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Coke breaks Liverpool hearts in Europa League triumph
AFP, Published on 19/05/2016
» BASEL (SWITZERLAND) - Sevilla right-back Coke broke Liverpool hearts with a second-half brace in a controversy-filled 3-1 victory that secured a record third consecutive Europa League title on Wednesday.
Live and learn with a little swing
Life, Published on 12/05/2016
» It is by no means the norm that a long-established business magnate also happens to be a passionate performing artist blessed with natural stage magnetism. However, in the case of prolific hotelier and vocalist Kamala Sukosol -- affectionately known as Thailand's "First Lady of Swing" because of her inimitable singing style -- achievements in these disparate roles have clearly won her a special place in Thai society. This is in no small part due to the combining of her two professional personalities to carve out a further laudable reputation as a committed philanthropist. Among numerous accolades over the decades, being included in Forbes Asia "48 Heroes of Philanthropy" in 2009 is perhaps her crowning honour.
Europa exploits set Liverpool benchmark: Klopp
AFP, Published on 06/05/2016
» LIVERPOOL - Liverpool's performances in this season's Europa League have illuminated a path for the team's future, manager Jurgen Klopp declared after his side sank Villarreal brilliantly to reach the final.
The plants are bugged
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 03/04/2016
» There’s a sad footnote to the story about Petchsuporn Rapley’s date palms in Doi Saket, Chiang Mai (Green Fingers, March 6). For those who did not read the article, Ms Petchsuporn planted some 100 date palms as an experiment a little over three years ago. A year later two trees started to flower, followed by a few more last year. Braving sharp-as-nails giant thorns, she and her workers cross-pollinated the trees manually and these successfully bore fruit for the first time last year.
Hodgson laments lost England momentum
AFP, Published on 30/03/2016
» LONDON - England manager Roy Hodgson admitted that his team had lost valuable momentum after losing 2-1 to the Netherlands in their final game before he announces his Euro 2016 squad.
Janssen, Narsingh bring England back to earth
AFP, Published on 30/03/2016
» LONDON - Substitute Luciano Narsingh's contested 77th-minute winner brought England back down to earth as the Netherlands came from behind to claim a 2-1 victory in Tuesday's friendly at Wembley.
US, allies target North Korea finances after rocket test
AFP, Published on 11/02/2016
» PAJU (SOUTH KOREA) - The United States and its Asian allies tightened the economic screws on North Korea Thursday with the US Senate adopting fresh sanctions and South Korean firms abandoning a joint industrial park that helped fund Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.
Sun will shine for Liverpool youngsters - Klopp
AFP, Published on 10/02/2016
» LONDON - Jurgen Klopp predicted brighter days ahead for his Liverpool youngsters after they fell to an Angelo Ogbonna buzzer beater against West Ham United in their FA Cup fourth-round replay on Tuesday.
Last-gasp Ogbonna stuns Liverpool in FA Cup
AFP, Published on 10/02/2016
» LONDON - Angelo Ogbonna headed home in stoppage time of extra time as West Ham United stunned a youthful Liverpool team 2-1 in Tuesday's FA Cup fourth-round replay at Upton Park.
Norwegians bid to extend alpine ski dominance to Kitzbuehel
AFP, Published on 21/01/2016
» KITZBUHEL (AUSTRIA) - The Norwegian men's team has dominated the alpine ski season so far, winning 12 of 19 races on offer in an incredible show of consistency that will send a shiver down the spine of Austrian Marcel Hirscher.