Messi beats Haaland, Mbappe to Fifa award
Argentine Lionel Messi retained the Fifa men’s player of the year trophy on Monday, beating Manchester City’s treble-winning Norwegian striker Erling Haaland and France’s Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe…
Nigeria to get back stolen US$9m
ABUJA. – Almost US$9 million stored in tax havens on the English island of Jersey will be returned to Nigeria. The funds had been confiscated by the Royal Court before…
Traore penalty sinks Mauritania
It took a stoppage time penalty by Bertrand Traore to earn Burkina Faso maxi-mum points in their opening match at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations fixture yesterday, as the…
Tanzania, Kenya end aviation spat
DAR ES SALAAM. – Tanzania said yesterday it had reinstated approval for Kenyan national carrier Kenya Airways, opening a new tab to operate flights between the Kenyan capital Nairobi and…
Zelensky rejected favourable peace deal with Russia: ex-aide
Correspondent Ukraine had the chance to make peace at the 2022 Istanbul talks but something or someone changed President Vladimir Zelensky’s mind, according to an interview with his former aide,…
China is open for business, says premier
DAVOS, Switzerland – Chinese Premier Li Qiang said yesterday the Chinese economy was open for business and highlighted its potential for foreign investment, saying the world needed to pull down…
Alcaraz sees off veteran Gasquet
MELBOURNE. — Iga Swiatek came through an opening test of fire in her hunt for a first Australian Open title yesterday before Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz wrapped up the third day’s…
Soccer fans set to benefit from Showmax’s game-changing product
“Olé, Olé, Olé” – soccer fans have scored big with Showmax’s new offering billed as “Africa’s first standalone (English) Premier League mobile streaming plan”. On Monday, the leading streamer unveiled…
Namibia upset Tunisia at AFCON
Namibia winger Deon Hotto scored in the 88th minute to hand them a shock 1-0 victory over Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations yesterday and keep up the sequence…
Roma sack Mourinho as manager after poor run
AS Roma parted ways with manager Jose Mourinho yesterday, with the Serie A club’s owners saying the decision was made with the “best interests” of the team in mind. Roma…











