A company dedicated to helping people move abroad has ranked Ghana as the African nation with the highest cost of living. The company, called MoveHub, based its calculations on the price of groceries, transport, bills, restaurants and renting a home. The calculation was then placed on an index, which used New York as the benchmark. … Read more
World champions Germany secured a first Confederations Cup title after victory against Copa America winners Chile in Sunday’s final in St Petersburg. Lars Stindl hit the first-half winner following a mistake by Marcelo Diaz. Chile’s Arturo Vidal and Angelo Sagal both blazed over the bar in the closing stages. Germany’s Timo Werner was elbowed by … Read more
Warren Gatland says his British and Irish Lions “poked the bear” with their second Test win over the All Blacks and warned against riling up the world champions ahead of this weekend’s series decider. But despite advising his players to mind their tongues, the coach could not resist his own dig at the world champions’ … Read more
Alun Wyn Jones is bracing for a furious All Blacks backlash when the British and Irish Lions arrive in Auckland for Saturday’s third Test series decider. But first the Wales lock is allowing himself a moment to savour the Lions’ 24-21 win over a 14-man New Zealand in Wellington. Jones was at the heart of … Read more
Disgraced All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams was accused of costing the All Blacks the second Test against the British and Irish Lions as New Zealanders weighed up the impact of his red card. In the country’s newspapers and on talkback radio there was a feeling that Williams’ background in the rival rugby league code … Read more
Golden Lions of South Africa humiliated Sunwolves of Japan 94-7 Saturday in Johannesburg for a record Super Rugby winning margin this season and the second biggest ever. The 14-try massacre began in the sixth minute when scrum-half Ross Cronje scored and ended during the first minute of additional time as winger Ruan Combrinck completed a … Read more
A late Owen Farrell penalty earned the British and Irish Lions a pulsating 24-21 victory over the 14-man All Blacks on Saturday to send the three-Test series to a decider next week. After New Zealand centre Sonny Bill Williams was sent off for a shoulder-charge in the first half, the Lions scored two second-half tries … Read more
New Zealand rugby boss Steve Tew believes future tours by the British and Irish Lions may be trimmed but he is adamant they must continue and not be scrapped. Tew joined the growing debate on the value of Lions tours, telling Newstalk ZB that planning was already under way for the next 12-yearly tour of … Read more
South Korea’s Kim Sei-Young and American Danielle Kang each fired a five-under-par 66 to share the lead after Friday’s second round of the Women’s PGA Championship. Kim and Kang, each seeking their first major titles, both stood on seven-under 135 after 36 holes at Olympia Fields near Chicago. One stroke adrift was a pack including … Read more
Rival captains Sam Warburton and Kieran Read have given strong backing to future British and Irish Lions tours following speculation that the 129-year-old tradition could fall victim to pressure from clubs. British clubs, looking to protect their players, are reportedly calling to restrict Lions tours to a handful of games — unlike the current, 10-match … Read more
The British and Irish Lions go into Saturday’s all-or-nothing second Test against New Zealand knowing they must win the tactical battle as well as the physical clashes to upset the world champions and keep the series alive. Already one down in the three-Test series, defeat in Wellington would condemn the Lions to yet another failure … Read more
South Korea’s Chella Choi, with only one top-five finish in 33 major starts, fired a five-under par 66 to seize the lead in the first round of the storm-halted Women’s PGA Championship. Choi birdied four of the last six holes at Olympia Fields near Chicago to grab the clubhouse lead. “It’s very exciting because it’s … Read more
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said Thursday the media needed to stop ridiculing British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland and disputed any suggestion of animosity between the pair. He also refused to engage in a war of words with journalists over potentially dangerous play by Lions players in the first Test, describing rugby as … Read more
Warren Gatland’s dream of one day coaching the All Blacks — already a long shot — is almost certainly doomed unless his British and Irish Lions can muster a Test win this weekend. Gatland, a proud Kiwi, has a complicated relationship with New Zealand rugby that has become increasing fractious as the Lions tour has … Read more
New world number one Ryu So-Yeon of South Korea hopes to celebrate her achievement by winning her second consecutive major title at the Women’s PGA Championship that begins Thursday. The first round at Olympia Fields Country Club outside Chicago falls on Ryu’s 27th birthday. Ryu ascended to the top of the rankings, dethroning Thailand’s Ariya … Read more
Sam Warburton will captain the British and Irish Lions in Saturday’s must-win second Test against New Zealand in Wellington. The Welshman was one of three personnel changes coach Warren Gatland made Thursday to the starting side that lost the first Test 30-15, including calling in Johnny Sexton at fly-half. Gatland also picked Maro Itoje to … Read more
Team New Zealand will “do the right thing” in formulating the next America’s Cup, chief executive Grant Dalton vowed after the Kiwis’ stunning victory over Team USA plunged the sailing world into suspense. “We will put into place rules and an organization of our own team New Zealand that if we’re good enough we’ll hold … Read more
The British and Irish Lions squandered a 16-point lead as the Wellington Hurricanes roared back to snatch a 31-31 draw and dent the Test prospects of several touring players. The Lions leaked four second-half tries and then missed a drop-goal attempt after the siren as they threw away a commanding position against the Super Rugby … Read more
Kiwis on Tuesday greeted Team New Zealand’s America’s Cup victory with jubilation and a huge sigh of relief as it was revealed the triumph was secured with a damaged boat that could have failed at any time. New Zealand syndicate boss Grant Dalton said after the win that Team NZ had to nurse their boat … Read more
Team New Zealand won the America’s Cup on Monday, laying the ghost of 2013 with a crushing victory over Oracle Team USA. The gritty Kiwi challengers, led by 26-year-old helmsman Peter Burling, downed the defenders 7-1 in the first-to-seven points series. Burling supplanted Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill as the youngest helmsman to claim the … Read more