Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Saturday to move seven points clear at the Premier League summit as second-place Manchester City fluffed their lines at home to Hull City. City had kept Chelsea within their sights by holding Jose Mourinho’s side to a draw at Stamford Bridge last weekend, but after drawing 1-1 against Hull, the champions’ grip on the ...

                          DR Congo have finished third after beating Equatorial Guinea 4-2 on post-match penalties in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations third and fourth playoff match in Malabo on Saturday night. It was a massive consolation for DR Congo who enjoyed their best Afcon run since finishing third ...

Police in Los Angeles have confirmed reality TV star Bruce Jenner has been involved in a car crash in which one woman died. Jenner himself wasn’t hurt, but seven others were taken to hospital. A woman in her seventies was pronounced dead at the scene on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. An LA police spokesman said there was no ...

Pop’s biggest stars are gearing up for the Grammy Awards later, with performances due from Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and AC/DC. Madonna will make her live return, playing music from her new album Rebel Heart; while Ed Sheeran will duet with Herbie Hancock and ELO’s Jeff Lynne. Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney will also give the first performance of ...

The electoral commission in Nigeria has postponed the 14 February presidential election to 28 March over concerns about the security situation. Commission chief Attahiru Jega said he had been told troops would not be available to help patrol the ballot because they would be fighting Boko Haram militants in the north-east. Nigeria and four other states plan to deploy a ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to discuss a peace plan for east Ukraine with the German, French and Ukrainian leaders by phone. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are pushing a plan to end bloody fighting between government and rebel forces. Meeting Mr Putin in Moscow on Friday, they agreed to four-way talks with Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko ...

The Profession Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to look into accommodation challenges teachers are facing more especially in rural areas. PROTUZ Deputy Secretary General Charity Kampamba has told QFM News in an interview that teachers suffer a lot in rural areas saying there is limited accommodation. Ms Kampamba notes that government is building more ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has called on Republican President Edgar Lungu to address the issue of increased taxation on Presumptive Tax on public vehicles as the cost of transport has a direct effect on the cost of living. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says while his organization appreciates that President Lungu has called for dialogue and resolution on ...

Christian Democratic Party (CDP) President Daniel Pule says he is impressed with the appointments President Edgar Lungu has made so far and has advised him to avoid negative criticisms. Dr. Pule notes that the path taken by President Lungu is an impressive one saying he deserves to be encouraged. Dr. Pule says President Lungu needs the full support of the ...