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Cricket World Cup winner Ben Stokes ended a sensational 2019 by claiming the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year prize. He promptly thanked those who had helped him through a 2018 to forget. (Photo:AP)

Ben Stokes receives BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award

Stokes' performances in the World Cup final, and the third Ashes test helped him seal the public vote for the award.

16 Dec 2019 10:56 AM

The 40-year-old MP won her Wigan seat in the north-west of England, holding on to one of the key bricks in the so-called "red wall" which collapsed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party won over traditional Labour Party voters across the region. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian-origin MP Lisa Nandy in race to replace Corbyn after Labour's poll defeat

Corbyn acknowledged party's failings in the poll and said he accepted his responsibility for it but made no clear reference to exit plan.

16 Dec 2019 9:45 AM

Manchester City resumed normal service in the Premier League as a masterful display by Kevin De Bruyne fired them to a 3-0 victory over a listless Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne crushes Arsenal 3-0

Belgian De Bruyne produced two sublime finishes and one silky assist for Raheem Sterling as Man City killed the match before halftime.

16 Dec 2019 9:19 AM

Chelsea suffered a dispiriting 1-0 loss at home to Bournemouth as a late Dan Gosling goal secured all three points for the visitors to end their five-match losing streak and condemn the London side to a fourth defeat in five Premier League games. (Photo:AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Chelsea slump to 1-0 home defeat vs Bournemouth

Gosling, making his first start of the season, was left alone as Chelsea’s defence rushed out and he looped a shot high over Arrizabalaga.

15 Dec 2019 5:02 PM

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan is hopeful of getting security clearance from the Bangladeshi government for the Pakistan tour. (Photo:AFP/Facebook)

BCB hopeful of security clearance from govrnment for Pakistan tour

The board has previously sent women’s team and a U-16 team but the men's national team haven't done so since 2008.

15 Dec 2019 12:24 PM

Newly appointed South Africa men's head coach Mark Boucher has hinted at asking AB de Villiers to come out of retirement ahead of the ICC T20I World Cup. (Photo:AFP)

Mark Boucher hints at asking AB De Villiers to come out of retirement

De Villiers is the fourth-highest run-scorer in Mzansi Super League. Boucher played with ABD and currently coaches him at Tshwane Spartans.

15 Dec 2019 12:04 PM

England introduced four uncapped players their ODI squad while Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood returned to the shortest format squad for South Africa tour. (Photo: AFP)

Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes return in England T20I squad for SA series

England will play four Tests against South Africa, followed by three ODIs and as many T20Is.

14 Dec 2019 1:07 PM

Indian-origin candidates across both the Conservative and Labour parties on Friday registered strong results in the UK's general election, with around a dozen MPs retaining their seats alongside some new faces. (Photo: File)

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law among Indian-origin winners in UK's general election

All the Indian-origin MPs from the previous Parliament were successful in clinching their seats.

14 Dec 2019 9:58 AM

'We will get Brexit done on time by the 31st of January, no ifs, no buts, no maybes,' Johnson told cheering supporters on Friday. (Photo: File | AFP)

'No ifs, no buts, no maybes': Boris Johnson on promise for Brexit on Jan 31

The Conservatives saw a resounding victory in an election in which Brexit was widely seen as the decisive factor.

13 Dec 2019 4:28 PM

Footballer Fikayo Tomori on Friday signed a new five-year contract with English Premier League franchise Chelsea. (Photo: Chelsea FC Website)

Fikayo Tomori signs new 5-year Chelsea contract

Tomori scored his first Chelsea goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux in a 5-2 win in September this year.

13 Dec 2019 12:14 PM

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would not lead the party into the next election after admitting it had been a "very disappointing night". (Photo: File)

Jeremy Corbyn says won’t lead Labour Party in future UK polls after ‘very disappointing night’

'The party needed to reflect and that he would lead the party as it discussed its future,' he added.

13 Dec 2019 12:04 PM

Manchester United on Friday thrashed AZ Alkmaar 4-0 in the final game of the group stage of Europa League. (Photo: AFP)

Europa League 2019-20: Manchester United defeat AZ Alkmaar 4-0

Both the teams had already qualified from Group L and entered the last 16 of the competition.

13 Dec 2019 12:00 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said it looks like his Conservative Party has won “a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done” in the country’s general election. (Photo: File)

UK's Boris Johnson wins parliamentary majority

US President Donald Trump sent out a tweet as soon as reports of Johnson's new mandate emerged.

13 Dec 2019 10:33 AM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party was set for a resounding victory in Britain’s election, allowing him to deliver Brexit on January 31 in what would be the country's most significant geopolitical move in 70 years. (Photo: File)

UK destined for Brexit as election triumph on horizon for Boris Johnson's Conservatives

An exit poll showed the Conservatives winning a landslide 368 seats, more than enough for a comfortable majority.

13 Dec 2019 9:22 AM

Barcelona's Lionel Messi is expecting a 'very strong' Real Madrid as both the teams are going to face each other in La Liga. (Photo:AFP)

Lionel Messi expecting 'very strong' Real Madrid ahead of El Clasico

'I expect a very strong Real Madrid. They have shown it in the last matches, in La Liga and in the Champions League,' Goal.com quoted Messi.

12 Dec 2019 4:01 PM

More than 4,000 polling venues across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including a windmill, several pubs, a hair salon and a chip shop, opened their doors for a day of voting that ends at 2200 GMT. (Photo: File)

Voting begins in key UK poll to define future of Brexit

Up for grabs are all 650 seats in the British parliament, which has been deadlocked since the 2016 referendum on EU membership.

12 Dec 2019 1:21 PM

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne admitted that the batsmen should have changed their approach as the ball had started swinging post first session on Day 1 of the first Test against Pakistan. (Photo:AFP)

We could've used a different approach: Sri Lanka captain

Sri Lanka in the first session of Day 1 had a solid start to their innings as Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando had a 96-run stand.

12 Dec 2019 12:00 PM

After failing to deliver Brexit by an October 31 deadline, Johnson called the December 12 election to break what he cast as political paralysis that had thwarted Britain's departure and sapped confidence in the economy. (Photo: File)

Johnson hopes to lock in majority as UK votes to decide fate of Brexit, again

Johnson fought election under slogan of 'Get Brexit Done', promising to end deadlock and spend more on health, education and police.

12 Dec 2019 8:54 AM

Chelsea survived a nerve-jangling finale to their 2-1 win over Lille on Tuesday, eventually holding on to clinch a place in the Champions League knock-out stages thanks to first-half goals from Tammy Abraham and captain Cesar Azpilicueta. (Photo:AP)

UCL 2019-20: Nervous Chelsea inch past Lille 2-1 to reach round of 16

Chelsea, who needed a victory to make sure of qualification, had gone five Champions League games at Stamford Bridge without a victory.

11 Dec 2019 2:08 PM

Over five years, between May 2009 and June 2013, the 50-year-old GP assaulted six patients of the Mawney Medical Centre in east London, including some as young as 11. (Photo: UK Police)

Indian-origin doctor used cancer fears to sexually assault women in UK

Manish Shah was convicted of 25 counts of sexual assault and assault by penetration on 6 women at Old Bailey court in London.

11 Dec 2019 9:31 AM

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