by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | sports
Jermain Defoe scored two penalties as Sunderland twice came from behind to earn a point against second-placed Liverpool. The Reds took a deserved lead when Daniel Sturridge flicked in a header after Dejan Lovren’s mishit shot. Sunderland equalised six minutes...
by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | sports
Roger Federer marked his return from injury with a 6-3 6-4 victory against Dan Evans as Switzerland beat Great Britain 3-0 in the Hopman Cup. Federer, 35, made short work of the British number three in his first match after a six-month knee injury setback. World...
by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | news
U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver a farewell address on Jan. 10 to reflect on his time in office and say thank you to his supporters, he said in an email statement released on Monday. Obama, noting that the first president of the United States, George...
by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | news
A suicide car bomb driven by ISIL fighters killed at least 39 people and wounded 57 in an attack on a busy square in Baghdad’s sprawling Sadr City district. The bomber driving a pickup truck struck an outdoor fruit and vegetable market, hitting daily labourers...
by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | news
At least 12 people have been killed after a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a security checkpoint near Mogadishu’s international airport, police in the Somali capital have said. Captain Mohamed Hussein told Associated Press news agency on...
by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | news
Burundi’s environment minister, Emmanuel Niyonkuru has been shot dead by unknown assailants in the capital Bujumbura, police said. Niyonkuru, 54, the country’s water, environment and planning minister, was “killed by a criminal with a gun on his way...
by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | news, sports
Africa Cup of Nations squads Final and preliminary squads for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon from January 14 to February 5: Final squads Group A Gabon Goalkeepers: Anthony Mfa Mezui (clubless), Yves Stephane Bitseki Moto (Mounana), Didier Ovono (Ostend/BEL)...
by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | sports
In the absence of Asamoah Gyan and Andre Ayew stand-in Black Stars captain Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu says his teammates are poised to end Ghana’s long wait for a major title by winning the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations to make President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo...
by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | BUSINESS NEWS, news
The Rwanda Stock Market (RSE) weekly turnover dropped by over Rwf69.8 million on December 30 to Rwf75.2 million, down from Rwf145.04 million recorded for the week ended December 23. According to the RSE weekly report, this was a 48.18 per cent decline in value, ending...
by Hope Media | Jan 2, 2017 | news
As Makerere University re-opens today following a two-month closure, the administration has warned students against protesting the tuition fee deadline directing all students to pay up in two weeks or miss out on sitting their end of first semester exams. While...
