Alan Minter had claimed the WBC and WBA titles with a win over Vito Antuofermo in March 1980.© Twitter Former world middleweight champion Alan Minter has died aged 69, British boxing chiefs announced on Thursday. Minter won Olympic bronze in Munich in 1972 and claimed the WBC and WBA titlesContinue Reading
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced an ambitious “moonshot” plan to roll out mass population testing for COVID-19. Johnson said that, under the plan, the UK would process millions of tests a day, allowing those who test negative to resume their normal lives. The programme will cost around £100Continue Reading
CPL 2020, TKR vs SLZ: Trinbago Knight Riders need 155 runs to win CPL 2020.© Twitter Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) bowled out St Lucia Zouks for 154, after winning the toss and opting to field in the final of the 2020 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). TKR skipper Kieron PollardContinue Reading
England is about to re-impose nationwide restrictions on gatherings to control the spread of COVID-19. This comes less than two weeks after the end of the government’s half-a-billion-pound scheme to get people to eat out in restaurants. Depending on how things go, we may look back on this scheme asContinue Reading
Fires at a reception centre for asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos have left thousands of people without shelter. Around 13,000 people – including those from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and west Africa – lived at the Moria Reception and Identification Centre (RIC) in a space intended for justContinue Reading
What are the government’s plans to make life easier? Khartoum, Sudan. Photo via Flickr by Christopher Michel under CC BY 2.0. In the aftermath of the Sudanese revolution, transitional authorities of Sudan have signed a peace agreement with The Sudan Revolutionary Front — the main rebel group still active after former leaderContinue Reading
Rawpixel/Shutterstock Is the UK government planning to revive identity cards for the internet age? The decision to scrap its national ID cards and database in 2010 means the UK is one of the few developed countries not to have such an identity scheme. While this was seen as a victoryContinue Reading
Religious communities play an important role in Belarus’ protest spirit Holy Spirit Orthodox Cathedral in Minsk, capital of Belarus, 2018. Photo CC by 2.0: Andrew Milligan / Flickr. This article originally appeared at BelarusDigest, an independent website providing analysis on Belarusian politics and society. It is republished here with permission, andContinue Reading
Watch Dhawan’s video here: The four players are currently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chahal will represent Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Dhawan, Pant and Rabada will feature for Delhi Capitals (DC). Both the franchises are yet to win theContinue Reading
