Five Real Valladolid fans were punished with a one-year suspended prison sentence on Wednesday for aiming racist insults at Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior in 2022, La Liga said Wednesday.…
Month: May 2025
FIFA announces special transfer window for Club World Cup teams
FIFA announced Wednesday the creation of a transfer window running from June 1 to 10 for all teams competing in this summer’s revamped Club World Cup. “All 20 Member Associations…
Man City’s Foden ‘frustrated’ by season of struggles
Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has blamed a combination of off-field distractions and fitness problems for a hugely disappointing season. The England international was crowned the Premier League’s player of…
Scarlett Johansson wants to tell stories before ‘they disappear’
Scarlett Johansson said Wednesday she has moved past fearing she will disappear as an actor, but that as a director it was important to share stories that might fade. “I…
Europa League final offers financial lifeline for Man United, Spurs
Manchester United and Tottenham will aim to salvage disastrous domestic seasons in Wednesday’s Europa League final, with the prize of a lucrative place in next season’s Champions League as treasured…
Maradona death trial suspended for a week after complaints about judge
The Argentine court trying the medical team of late football legend Diego Maradona over his death suspended the trial on Tuesday for a week after complaints about one of the…
Man City unveil De Bruyne tribute as star prepares to say farewell
Manchester City have established a permanent tribute to Kevin De Bruyne after unveiling a mosaic and dedicating a road at the club’s academy to the departing midfielder. De Bruyne is…
Scarlett Johansson faces tough reviews in director debut
Scarlett Johansson faced some tough initial reviews for her debut film as a director after it premiered in front of a VIP-packed crowd at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday.…
Women’s Champions League trophy recovered by police after theft
Portuguese police announced Tuesday the recovery of the Women’s Champions League trophy after it was stolen from the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon, which will host the upcoming final between…
Angry taxi drivers battle Paris police over fare change
Taxi drivers set alight wooden pallets and tyres in central Paris on Monday and police fired tear gas amid nationwide protests against a move to cut their fares for transporting…
Trump targets Beyonce in rant about endorsing Kamala Harris
US President Donald Trump said Monday in a rant-filled diatribe about celebrities who backed Kamala Harris that pop diva Beyonce got $11 million for endorsing his campaign rival. Trump provided…
Nigeria needs good fathers, says director who made Cannes history
Akinola Davies Jr — who has made history by directing Nigeria’s first ever film in competition at the Cannes film festival — lost his father when he was two. “I’ve…
Biden cancer diagnosis fuels Trump team’s cover-up claims
US President Donald Trump’s allies on Monday used Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis to stoke a growing row over whether the Democrat and his team covered up concerns about his health…
Microsoft strikes deal with Musk to host Grok AI
Microsoft on Monday said its business cloud servers will now host technology from xAI, days after the chatbot from the company owned by Elon Musk went off the rails by…