Lima, March 13 (IANS) Former Uruguayan footballer Pablo Bengoechea has been officially appointed as the new coach of Peru’s national soccer team. “We accepted this challenge with a lot of responsibility and we will try to make the players feel comfortable so they can develop the football they know,” Xinhua quoted the new coach as saying […]
Rio de Janeiro, March 13 (IANS) World Cup winner Lilian Thuram says players are partly responsible for continued racism in football. Thuram was speaking at the the Programa Africa Hoje anti-racism campaign here and admitted he was dismayed by a spate of recent incidents in Brazil, reported Xinhua. “When all players decide to walk off the […]
Colombo, March 13 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government Wednesday expressed regret over Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych’s removal. In keeping with Sri Lanka’s consistent policy of recognizing democratically- elected heads of state, the unconstitutional removal of President Viktor Yanukovych from office is regretted, and has aggravated the present political uncertainty in Ukraine, Xinhua quoted an external ministry […]
Los Angeles, March 13 (IANS) Singer Miley Cyrus celebrated her risqué Bangerz tour to Dallas by posing at a poolside in a black bikini. The “Wrecking ball” singer pulled her best pout as she posed for an Instagram photo poolside, reports mirror.co.uk Moments later, she tweeted saying, “Why can’t I ever just feel good. I feel […]
Washington, March 13 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that he will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in London Friday, two days ahead of a referendum in Ukraine’s autonomous republic of Crimea. The US will offer “certain choices” to Russia in hopes of finding a way forward that defuses the current situation […]
Los Angeles, March 13 (IANS) Actress-writer Lena Dunham, who is suffering from excruciating back pain, has now turned to ancient Chinese therapy to seek relief. The “Girls” creator has said that she is shunning traditional treatment in favour of an alternative remedy, reports contactmusic.com. The procedure involves creating suction against the skin with heated cups to […]
La Paz, March 13 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will attend an upcoming summit of the Group of 77 developing countries plus China (G77+China) in Santa Cruz, Bolivia in June, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Wednesday. The event will also mark the 50th anniversary of the bloc, which was founded to jointly voice the concerns […]
Indian Wells (California), March 13 (IANS) India’s Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black knocked out second-seeded Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina toenter the semi-finals of the women’s doubles at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament here. Fifth-seeded Mirza and Black won 6-4, 6-1, Wednesday and will now play fourth seeds Czech Lucie Hradecka […]
Washington, March 13 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Wednesday that the mission to Ukraine made good progress and the organisation is keen to help the country restore economic stability. “We had a productive discussion regarding policies needed to put Ukraine on the path of sound economic governance and sustainable growth, while […]
Washington, March 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Wednesday rejected the legitimacy of a referendum on the future of Ukraine’s Crimea region and expressed strong support for the new government in Kiev. “We reject a referendum patched together in a few weeks with Russian military personnel taking over Crimea,” Xinhua quoted Obama as telling reporters after […]