Andy Carroll scored against his former club as West Ham leapfrogged Liverpool in the table thanks to a first league double over the Reds for 52 years. Michail Antonio beat Nathaniel Clyne to Enner Valencia’s early cross to net the Premier League’s first goal of 2016. Liverpool midfielder Emre Can was denied by the bar but Jurgen Klopp’s side were ...

Natalie Cole, whose hit songs included the duet Unforgettable with her father Nat “King” Cole, has died aged 65. The Grammy-winning singer died on Thursday night at a hospital in Los Angeles, her publicist told the Associated Press news agency. She rose to fame as an R&B artist with tracks such as This Will Be and Inseparable. The singer had ...

Saudi Arabia has executed the prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, the interior ministry said. He was among 47 people put to death after being convicted of terrorism offences, it said in a statement. Sheikh Nimr was a vocal supporter of the mass anti-government protests that erupted in Eastern Province in 2011, where a Shia majority have long complained of ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) says it does not believe the issue of the Barotseland Agreement can be resolved by Zambia’s amended Constitution. Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says this is because clauses that could have made this possible have been left out from amendments that have been made to the republican constitution. Mr. Cheembe ...

Zambians have been advised to this year focus their efforts and thoughts on how best they can choose political leaders who will lead them in next five years. The opposition National Movement for Progress (NMP) is urging Zambians to do so while ensuring that peace in their Country and the love of one other remain sustained. NMP president Ng’andu Magande ...

Opposition United Liberal Party (ULP) president Sakwiba Sikota has described 2015 as a year of drama. Mr. Sikota has cited the electing of President Edgar Lungu as Zambia’s 6th president as on such dramatic events notable in the just ended year. He notes that he found it amazing that President Lungu, despite having had little time to campaign, managed to ...

Thirty people have been apprehended in connection with yesterday’s riot in Kafue that resulted in the burning down of two Police Posts in Zambia compound. The thirty whose riot was sparked following the killing of a female vendor Irene Kaluba at a railway crossing point by police vehicle driven by a local policeman, have since been charged with riotous behavior ...

Former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba has urged government to be wary of the role it has in setting the political tone for the Country at the start of each New Year. Dr. Kalumba says 2016 being an election year government has a duty to the Zambian citizens to set a peaceful tone of political dialogue. In an interview with Qfm ...

With 2015 drawing to a close, BBC Sport asked for your ideas for our alternative end-of-year awards. We picked our favourites – featuring ostriches, the Hokey Cokey and dodgy hamstrings – for you to enjoy. Least likely to own an ostrich farm – Nigel Pearson “I think you must be an ostrich. Is your head in the sand?” Ah, Nigel ...

Four gunmen have been killed in a pre-dawn attack on an Indian air force base near Pakistani border, officials say. Two soldiers at the Pathankot base were also killed in a gun battle lasting several hours. Operations at the base are continuing, with some reports saying gunmen are holed up in the base. The incident came days after the Indian ...