Al-Nassr have taken to Twitter to confirm that Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract with the club does not contain any kind of clauses relating to Saudi Arabia’s 2030 World Cup bid. The Saudi outfit posted an update at 1:36am local time that read: “Al Nassr FC would like to clarify that contrary …
Read More »Biden Faces Probe As Second Batch Of Classified Documents Found
US President Joe Biden’s aides have found a fresh batch of classified government records at a second location, in a growing political embarrassment for the White House. The first cache was found at a private office in Washington DC that Mr Biden used after his vice-presidency. The matter is under …
Read More »Pope Benedict’s Funeral Today Makes History
He made history during his life – and now, Pope Benedict XVI will do so in death. For the first time in many hundreds of years, the Vatican will hold a funeral service for a former pope, presided over by the present Pope. The service begins this morning after three …
Read More »Ndiraya Gets Down To Simba Bhora Business
Freshly-recruited Simba Bhora head coach Tonderai Ndiraya conducted his first training session this morning, as the ambitious side began preparations for their debut campaign in the Premier Soccer League. Ndiraya was confirmed as the new Simba head coach this week, replacing Authur Tutani —who led the Shamva-based side to Northern …
Read More »Death Toll Rises To 19 From Prison Attack In Mexican Border Town
An attack on a prison in the Mexican border town of Juarez left 19 dead and allowed a cartel kingpin to escape along with two dozen other prisoners, authorities said Monday. An armed group, traveling in armored vehicles, launched almost-simultaneous attacks on the prison and the municipal police station, Defense …
Read More »Coventry For IOC Presidency?
Zimbabwean swimming icon Kirsty Coventry is widely seen as a plausible candidate to succeed Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee president, which would make her the organisation’s first female president. This came as former IOC doyen Richard William Duncan Pound has advised Bach against seeking to extend his IOC presidency …
Read More »DeMbare Offload 7 Players
Dynamos have offloaded seven players including captain Partson Jaure and his vice Godknows Murwira in a huge clear-out, with more expected to leave in the coming days to make way for new signings. In a statement yesterday, the Harare giants said they have released seven players whose contracts expired on …
Read More »Pope Benedict XVI: Lying In State At The Vatican Begins
Tens of thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI when his lying in state begins at the Vatican later. He died on New Year’s Eve at the age of 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ill health. Pope Francis …
Read More »Former Pope Benedict XVI Dies At 95
Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for fewer than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Benedict spent his final years at …
Read More »Pele: Neymar, Kylian Mbappe & Cristiano Ronaldo Among Those Paying Tribute
“King” Pele “changed everything”, says Brazil forward Neymar as tributes pour in for the late footballing legend. Arguably the greatest player ever, Pele died at the age of 82 on Thursday and current and former players took to social media to pay their respects. “Before Pele, football was only a …
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