Dubai [UAE], December 31 (ANI/WAM): In a thrilling comeback, Shabab Al Ahli defeated Sharjah Football Club 6-2 at Dubai’s Al Maktoum Stadium to clinch their sixth UAE Football Super Cup. Trailing early, Shabab Al Ahli soared in the second half, netting…
Afghanistan: Taliban slam UNSC plan for gender, rights envoy
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Saturday criticised the UN Security Council’s plan for a special envoy to promote gender and human rights in the country as “unnecessary”. The Taliban government is not officially recognised by any country or world …
Rob McElhenney sends request to Notts County fans and jokes about documentary message
By Mark Wakefield Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney has sent a message to a Notts County fan account after a post about the League Two promotion race, and declared he wants to meet the person behind the account. The Welsh Dragons and Notts County started…
Albania’s former PM placed under house arrest in corruption probe
PRISTINA (Reuters) -A court in Albania on Saturday ordered that former president and prime minister Sali Berisha be placed under house arrest following investigation on a corruption case relating to his time in office. Prosecutors accuse Berisha, 79, o…
Albania’s former PM placed under house arrest in corruption probe
PRISTINA (Reuters) -A court in Albania on Saturday ordered that former president and prime minister Sali Berisha be placed under house arrest following investigation on a corruption case relating to his time in office. Prosecutors accuse Berisha, 79, o…
Cargo ship ablaze near Alaska’s Dutch Harbor
SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a cargo ship fire near Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The fire was first reported early Thursday morning to the 17th Coast Guard District Command Center in Juneau as the vessel was located about 225 miles southwes…
Hamas terrorists in Gaza school fires on soldiers as civilians sheltered there
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 31 (ANI/TPS): Hamas terrorists fired on Israeli soldiers from a Gaza school where civilians were sheltering, the Israel Defence Forces said on Saturday night. Soldiers from the IDF’s 188th Brigade’s combat team had been oper…
Premier League fixtures today – your guide to Sunday’s games
By Grey Whitebloom The final batch of Premier League fixtures this calendar year are spread across the capital on Sunday afternoon. Arsenal won the last top-flight game of 2022 and also close out this year. North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur played …
Luke Littler details Raymond van Barneveld’s private message after beating darts icon
By Tom Blow Raymond van Barneveld told Luke Littler he can “go all the way” after the 16-year-old’s sensational victory on Saturday night. Littler hammered five-time world champion Van Barneveld 4-1 at the Alexandra Palace to reach the quarter-finals o…
‘Systemic shocks should be anticipated’: how will the financial system fare in 2024?
By Chris Dorrell Financial regulators were kept on their toes in 2023 as the financial system weathered the worst banking crisis since 2008. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in March sent shock waves through the banking sector and hammered hom…