday as well as residential neighborhoods in the city, killing at least 11 and wounding more than 40.
Stock markets in Saudi Arabia and Dubai closed around 7 percent lower on Sunday on the back of a further slide in oil prices.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Usain Bolt once again produced his best when it mattered most to retain his 100 metres world title and reassert his status as the number one sprinter on the planet at a rocking Bird's Nest Stadium on Sunday night.
LONDON (Reuters) - The death toll from the crash of a jet aircraft onto a busy road near an airshow in southern England on Saturday is thought to have risen to 11, the BBC reported on Sunday.
SEABROOK, N.H. — The Seabrook Station nuclear power plant was conceived during the turbulent 1970s and was under construction when accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl stoked fears of a global nuclear calamity.
At least 23 Iraqi soldiers and government-allied militiamen were killed Sunday in an attack by Islamic State militants in the turbulent Anbar province west of Baghdad, Iraqi military and police officials said.
* Indiscriminate selling across markets, sectors * Fitch feeds into concern about Saudi forwards move * Dubai falls 7 pct, biggest fall since December * Saudi Arabia's losses total 18 pct this month * Egypt caught up in emerging market scare By Andrew Torchia DUBAI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Major Middle Eastern stock markets plunged in relentless selling on Sunday because of sliding oil prices, a decision by Fitch Ratings to cut its outlook for Saudi Arabia's debt, and Friday'
