Kwadwo Asamoah Set For Juventus Exit
Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah could leave Italian giants Juventus after reportedly putting in a transfer request after five seasons with the Old Ladies. The versatile Ghanaian has struggled to...
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Balotelli’s Italy Omission Is Due To Non-Football Factors
Italy coach Giampiero Ventura says Mario Balotelli has been left out of the national team for non-footballing reasons, and the striker's future with the national team is in his own hands. Balotelli...
London and Internet Radicalised My Son
The Italian mother of London attacker Youssef Zaghba says she tried to prevent him being radicalised, "but he had internet" and fell in with the wrong crowd in the British capital. Zaghba, 22, has...
Chinese ‘sack Race’ Claims Six Coaches In A Month
High expectations in the big-spending Chinese Super League have triggered a spate of departures, with six coaches shown the door in the space of just one month. More than a third of teams in the...
Kwesi Appiah Prunes Squad Ahead of Kumasi Trip
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has excluded three players from his squad ahead of the trip to Kumasi for Sunday's 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia. The Black Stars have spent the past...
Seven Dead Migrants Found In Abandoned Libya Truck
Seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found dead in an abandoned refrigerator truck near the Libyan capital, a senior official in the fight against illegal immigration told AFP Monday....
Wallabies ‘ready For the Fight’ To Restore Morale
Coach Michael Cheika has vowed the Wallabies will lift the spirits of the Australian game amid a demoralising Super Rugby campaign in this week's start to the international Test season. Australian...
Phoenix Brings New Dimension To Rock Show At Festival
Rocking out under an imposing mirror, Phoenix took its music into a second dimension Saturday as the band headlined New York's Governors Ball festival. A week ahead of the release of its...
Spain Rescues 173 Migrants Crossing Mediterranean In One Day
Spanish coast guards rescued more than 170 migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe from northern Africa in four separate boats, they said Saturday. Morocco notified Spain's coast guards that a...
Win It For Me, Legend Pirlo Tells Juventus
Juventus and Italy legend Andrea Pirlo has told his former team-mates to win Saturday’s Champions League final for him. “Here we are: Juve-Real in the Champions League final. I say ‘we’...
UCL: We Have ‘appointment With History’
Real Madrid have an “appointment with history” when they face Juventus in the Champions League final in Cardiff on Saturday, says captain Sergio Ramos. Eleven-time champions Real are aiming to...
E. Guinea, Poland, Kuwait Among Six Elected To UN Security Council
Equatorial Guinea was for the first time elected to the UN Security Council on Friday during a vote that saw Ivory Coast, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru and Poland also win seats at the top world...
Six-Shooting USA Take Aim At First Under-20 Football World Title
The United States have raised hopes of a surprise Under-20 World Cup win after they stormed into the quarter-finals with a 6-0 win over New Zealand. Seventeen-year-old Josh Sargent equalled the...
Chinese Flops Jiangsu FC Part Ways With Coach
Chinese big-spenders Jiangsu Suning have parted ways with their coach Choi Yong-Soo after a disappointing season was compounded by elimination from the AFC Champions League. Jiangsu -- who share...
Trump Pulls US Out of 2015 Accord
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to negotiate a new "fair" deal that would not disadvantage US businesses and...
Ageing Japan Faces Healthcare Crisis
Kanemasa Ito compares caring for his wife Kimiko to waging a daily war with the devil. The woman he loved has all but disappeared -- lost to dementia, she can no longer eat, bathe, or go to the...
US May Do Less Harm Outside Climate Pact Than In It
America's withdrawal from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement under Donald Trump is a blow to global unity but may be a blessing in disguise for the pact itself, observers said Thursday. This way, the...
India To Get World’s First Professional ‘match Poker’ League
India is to get the world's first professional "match poker" league, organisers said Thursday, as the card game follows in the footsteps of the hugely popular Indian Premier League. Cricket's IPL...
China, Europe Take Lead On Climate As World Waits On Trump
China and Europe took the lead Thursday on forging on with the Paris climate accord, as fears grew US President Donald Trump would pull Washington out of the landmark deal. After a day of rumours...
Zambia Come From Behind To Beat Germany
African champions Zambia came from behind to beat Germany 4-3 after extra-time and advance to the quarter-finals of the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea. Zambia looked like they had the match won at...