Washington (AFP) – Todd McLellan was named the new head coach of the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday after the NHL club fired Derek Lalonde after three seasons in the role.
NHL Red Wings fire Lalonde and name McLellan as head coach
Australian bushfire burns area the size of Singapore
Sydney (AFP) – Australian firefighters said Friday they were fighting to control a bushfire racing through a national park that has consumed an area the size of Singapore.
Injured Halep withdraws from Australian Open
Melbourne (AFP) – Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep on Friday pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a warm-up tournament in Auckland citing pain in her knee and shoulder.
Two killed in treacherous Sydney
Sydney (AFP) – Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart bluewater classic, organisers said Friday, as a string of yachts limped out of a race fleet battered by powerful winds.
Leaders Liverpool survive Leicester scare to go seven points clear
Liverpool (AFP) – Curtis Jones fired Liverpool seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as the title favourites survived a scare in their 3-1 win against struggling Leicester on Thursday.
Membership of UK's anti
London (AFP) – Membership of Britain’s upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party has overtaken that of the centre-right Conservative Party for the first time, the party said Thursday, as Tories disputed the numbers.
Two dead in treacherous Sydney
Sydney (AFP) – Two sailors have died in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart bluewater classic, organisers said Friday, while race favourite Comanche was forced to retire.
Amorim warns of 'long journey' ahead for miserable Man Utd
Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said he needs time on the training ground to iron out the Red Devils’ flaws after a 2-0 defeat to lowly Wolves on Thursday.
Panama president rules out talks with Trump over canal threat
Panama City (AFP) – Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with US President-elect Donald Trump over control of the Panama Canal, denying that China was interfering in its operation.
Three dead, four injured in Norway bus accident
Oslo (AFP) – A bus carrying several foreign tourists went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet strait that separates the Lofoten archipelago from the Norwegian mainland, killing three people and injuring four, police said Thursday.
