Daily Archives: June 8, 2018

Sanchez Scores as Uruguay win world cup warm up

Luis Suarez scored a penalty as Uruguay comfortably defeated Uzbekistan in their final warm-up game before the World Cup in Russia. Giorgian De Arrascaeta fired in from 15 yards for the South Americans after a flick on by Sanchez. After the break the Barcelona forward doubled their lead from the spot following a handball before Jose Maria Gimenez headed in ...

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Nabil Fekir: Liverpool close to deal for Lyon and France attacker

Liverpool are close to agreeing a deal for France forward Nabil Fekir. Talks between the clubs could conclude on Friday about a deal that may amount to 60m euros (£52.75m) – 55m (£48.35m) plus a maximum of 5m (£4.4m) add-ons. The 24-year-old Lyon captain has been one of Reds manager Jurgen Klopp’s prime summer transfer targets and has his heart ...

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Tariffs and Trump: War of words ahead of G7 summit

Leaders of the G7 group are gathering in Canada for what could be one its most acrimonious summits in years. On the eve of the meeting, the French and Canadian leaders clashed with US President Donald Trump on the summit’s key agenda – trade tariffs. Mr Trump, expected to be the last to arrive and first to leave, has imposed ...

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Stockholm lorry attacker Rakhmat Akilov jailed for life

An Uzbek man who carried out a lorry attack which killed five people in Sweden last year has been sentenced to life for terrorist crimes. Rakhmat Akilov, 40, had expressed sympathy for the Islamic State (IS) group before the attack in Stockholm. But prosecutors had to prove he intended to harm the state, as IS did not say it was ...

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