May with DUP support to form government of certainty

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Gamble in calling an early election backfired with a hung parliament, but she was clinging to power, and she was humiliated as voters refused to give her the ” Strong Mandate” she sought to negotiate a divorce from the EU and ended by losing 12 seats. She is fighting for survival,…

Centuries by Shakib and Mahmudullah send NZ home.

ICC Champions Trophy, 9th Match, Group A: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Jun 9, 2017   New Zealand v Bangladesh   New Zealand 265/8 (50 ov) MJ Guptill 33 off 35, 4 fours, 1 six, KS Williamson 57 off 69, 5 fours, LRPL Taylor 63 off 82, 6 fours, NT Broom 36…

Pakistan in upset win over South Africa

ICC Champions Trophy, 7th Match, Group B: Pakistan v South Africa at Edgbaston,  Birmingham, Jun 7, 2017. South Africa V Pakistan South Africa 219/8 50 ov  Q de Kock 33 off 49, 2 fours, F du Plessis 26 off 44, 1four,DA Miller 75 not out off 104, 1 four, 3 sixes, CH Morris 28 off…

England trounce NZ to reach semi-finals

ICC Champions Trophy, 6th Match, Group A: England v New Zealand at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Jun 6, 2017 England v New Zealand England 310 (49.3 ov) AD Hales 56 off 62, 3 fours, 2 sixes, JE Root 64 off65, 4 fours, 2 sixes, BA Stokes 48 off 53, 4 fours, 2 sixes,JC Butler 61 no…

Rain washes out Australian victory

ICC Champions Trophy, 5th Match, Group A: Australia v Bangladesh at Kennington, The Oval, Jun 5, 2017 Australia v Bangladesh Bangladesh 182 ao (44.3/50 ov) Tamim Iqbal 95 of 114, 6 fours, 3 sixes, Shakib Al Hasan 29 off 48, 2 fours, Mehedi Hasan Miraz  14 off26, 1 four, MA Starc 29-4, A Zampa 13-2,…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s double storm Real Madrid to win Champions League cup

Cristiano Ronaldo’s double helped Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid side beat Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff. A goal in either half took Ronaldo to 105 Champions League strikes as Real became the first side since AC Milan in 1990 to win back-to-back cups. Juventus played entertaining football for the first 45 minutes, AS Ronaldo’s opener was neturalised…

India beat Pakistan by 124 runs

ICC Champions Trophy, 4th Match, Group B: India v Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Jun 4, 2017 India v Pakistan India 319/3 (48/48 ov) RG Sharma 91 off 119, 7 fours, 2 sixes, S Dhawan 68 off 65, 6 fours, 1 six, V Kohli 81 not out off 68, 6 four, 3 sixes, Yuvraj Singh 53…

Seven people killed in stabbing and vehicle London terror attack

A white van hit several pedestrians on London Bridge at 22:08 BST before crashing into railings. Three men then left the vehicle and stabbed several people in Borough Market, south of the bridge. Armed officers responded and shot the  three suspects within eight minutes. According to police seven people are dead and in addition three…

Is London’s luxury properties aimed at rich foreign investors?

Although London is facing housing crisis as a result of successive governments failing to build affordable council homes, with knock-on effect for the rest of the UK. Despite these desperate shortages of housing, hundred of thousands of affordable homes are demolished to make way of luxury apartments aimed at foreign investors. The market solutions are…