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4, June 2016
Obama condemns violence at Trump rally 0
by soter • Breaking News, Headline News, News, World
US President Barack Obama has condemned the violence at a rally by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in San Jose, California. During a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Florida on Friday, Obama said that there’s no room for politics that ignores opposing opinions. “It is very important for us to remind ourselves of who we are […]
4, June 2016
Muhammad Ali passes on at 74 0
by soter • Breaking News, Headline News, Sports, World
Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, a family spokesman has said. The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world’s best-known sportsmen, died at a hospital in the US city of Phoenix, Arizona, after being admitted on Thursday. He was suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson’s […]
4, June 2016
Gabon’s Aubameyang is Bundesliga player of the year 0
Gabon and Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been voted as the German Bundesliga’s Player of the Year. The Gabon captain finished just 0.2% ahead of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, who was the top scorer in the league last season. The award is voted for by the German players’ union, the VDV. “It’s a great […]
4, June 2016
Gabon 2017: Cameroon qualifies through a Salli strike 0
Cameroon qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals with a 1-0 win away to Mauritania in Group M. A goal from winger Edgar Salli after 31 minutes was enough to send the Indomitable Lions through to Gabon. Mauritania were put under further pressure in the second half after defender Moustapha Diaw was sent […]
4, June 2016
Rio Games: WHO to conduct Zika examination 0
The World Health Organization is to conduct an examination into the risks of holding the Olympic Games in Brazil because of the Zika virus. US Senator Jeanne Shaheen has asked WHO to examine whether the Rio Games could accelerate the mosquito-borne virus. “The Olympics draw people from all over the globe. It’s important we understand […]
4, June 2016
Sepp Blatter and Co. awarded themselves 80 million dollars in bonuses 0
Former high-ranking Fifa officials Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner awarded themselves pay rises and bonuses worth $80m (£55m) over five years, say Fifa lawyers. Football’s governing body revealed the contracts of ex-president Blatter, fired ex-secretary general Valcke and sacked former finance director Kattner one day after a Swiss police raid. Fifa’s lawyers said […]
3, June 2016
Algeria secures place in Gabon 2017 0
Africa’s top-ranked nation Algeria clinched their place at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals on Thursday with a 2-0 win in Seychelles. Yassine Benzia and El Arabi Soudani scored in each half to ensure Algeria will win Group J. The group winners and the best two runners-up will qualify for the finals. The loss […]
3, June 2016
Mourinho to prevent De Gea leaving Manchester United 0
Jose Mourinho wants to prevent David De Gea leaving Manchester United for Real Madrid this summer as Florentino Perez returns for the goalkeeper. Jose Mourinho wants to prevent David De Gea leaving Manchester United for Real Madrid this summer as Florentino Perez returns for the goalkeeper. AS says Perez feels a ‘moral debt’ to the […]
3, June 2016
Arsenal closing down on Jamie Vardy 0
Arsenal have triggered a buy-out clause in striker Jamie Vardy’s contract with English champions Leicester City after making a bid of about 20 million pounds ($29.04 million), several British media reports said on Friday. Vardy, who is in England’s 23-man squad for the Euro 2016 finals in France that start next week, scored 24 Premier […]
4, June 2016
Boko Haram captures town in southeastern Niger 0
by soter • Africa, Breaking News, Headline News, News
Militants of the Nigeria-based Boko Haram Takfiri group have reportedly captured a rural town in southeastern Niger after launching a large-scale offensive in the troubled border area. Local residents said Boko Haram extremists mounted an all-out attack against Bosso, located around 1,365 kilometers (848 miles) from Niger’s capital, Niamey, on Friday afternoon, forcing Nigerien military forces to withdraw […]