At least 164 people have been killed and over 900 injured as two earthquakes hit Venezuela on Wednesday evening. Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, in a phone call with state-owned TV on Thursday, said the earthquakes have killed at least 164 people and injured 971. Mrs Rodríguez said that a 7.5-magnitude earthquake first hit the country, followed by a…
Sierra Leone’s Parliamentary Committee on Sports has formally requested the Ministry of Sports (MOS) and the National Sports Authority (NSA) to account for the protracted delays affecting the National Stadium refurbishment, a project currently managed by Chinese construction partners. Convened at Tower Hill in Freetown, the sitting was designed to clarify the project’s current progress and to determine how…
Canada and Switzerland are through to the round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite the North American co-hosts losing 2-1 to the European side in their final group-stage match on Wednesday. Ruben Vargas opened the scoring for Switzerland just one minute after the half-time break from an assist by John Manzambi before the latter scored in…
Colombia finally broke down a stubborn DR Congo side on Tuesday to secure a 1-0 win that guaranteed their place in the World Cup knockout rounds. Victory in Guadalajara, courtesy of a 76th-minute goal from Daniel Muñoz, took them top of Group K with six points — two clear of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal with one game to go in…
France on Wednesday confirmed its first Ebola case in the country during the current outbreak, as a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo tested positive. The ministry in a statement said the patient has been placed in isolation and health authorities are tracing contacts adding that the risk to the wider European…
Panama have been knocked out of the World Cup after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat to Croatia in their Group L clash on Tuesday. Ante Budimir scored the decisive goal in the 54th minute to keep Croatia’s hopes of reaching the last 32 alive, while Panama’s campaign effectively came to an end after another goalless outing. Croatia, semi-finalists in…
