Manchester United reached the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals after seeing off the challenge of Championship side Lewes 3-1 at the Dripping Pan.Lewes were the lowest ranked side left in the competition at the quarter-final stage and they went behind when Rhian Cleverly’s own goal put the Women’s Super League title challengers in front just eight minutes in before Vilde Boe Risa doubled the lead after the break. The hosts got back into the game soon after when an error from Mary Earps saw the ball fall to Emily Kraft on the edge of the box, with the forward lobbing the…
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Over the past few weeks, there has been a vivid debate among Afghans on which prominent individual from among our women compatriots deserves a Nobel Peace Prize. Some have suggested women who held official positions before the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021. Others have supported women’s rights activists in exile. Still others have named Fatima Amiri, a 17-year-old girl who survived the September 30th bombing of the Kaj Educational Center in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood. The attack killed dozens of students, mostly girls, who had gathered at the private school to take a mock test for the Kankor exam, which…
The first time I spoke with survivors of the Darién Gap – the notoriously deadly stretch of jungle on the border between Colombia and Panama – was in 2021 during my brief imprisonment in Siglo XXI, Mexico’s largest immigration detention centre, located in the Mexican state of Chiapas near the border with Guatemala. I was the only detainee who hailed from the United States – the very country responsible for Mexico’s migration crackdown in the first place – and I had ended up in migrant jail purely on account of my own stupidity and laziness in renewing my tourist visa.…
Cyrus Pattinson stopped former British and Commonwealth champion Chris Jenkins in the ninth round at Newcastle Arena to win the WBA International welterweight title in only his sixth professional contest.The 28-year-old – who had never previously gone beyond the sixth round – emerged triumphant from an all-action contest, dominating from the seventh onwards. The experienced Jenkins, who was British and Commonwealth champion between 2019 and 2021, battled hard throughout but a ninth-round onslaught by Pattinson finally prompted his corner to throw in the towel.Pattinson, who has won all six of his bouts since turning pro, said: “It’s a dream really.…
Last year’s polls saw opposition members clinch 28 out of 50 seats, giving them a parliamentary majority.Kuwait’s Constitutional Court has ruled that last September’s parliamentary election, in which the opposition made gains, was void and that the previous assembly must be reinstated. The move on Sunday comes at a time of renewed friction between the elected parliament and government and follows the reappointment this month of the country’s prime minister, whose government had resigned in January in the standoff with parliament. Last year, Kuwait’s crown prince dissolved parliament and called early polls in an effort to end prolonged domestic political…
The World Meteorological Organization says it is likely that Cyclone Freddy, which started in February, is the longest-ever in recorded history.The death toll in southeast Africa due to the exceptionally long-lasting Tropical Cyclone Freddy has risen to 522, according to authorities in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. Disaster management authorities in Malawi, which has been hit the hardest by the cyclone, reported on Saturday that the death toll there had risen to 438. Malawi’s president, Lazarus Chakwera, declared a 14-day national mourning period on Thursday. There are hundreds of evacuation centres set up across the country for survivors with tens of…
Carlos Alcaraz is one win away from regaining his world No 1 ranking after defeating Jannik Sinner to secure a place in the final at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.The 19-year-old Spaniard overcame Sinner 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 in a thrilling semi-final and will now take on Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, who triumphed 7-5 7-6 (7-4) against Frances Tiafoe. In a rerun of their epic US Open quarter-final clash last year, Alcaraz secured an early break to take a 4-2 lead before his Italian opponent won three games in a row.However, Sinner squandered a set point opportunity and Alcaraz took…
Strikes on multiple fronts, including capital Kyiv and the western Lviv province, come hours after ICC’s announcement.Widespread Russian attacks have continued in Ukraine following the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights. The Ukrainian Air Force said in the early hours of Saturday that Ukraine was attacked by 16 Russian drones on Friday night. Writing on Telegram, the air force command said that 11 out of 16 drones were shot down “in the central, western and eastern regions”. Among the areas targeted were the capital, Kyiv, and…
The twice-impeached former US president allegedly paid hush money to a porn star before the 2016 US election.Former US President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday in a case that involves him allegedly paying hush money to a porn star before the 2016 presidential election. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday, Trump called on his supporters to protest ahead of his alleged arrest. “Leading Republican candidate & former President of the United States of America will be arrested on Tuesday of next week. Protest, take our nation back!” Trump wrote, referring to…
Connor Bedard wasn’t about to settle for a ho-hum victory on the night his Regina Pats ended their playoff drought. The third-year Pats star had three goals and two assists as his team wrapped up a post-season berth with a 7-3 road win over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; It will mark Bedard’s first — and likely only — WHL playoff appearance. The playoffs were cancelled because of COVID-19 in his rookie season before the Pats missed the post-season last year. Bedard — who now has nine hat tricks on the season…