Senate Pledges Thorough Inquiry
The Republican and Democrat leaders of a Senate panel investigating alleged Russian interference in the US election have vowed a thorough inquiry. The pledge comes as a similar inquiry in the House...
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Barca Angry At Messi’s Ban
The 29-year-old Barca forward was suspended for directing “insulting words” at an assistant referee during Thursday’s 1-0 win over Chile. He remains free to play for his Spanish La Liga club....
‘Insults Were Said To the Air’
Argentina captain Lionel Messi has protested his innocence after being handed a four-match ban for abusing an official, insisting his insults were aimed "to the air". The Barcelona star scored the...
Former Ghana FA Boss Frowns At Calls For Appiah’s Return
Former Ghana Football Association president Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe has called on the body not to consider coach Kwesi Appiah for the vacant Black Stars job. Tamakloe claims Appiah was a complete...
US Senate Committee To Question 20 In Russia Probe
The Senate Intelligence Committee has requested 20 individuals to be interviewed for the panel's probe of alleged Russian interference in last year's US election. Richard Burr, the Republican...
Jared Kushner’s Family Firm Ends Investment Talks With China’s Anbang
The company owned by the family of US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has ended talks with a Chinese firm over a major redevelopment project in New York City. A Kushner Companies...
Barcelona ‘indignation’ At Messi’s Argentina Ban
Barcelona have described Lionel Messi's four-match international ban with Argentina as "unfair and totally disproportionate". The 29-year-old Barca forward was suspended for directing "insulting...
Brazil First Team To Qualify For World Cup Finals
Brazil have become the first side to seal their place at the World Cup finals in Russia next year. Their 3-0 win over Paraguay, along with defeats for Argentina and Uruguay, means they cannot finish...
Video Referee Contributes To Spain Win
Video technology was used to correct two wrong decisions as Spain beat France in a friendly in Paris. France striker Antoine Griezmann had a goal ruled out by a video assistant referee for offside....
Brazil Becomes First Country To Qualify For World Cup
The Selecao reached Russia 2018 with four games to spare after a 13-match unbeaten run Brazil became the first country to qualify for the 2018 World Cup on Wednesday, as the Selecao's win and...
Calls For Unity As Arab Leaders Gather
Arab leaders gathered for an annual summit in Jordan Wednesday looking to overcome divisions on regional crises including the devastating wars in Syria and Yemen. A show of unity was expected on the...
Evacuation Deal Reached For 4 Besieged Syria Towns
Four Syrian towns that have been under crippling siege for more than two years are to be evacuated under a deal reached late on Tuesday, a monitoring group said. Residents of Zabadani and Madaya, two...
Argentina Lose 2-0 To Bolivia Hours After Lionel Messi Is Banned
Bolivia have won just three of their 14 World Cup qualifiers Argentina lost 2-0 to Bolivia in World Cup qualifying, five and a half hours after captain Lionel Messi was given a four-match ban for...
World Cup Qualifying
Video technology was used to correct two wrong decisions as Spain beat France in a friendly in Paris. France striker Antoine Griezmann had a goal ruled out by a video assistant referee for offside....
Spy Fiction? Byzantine Russia Tale Envelops Washington
Secret meetings, phone taps, Russian oil money and mysterious intelligence dossiers: the swirling scandal over Donald Trump's ties to Moscow has all the makings of a classic spy novel -- whose ending...
FIFA Probes Ivory Coast, Senegal Crowd Trouble
FIFA said Tuesday it had launched an investigation into incidents which led to the abandonment of a friendly match between Ivory Coast and Senegal in Paris following a series of pitch invasions. The...
Extradited Russian Pleads Guilty In US Botnet Fraud Case
A Russian man pleaded guilty in a US federal court on Tuesday to charges he participated in a global computer fraud conspiracy that generated millions in illicit profit, US authorities announced....
Lionel Messi Slapped With Four Matches Ban
Lionel Messi has been banned for four international matches after insulting an assistant referee in Argentina’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Chile last week. The Barcelona forward will sit...
Lionel Messi Suspended For Four Matches
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee – in application of articles 77 a) and 108 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) – has reached a decision in relation to the case of Lionel Messi following an...
No Peace Deal In Syria Without US Role
A political deal to end the Syrian conflict is not possible without a strong US role, the opposition's chief negotiator told AFP, warning that Washington's absence was threatening ongoing peace...