adminDi Matteo appointed new Schalke 04 coach
Schalke 04 have appointed former Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo as a replacement for Jens Keller, who was sacked yesterday after an inconsistent start to the season, with the Italian…
Bianchi crash ‘not organisers’ fault’ — Suzuka Circuit spokesman
The crash that left the French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi in a critical condition with severe head injures was down to bad luck rather than poor judgment by Japanese…
Conte plays down dropping Balotelli
Italy coach Antonio Conte has played down his exclusion of Liverpool forward Mario Balotelli for upcoming European Championship qualifying matches. Since transferring to Liverpool from AC Milan after the World…
De Gea ‘considered leaving Man United’
Goalkeeper David de Gea considered leaving Manchester United because of the criticism he received following his £18m move from Atletico Madrid in 2011. The Spaniard was blamed for both goals in…
Kenyan leader off to The Hague
NAIROBI — President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday ended days of anxiety among Kenyans by announcing that he would be honouring summons by the International Criminal Court ( ICC) to attend October…
Swapo presidential candidate confident of victory
WINDHOEK/EENHANA — Swapo’s vice president, and the presidential contender in the upcoming elections, Dr Hage Geingob, says he is confident of victory in the general and presidential elections that will…
121 Ebola deaths in one day
FREETOWN — Sierra Leone recorded 121 deaths from Ebola and scores of new infections in one of the single deadliest days since the disease appeared in the West African country…
‘High risk Ebola could reach France and UK by end-October’
SCIENTISTS have used Ebola disease spread patterns and airline traffic data to predict a 75 percent chance the virus could be imported to France by October 24, and a 50…
South Sudan peace talks adjourned again
IGAD-LED negotiators have adjourned peace talks to end fighting in South Sudan but expressed “disappointment” at South Sudan leaders for failing to honour a cessation of hostilities agreement. Talks are…
Somali forces, AU troops recapture key town
BARAWE Somalia — Somalia’s army and African troops deployed forces yesterday inside a strategic port which they retook from Islamist rebels at the weekend, promising residents they would be protected.…