Ghana’s senior national team has lined-up a high profile friendly against Mexico to be played in the United States of America in June, Ghanasoccernet.com can reveal. The Black Stars will take on the South American giants in the friendly to be played at Houston Dynamo’s NRG Stadium. The game will be played on Wednesday 28th … Read more
Manchester City will play Manchester United in a pre-season friendly in the United States on 20 July. A venue is still to be decided for the game, which will form part of the annual International Champions Cup. It will be the first Manchester derby to be played outside the United Kingdom. City should have played … Read more
The United States upset defending champion Dominican Republic 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the World Baseball Classic where they will face two-time winners Japan. Giancarlo Stanton hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the fourth inning for the Americans who reached the semi-finals of the international elite tournament for the first time since 2009. “We … Read more
Puerto Rico defeated the USA 6-5 on Friday at the World Baseball Classic to punch their ticket to the semi-finals and keep their unbeaten streak intact. Second baseman Javier Baez singled, stole three bases and scored a run for Puerto Rico, who finished runner-up in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Baez won a World Series … Read more
Venezuela this week arrested four bakers making illegal brownies and other pastries as President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government threatens to take over bakeries in Caracas as part of a new “bread war”. Maduro has sent inspectors and soldiers into more than 700 bakeries around the capital this week to enforce a rule that 90 percent … Read more
Two-time champions Japan routed Israel 8-3 on Wednesday in the second round of the World Baseball Classic, remaining unbeaten to book their ticket to the semi-finals. ‘Samurai’ Japan broke up a scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth inning as Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh smashed a stunning solo homer over the centre wall at Tokyo Dome. … Read more
The Dominican Republic suffered their first World Baseball Classic defeat in eight years on Tuesday after being downed 3-1 by Puerto Rico in their opening second round game in San Diego. The defending champions, who became the only team in history to go through the tournament unbeaten en route to the 2013 crown, were undone … Read more
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is to install the first-ever dedicated traffic cameras in the country by June, 2017. The move is to help curb the recent high-incidence of road accidents. Speaking on the Late Edition on 3FM, Deputy Executive Director In-Charge of Planning, Mr David Adonteng, said the new traffic arrangements is aimed … Read more
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is to install the first-ever dedicated traffic cameras in the country by June, 2017. The move is to help curb the recent high-incidence of road accidents. Speaking on the Late Edition on 3FM, Deputy Executive Director In-Charge of Planning, Mr David Adonteng, said the new traffic arrangements is aimed at … Read more
Wellington Castillo made a game-saving out and drove in the go-ahead runs as defending champion Dominican Republic advanced to the second round of the World Baseball Classic Sunday by outlasting Colombia 10-3 in 11 innings. The unbeaten Dominicans (3-0) pounded out seven runs in the 11th inning to reach a second-round group that begins play … Read more
Nelson Cruz belted the go-ahead three run homer in the eighth inning as the Dominican Republic stormed back from a five-run deficit with a stunning 7-5 victory over the US in the World Baseball Classic. Cruz and Starling Marte smashed back-to-back home runs on Saturday for the defending champion Dominicans who stretched their WBC winning … Read more
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye is one of a long list of world leaders to have gone through an impeachment process or forced to resign following legal proceedings against them. Not all impeachment proceedings are successful: The best-known survivor is probably former US president Bill Clinton, who remained in office despite an attempt to remove … Read more
Brazilian football team Chapecoense landed in Venezuela on Monday ahead of their first international fixture since a plane crash wiped out their team. The side had to rebuild virtually from scratch after the crash killed 19 of their players and staff in November, turning a fairytale rise into a nightmare. The disaster destroyed a team … Read more
OPEC compliance with oil output reductions has exceeded the target because of higher Saudi cuts, Kuwaiti Oil Minister Essam al-Marzouk, head of a committee overseeing the decreases, said Wednesday. Non-OPEC compliance, however, has so far been modest, the minister told reporters outside parliament. Under a deal signed last year, OPEC and non-OPEC countries agreed to … Read more
Japan seeks a third title, the Dominican Republic wants to defend the crown and Americans wonder how they might ever win as the fourth World Baseball Classic opens Monday in Seoul. Elite Major League Baseball talent, with 63 former all-stars including 25 from last season, will play for their homelands against top global standouts in … Read more
New York Philharmonic music director Alan Gilbert will close his tenure with concerts that bring together musicians from around the world, including US political adversaries Iran, Cuba and Venezuela. The leading US orchestra on Wednesday announced a final concert series under Gilbert from June 8-10 which will feature Mahler’s enigmatic Symphony No. 7. Members from … Read more
A fanciful idea that started out as a joke among young members of one of Malaysia’s most prominent families has snowballed into a fully fledged ski team and dreams of Olympic success. Despite being a tropical, snowless country, Malaysia has created its own alpine ski team — albeit with only two members — which is … Read more
Israel will stop issuing work visas to Human Rights Watch staff, the NGO said Friday, with the Jewish state accusing the group of being “fundamentally biased” against it. The New York-based watchdog, which has written critical reports about the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, applied months ago for a visa for its Israel and Palestine … Read more
Iraq’s proven oil reserves have increased by 10 billion barrels to 153 billion, Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi announced Sunday in a statement. The country has the world’s fifth largest reserves behind Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Canada and Iran. The ministry said in its statement that exploratory activities in seven fields in central and southern Iraq had … Read more
Dustin Johnson edged closer to golf’s world number one ranking, firing a five-under par 66 to seize a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the weather-hit Genesis Open. The US Open champion, who could jump from number three in the world to number one with a long sought victory at Riviera Country Club, had a … Read more