Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes has been handed a 10-match suspension by FIFA for his role in the post-match clashes that followed his side’s 1-0 defeat by Spain in the 2026 World Cup final. Team-mate Nahuel Molina has also been suspended for seven matches after being found to have been involved in the altercations at the New York/New Jersey Stadium…
Bitcoin climbed past $77,000 on Friday, driven by optimism surrounding potential U.S. crypto regulation and an unexpected Treasury move to ramp up bond buybacks, which encouraged investors to embrace riskier assets. The leading cryptocurrency by market cap rose 6.9% to hit $77,675.94, marking its strongest level since May, with gains exceeding 20% since Wednesday. This marked the third straight…
Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal with Manchester City to sign Brazilian winger Savinho for £75m, with a further £10m available in potential add-ons. Savinho, 22, will undergo a medical before completing his move to north London, where he is expected to sign a long-term contract. As reported by BBC Sport on Friday, the transfer is the culmination of…
US President Donald Trump paused the planned rollout of punishing new tariffs on Canadian goods late Tuesday, as both sides indicated they were close to a broader trade agreement after weeks of talks. Trump announced the three-day reprieve from 50-percent duties on select goods just hours before a midnight deadline. The delay was “based on the fact that Canada…
President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on Thursday after a 73-day absence that fuelled speculation about the 93-year-old’s health and who is really running the country. The world’s oldest serving head of state, Biya landed in Yaounde at around 1600 GMT from Geneva, where he had been staying since June 7 on what his office called “a short private…
Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Maada Bio, has publicly thrown her support behind the country’s representative at the Miss World 2026 competition, Mariyam Lorba Konneh, as voting opens for the highly anticipated People’s Choice Award. The First Lady shared a promotional flyer for Mariyam’s People’s Choice Award campaign on her verified social media page, urging attention to the voting…
