Craig Taylor

Colin Kaepernick ignited controversy in 2016 when he refused to stand for the US national anthem.
BBC News – US & Canada

China’s president announces $ 60bn (£42bn) in aid and loans to boost development in Africa.
BBC News – Africa

Edwin Jackson recorded a quality start and Stephen Piscotty homered twice as the A’s beat the Mariners in the series finale. After allowing one run on three hits in the first, Jackson kept Seattle quiet over the […]

The bank’s chief executive says it could shed European business customers in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
BBC News – Business

An electrical fault, not Israeli air strikes, is to blame for the explosions, state media say.
BBC News – Middle East

A UN human rights mission in Nicaragua has been asked to leave by the government.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Theresa May says she will stick to her Chequers plan and not “give in” to calls for a second referendum.
BBC News – Europe

Trade secretary says the Treasury’s downbeat forecast for a “no-deal” Brexit is “hard to swallow”.
BBC News – UK

The ex-presidents deliver eulogies to the Vietnam War hero who became a high-profile politician.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least three soldiers are killed and 14 people hurt, with a school collapsing in the blast.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s inverted their pitching plan for Saturday’s showdown with the Mariners, opening the game with a reliever — the just-recalled Liam Hendricks — in front of originally scheduled starter Daniel Mengden.
OAK […]

The 2018 NFL season is finally upon us kicking off on Thursday night with the reigning champions the Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Atlanta Falcons in the first game of the year. With one of the more interesting […]

As the first 16-year-olds are able to control their Child Trust Funds, some may be unaware of the savings.
BBC News – Business

The US State Department says Unrwa, which supports five million people, is “irredeemably flawed”.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s top electoral court rules that the jailed ex-president cannot stand in October’s election.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Time could be up for the practice of changing clocks in the autumn and spring in the EU.
BBC News – Europe

The Times reports that celebrities using legal but controversial schemes are being “blacklisted”.
BBC News – UK

They were seeking agreement on changes to the Nafta treaty, derided by President Trump as “unfair”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Conseslus Kipruto ran six laps with only one shoe to win the 3000m Diamond League finals steeplechase.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s raced to a five-run lead, let it slip, and still came out victorious to gain a game in the American League West on Friday night. A mighty bullpen led the way, helped along by a pair of runs that dismantled […]