From Messi to Auckland City, magic shining through Club World Cup issues

The Club World Cup’s various problems have been well documented, from empty seats to storm delays, extreme heat to complaints about FIFA’s expanded competition being a cash grab at the…

Teachers pay dispute shuts schools for months in Nigerian capital

A strike by elementary school teachers in Nigeria’s capital is dragging into its fourth month, as workers demand to be paid the minimum wage enacted almost a year ago but…

Co-hosts Tanzania to face Burkina Faso in CHAN opener

Co-hosts Tanzania will play Burkina Faso in the opening match of the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Dar es Salaam on August 2, the organisers announced on Friday.The other…

Monaco close in on Fati loan signing from Barca

Barcelona forward Ansu Fati is expected to join French club Monaco on loan with an option to buy, sources close to the deal said Friday. The 22-year-old Spanish international passed…

Trump says would bomb Iran again if nuclear activities start

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing…

Iran strikes damage hard to assess under Israeli military censorship

Israel has acknowledged being hit by more than 50 missiles during the 12-day war with Iran, but the true extent of the damage may never be known due to stringent…

16 dead, thousands of businesses destroyed after Kenya protests

Kenya’s under-fire government on Thursday condemned protests across the country during which at least 16 people were killed and thousands of businesses ruined as “terrorism disguised as dissent”. The marches…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs used ‘power, violence and fear’ — Prosecutor

Sean “Diddy” Combs used “power, violence, and fear” as the head of a decades-old criminal enterprise, a prosecutor said Thursday in closing arguments in his high-profile trial. “He counted on…

Brazil coach Ancelotti tells Neymar to prepare well for World Cup

New Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti considers Neymar “a very important player” and has urged the injury-prone star “to prepare well” for the 2026 World Cup. “He must prepare well and…

Nigeria’s Tinubu signs major tax overhaul

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday signed four landmark bills into law aiming to overhaul the country’s tax system, after backing away from more controversial tweaks that would have upended…