Who’s on course for Russia?
With the World Cup Qualifiers back on Sky Sports this weekend, we look at how the Home Nations are faring and see who’s on course to reach Russia next year.
England’s dream partnership
England’s option of partnering Tottenham team-mates Harry Kane and Dele Alli could give Gareth Southgate’s men a huge advantage at international level, writes Adam Bate.
French Open order of play
French Open order of play on Tuesday at Roland Garros, with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in action.
England’s Marines boot camp
The England squad experienced a different kind of boot camp over the weekend when manager Gareth Southgate arranged a top-secret trip to the Royal Marines’ Commando Training Centre.
Arab powers sever Qatar ties, citing support for militants
DUBAI The Arab world’s biggest powers cut ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of support for Islamist militants and Iran, and reopening a festering wound two weeks after U.S.
UK police reveal names of London attackers, say one investigated before
LONDON British police and security services had previously investigated one of the Islamist militants who carried out Saturday’s attack in London, but with resources scarce, he was not deemed enough of a threat to warrant close monitoring, police said on Monday.
Saudi ‘censored’ swimming pool ad turns woman into inflatable ball (PHOTO)
TrendsViral The image was tweeted by Saudi retail company SACO on a Twitter page highlighting its latest offers. The tweet states that the store has a large range of swimming pools on promotion and is accompanied by a photo of a family in the pool.
Australia police kill hostage taker; Islamic State claims responsibility
SYDNEY Australian police on Monday shot dead a gunman in the city of Melbourne who had been holding a woman hostage, police said, a confrontation for which the militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility.
ISIS claims responsibility for Melbourne shooting & hostage situation
“We are treating it as an act of terrorism,” Victoria state police Commissioner Graham Ashton said on Tuesday. “We believe this person was there with those sorts of [terrorist] intentions, albeit we don’t know whether it was something planned or something spontaneous at this stage,” he said.
Sting operation catches Apple staff misleading customers – leaked court docs
TrendsViral Australia’s consumer watchdog launched the sting that began after iPhone and iPad customers experienced a software update that rendered their devices useless if a previous repair had been carried out by an ‘unofficial’ technician.