Brussels has hit Google with a £2.13bn (€2.4bn) antitrust fine fro abusing its dominance in search. The European Commission ended its seventh-year competition investigation concluding that the company had abused its near-monopoly in online search to “give illegal advantage” to its own shopping service. Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition commissioner, said Google “denied other…
Spain’s Rafael Nadal, the King of Clay, won his 10th French Open title by beating Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka, at Roland Garros, Paris, scoring 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. The 31-year-old Spaniard won two more than any other player in history – and his 15th major tournament triumph overall. Starting with the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, he went six…
The Everton striker, Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave England a first-half goal and win over Venezuela in 2017 Under-29 World Cup final at Suwon World Cup Stadium on Sunday and a first global title since 1966. Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman later saved a second-half penalty from Adalberto Penaranda as the South Americans applied the pressure in an…
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the Monaco Grand Prix and extended his championship lead over Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton to 25 points. Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari came second followed by Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull. Hamilton finished seventh after a difficult race from 13th on the grid. Safety car was brought in after a collision involving Wehrlein…
Sri Lankans recovering from their worst floods are bracing themselves for even more rain as emergency teams are still struggling to deliver aid. Over 150 people have been killed and over half a million displaced in the flooding and mudslides triggered by heavy rains on Friday. Another 115 people are still missing according to officials…
Arsenal won the 2017 FA Cup beating Chelsea 2-0. Their captian Lauren Koscielny shred the honour with Per Mertesacker. Arsenal, record 13-time winners of the cup, and Arsene Wenger the greatest FA Cup manager of all time. Man of the match Sanchez is replaced by Elneny. Aron Ramsey has now scoffed the winning goals in…
India’s economic resurgence is the focus point by Vijay Joshi, an emeritus fellow of Merton College, and Indian economist who has spent most of his professional life in the Oxford University gives revealing account of the past and present Indian economic development, as he casts a bright future on the prospects ahead. In his…
Munnar in Idukki, Kerala, India famous for its romantic cottages, tea gardens, waterfalls and green valleys won the Lonely Plant’s Best Destination for Romance at the Lonely Planet Magazine Indian Travel Awards 2017. Munnar, meaning three rivers, Mudhiurapuzha, Nallahtanni and Kundalyu rivers, is a small town and hill station which varies from 1600 metres (5,200ft)…
Manchester Untied and Ajax players and fans observed a silence as tribute to victims of Monday’s attack at the Manchester Arena before the Europa League final. Manchester United beat Ajax 2-0 ain Stockholm and claimed their second major trophy of the season and secured Champions League football . Paul Pogba’s deflected shot put them ahead in…
Sir Roger Moore, known for playing James Bond, has died aged 89. A Twitter post said “ With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated.” He died in Switzerland, after a short but brave battle with cancer. His private…