US sportswear giant Nike says it stopped working with Brazilian footballer Neymar because he “refused to co-operate in a good faith investigation” into an allegation of sexual assault against an employee.
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Syria’s Assad re-elected for 4th term, election dismissed as farce by critics
Bashar al-Assad will serve a fourth term in office after winning Syria’s presidential election.
Read More »How the world looked the last time David De Gea saved penalty for Manchester United
Can you remember the last time David De Gea saved a penalty for Manchester United?. It was a different world then.
Read More »Lionel Messi ‘agrees two-year Barcelona contract extension as Club is set to unveil Aguero
Lionel Messi has agreed to stay at Barcelona for two more years, Spanish media are reporting.
Read More »Buhari names Major-General Farouk Yahaya as new army chief
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has named Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new chief of army staff.
Read More »Man walks free after 32 years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit
Poole could be able to claim as much as $1.6m (£1.1m) under a Michigan law that awards money to people wrongly convicted. A man has walked free from prison after 32 years after his murder conviction was overturned due to new evidence.
Read More »Ellen DeGeneres: Kelly Clarkson to take over chat show host’s TV spot when she leaves next year
Ellen DeGeneres will leave her show after 19 years, denying the move is linked to the allegations of workplace toxicity. Kelly Clarkson will take over the slot left vacant by Ellen DeGeneres when she ends her chat show next year, NBC has said.
Read More »Mexico mayoral candidate killed after sharing campaign trail location in Facebook Live video
A mayoral candidate in north-central Mexico has been killed – on the same day she posted a Facebook Live video sharing her exact whereabouts on the campaign trail and inviting voters to come and speak to her.
Read More »Europa League final: Marcus Rashford receives ‘at least 70 racial slurs’ after Manchester United lose to Villareal
Marcus Rashford has said he received “at least 70 racial slurs” on social media following Manchester United’s Europa League final defeat against Villareal.
Read More »Col Assimi Goïta: Mali junta leader declares himself president
The head of the former junta in Mali, Col Assimi Goïta, has declared himself the country’s transitional president, after stripping the country’s interim president and former prime minister of their powers.
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