39 cities bid for Euro 2020

London, Glasgow, Cardiff and Dublin are among 39 cities put forward by 32 countries to stage Euro 2020.

Platini calm over Fifa presidency

Uefa president Michel Platini is not losing sleep over whether to bid for the presidency of Fifa in two years’ time, he said yesterday.

Bale set for Bernabeu bow

Gareth Bale will get his first taste of action at the Santiago Bernabeu as a Real Madrid player tomorrow when Los Blancos host struggling Getafe.

Judge resigns after Mayweather-Alvarez bou

LAS VEGAS — Embattled judge CJ Ross has stepped down from scoring professional boxing matches in the aftermath of criticism over the way she handled the Floyd Mayweather-Saul Alvarez title…

Pirates go for broke against Al Ahly

Orlando Pirates will relish taking on African giants Al Ahly at Orlando Stadium tomorrow, coach Roger de Sa said.

Gunmen storm Nairobi Mall, at least 25 killed

Militant gunmen stormed a shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 25 people, including children, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets in…

SADC elects new Executive Secretary: Tanzanian woman Dr Tax

SADC has appointed a Tanzanian woman Dr. Stergomena L. Tax, who was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of East African Cooperation as the new SADC Executive Secretary.

President skips first UN meeting over crisis

President Kenyatta will not attend a key United Nations meeting in New York to avoid a power vacuum in the country.

At least three dead,many injured in Westgate Mall shootings

An armed group stormed an upmarket shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi Saturday, killing at least three people and sparking a fierce gun battle, police said.

Syria jihadist, rebel tensions explode

BEIRUT – A new front is emerging in Syria’s war, as mainstream rebels come to blows with jihadists, endangering their common goal of ousting Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

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