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Sunderland's 10-year stay in the Premier League ended as Bournemouth scored a late winner at the Stadium of Light. The result coupled with Hull City's draw at Southampton means David Moyes' side are 13 points behind the Tigers with four games left. The defeat, Sunderland's 23rd of the season, means the Black Cats are relegated from the Premier League for a joint-record fourth time in Moyes' first season in charge. Bournemouth's Joshua King scored the only goal with just two minutes left, tapping home from Ryan Fraser's pass. The Norwegian had also gone close in the 20th minute, but his shot rebounded off the post and crossbar and into the arms of Jordan Pickford. Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc saved from Jermain Defoe in the first half, and Fabio Borini and George Honeyman in the second, but the Black Cats failed to sustain any real pressure. Too soon to commit to Sunderland - Moyes What next for 'worn-down' Moyes? Relive ...

US President Donald Trump walks after arriving on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, April 28, 2017, following a trip to Atlanta, Georgia. PHOTO: SAUL LOEB / AFP Donald Trump marked his 100th day in the White House on Saturday facing the sober realities of a presidency stamped by disruption, confusion and a struggle to convert campaign promises into tangible achievements. That hasn’t stopped the president — who has both hyped and dismissed the significance of the 100-day mark — from claiming to run the most successful administration in US history, a message he’s expected to take to supporters in a campaign-style rally Saturday evening. Under a relentless spotlight since stunning the world in November with a victory over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, the 45th president of the United States has seen his bid to tear up his predecessor’s landmark health care reforms founder in Congress, where many of his other legislative priorities have also run ...

Bayero University The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited no fewer than 25 programmes for Bayero University, Kano (BUK)in 2016. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs of the University Mr Ahmad Shehu and made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Saturday. According to the statement, the programmes that were granted full accreditation by the Commission cut across 10 faculties in the University. “This was contained in a summary of results of the November-December, 2016 national accreditation exercise conducted by the Commission. “The report was signed by the NUC’s Director, Quality Assurance, Dr. N.B.Saliu,” the statement said. The statement recalled that between November and December, 2016, the National Universities Commission had despatched a powerful accreditation team to Bayero University, Kano along with other universities with the sole aim of examining some of its programmes. The team visited 10 facul...

I remember May 2 2015 vividly, i had to stay up all night for the fight dubed THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY. between Mayweather jr vs Manny Pacquiao but in the end, it was a great dissapiontment not just to me but the entire world. Because it never lived up to the FIGHT OF THE CENTURY or better still THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE so to speak. fast forward to 29 April 2017. When Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko face off in front of a record-breaking 90,000 fans at Wembley Saturday, there will be a difference of 50 fights and 314 rounds between them. Now 41, with many claiming his best years are behind him, Klitschko has a wealth of experience on his side to combat Joshua's young legs and explosive power. Ukrainian Klitschko has, at one time or another throughout a glittering 21 year career, held the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles. Up until his shock defeat to Tyson Fury 18 months ago, the Ukrainian was undefeated for over a decade -- a run dubbed the "Klitschko ...

Iniesta is sidelined by a groin injury/ AJAS PHOTO Barcelona will have to cope without captain Andres Iniesta when they travel to cross city rivals Espanyol on Saturday looking to keep their La Liga title chances alive. Iniesta is sidelined by a groin injury, but Barca will be boosted by the return of Neymar after a three-game suspension. Barca are locked on 78 points with Real Madrid at the top of the table, but Real maintain the advantage as they have a game in hand. Madrid are also in action on Saturday when they host Valencia.

Chelsea face their biggest challenge in their remaining five matches at Everton. PHOTO: Ian KINGTON / AFP Antonio Conte will hope Diego Costa justifies his faith in having him rather than Everton’s Romelu Lukaku as his main striker and deliver another three points in Chelsea’s chase for the title on Sunday. Chelsea face their biggest challenge in their remaining five matches at Everton, who are on a run of eight successive home victories. However, Conte will hope they extend their lead over rivals Spurs to seven points before Tottenham kick-off in the north London derby with Arsenal later on Sunday. Arsenal, who are still in the race to try and secure a Champions League spot, five points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester City and with a game in hand, at least have restored some battered morale with two wins this week including a gutsy victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final. Both City and fifth-placed Manchester United are also in action on Sunday and would ho...

US President Donald Trump, who has warned of a “major conflict” with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s regime, said the latest test was a pointed snub to China — the North’s main ally and economic lifeline. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Saturday in apparent defiance of a concerted US push for tougher international sanctions to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons ambitions. The latest launch, which South Korea said was a failure, came just hours after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned the UN Security Council of “catastrophic consequences” if the international community — most notably China — failed to pressure the North into abandoning its weapons programme. Military options for dealing with the North were still “on the table”, Tillerson warned in his first address to the UN body. The launch ratchets up tensions on the Korean peninsula, with Washington and Pyongyang locked in an ever-tighter spiral of threat, counter-threat, and escalating military preparedne...