Heavy rainfall has led to sometimes deadly flooding in several West African coastal countries, including the Ivory Coast, Ghana and Benin, local authorities reported on Wednesday. In the Ivory Coast, 59 people have been killed since the start of the rainy season in May, according to the government’s spokesman. In neighbouring Ghana, 12 people died in floods at the…
Belgium produced a remarkable comeback from two goals down to defeat Senegal 3-2 after extra time on Wednesday, booking their place in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following one of the tournament’s most dramatic knockout contests. Senegal looked destined for a famous victory after dominating much of the match and opening a two-goal cushion…
England survived a spirited challenge from the Democratic Republic of Congo to book their place in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with captain Harry Kane scoring twice in a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory on Wednesday. The Three Lions were stunned early when Brian Cipenga fired DR Congo ahead in the seventh minute, silencing England…
Erling Haaland scored a late winner as Norway set up a last-16 showdown with Brazil at the World Cup after taming the Côte d’Ivoire 2-1 in Texas on Tuesday. The Manchester City striker prodded in from close range, the ball dribbling in on 86 minutes for his fifth goal of the tournament. It was the first time that Norway…
Kylian Mbappe scored twice, and Michael Olise was in scintillating form as France beat Sweden 3-0 at the World Cup on Tuesday and set up a last-16 clash with Paraguay. Mbappe finished a superb move to break the deadlock just before half-time in the last-32 tie watched by 80,663 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, after France had…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) cautioned on Tuesday that Venezuela’s medical infrastructure is under intense duress following last week’s devastating double quakes, which inflicted damage on multiple hospitals and left a number of health workers unaccounted for. The UN health agency reported that the successive 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude tremors have claimed over 1,700 lives and injured roughly 5,000 more,…
