The Chelsea winger will call time on her playing career after picking up her 144th international cap against Sweden this Saturday Karen Carney has announced her decision to retire from football following England’s third-place play-off against Sweden in the Women’s World Cup. Carney has featured in three of England’s World Cup matches in France, although she…
Month: September 2019
Liverpool held discussions with Pepe, claims Lille president
The Champions League winners are believed to be on the trail of the Ivory Coast star, while Ligue 1 club have received two offers for the winger Liverpool have held discussions with Nicolas Pepe’s representatives, but not with Lille, claims Gerard Lopez, the president of the Ligue 1 club. Pepe’s name has reportedly been a…
'Barca do not want to sell' – Coutinho's agent says Brazil star will stay at Camp Nou
Click:Dog goggles,dog jacket, dog costume The midfielder will remain with the La Liga champions, according to Kia Joorabchian, despite reports linking him with Paris Saint-Germain Philippe Coutinho’s agent Kia Joorabchian says that the Barcelona midfielder will remain with the Spanish champions amid reports linking him with a move away from the Catalan club. Coutinho has experienced…
Trump’s crackdown on Huawei puts US companies’ survival at risk, Microsoft warns
Follow RT on US tech major Microsoft is unhappy with US president Donald Trump’s push against China’s Huawei, claiming that such unfair and “un-American” treatment may hit indigenous companies hard, and Microsoft itself will not be spared. The tech giant’s President Brad Smith has serious doubts over the grounds on which Huawei was added to…
US Open 2019: Rafael Nadal edges 5-set thriller against Daniil Medvedev to capture Grand Slam glory
Follow RT on Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal and Russian ace Daniil Medvedev served up a final to remember at the US Open, as the world No.2 edged a thrilling contest 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 at Flushing Meadows. In a match already being described as one of the greatest US Open finals of all…
China boosts gold reserves by nearly 100 tons
Follow RT on China’s foreign exchange reserves jumped to $3.1072 trillion despite the falling yuan and escalating trade war with the US, while raising its gold holdings by nearly 2.89 million troy ounces (99 tons) in nine months. The bullion reserves rose to 62.45 million troy ounces (2,141 tons) as of the end of last…
Golden rule: Russia brings bullion & foreign currency reserves to new highs
Follow RT on Russia’s gold bullion holdings have reached $109.5 billion as the nation continues to shift its growing international reserves away from the US dollar, according to the latest data released by the country’s central bank. Russia has increased its stockpile of the precious metal by more than $7.5 billion in one month, figures…
‘Biggest in history’: Strike forces BA to scrap almost all flights, chaos affects tens of thousands
Follow RT on Skies around the UK were a lot quieter on Monday morning after British Airways canceled nearly all its flights due to a pilots’ strike in what’s been called the ‘biggest shutdown in history.’ The strike over pilots’ wages was triggered by flight crew who belong to the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa)….
Relentless lightning storm causes chaos in Seattle (VIDEOS)
Follow RT on The Seattle skies lit up with an extreme lightning storm on Saturday night, with over 200 strikes recorded in just 45 minutes. The National Weather Service’s Seattle station said about 1,250 strikes had been recorded during the powerful thunderstorms over Western Washington, in the space of about three-and-a-half hours. Flights were diverted…
‘No power to negotiate’? Trump scraps Afghan talks after Taliban attack, hints at ‘decades’ more war
Follow RT on A blast in Kabul that killed a dozen people, including an American soldier, shows that there is no point in negotiating with the Taliban, who can’t even uphold a ceasefire during important talks, President Trump says. “If they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks, and would even…