Teenagers held in Manchester after ‘act of terror’ at US synagogue
London (PA Media/dpa) – Two teenagers have been arrested in Manchester after a British man flew to the US, bought a weapon and held people hostage in a 10-hour stand-off at a synagogue. Malik Faisal Akram, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead when the FBI entered the building in Texas on Saturday night.…
Reigning Africa Cup champions Algeria suffer shock defeat
Berlin (STATS Perform/dpa) – Algeria’s Africa Cup of Nations title defence hangs in the balance following a 1-0 defeat by Equatorial Guinea. Esteban Obiang struck 20 minutes from time at Stade omnisport de Douala to lift the National Thunder to second place in Group E. The result also condemned Algeria to a first defeat in…
Benzema and Modric scoop Supercopa glory for Real Madrid
Berlin (STATS Perform/dpa) – Real Madrid secured the first trophy of Carlo Ancelotti’s second spell as head coach by strolling to a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Supercopa de Espana final. Luka Modric and Karim Benzema scored as the La Liga leaders proved far too strong for Athletic, who beat Atletico Madrid in…
