Section: Africa&ME
Madrid, Leicester zatinga mtoano UEFA
*Borussia yapiga mtu’ bao 8 LISBON, Ureno LICHA ya nyota wake Cristiano Ronaldo kushindwa kung’ara dhidi ya timu iliyomkuza nyumbani kwao nchini Ureno, lakini timu yake ya sasa Real Madrid jana usiku iliweza kuibuka na ushindi wa mabao 2-1 ugenini dhidi ya Sporting Lisbon na kufanikiwa kutinga hatua ya mtoano ya Ligi ya Mabingwa...
Champions League: Napoli’s Mertens a happy striker ahead of Dinamo clash
Mertens has been pushed in to the centre of Maurizio Sarri's attack and has delivered with impressive results. Belgium’s Dries Mertens said he’s happy to remain Napoli’s number one striker against Dinamo Kiev on Wednesday, as long as it helps the Italians secure their ticket for the Champions League last 16.With Poland...
Fener, Osmanlı looking for qualification
Turkey’s Fenerbahçe can advance to the round of 32 in the UEFA Europa League with a game to spare with the right combination of results on matchday five when it welcomes Ukraine’s Zorya Luhansk, while Osmanlıspor can also make it to the next round if it beats Romania’s Steaua București away …read more Source: Hurriyet...
US-Iranian citizen convicted in US for trying to buy missiles for Iran
A dual citizen of Iran and the United States was found guilty on Tuesday on charges that he tried to help acquire surface-to-air missiles and aircraft components for the government of Iran in violation of US sanctions. Reza Olangian, 56, was convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan on all four counts he faced, including conspiring to acquire and...
Ukraine expects ‘positive’ decision on EU visa exemption
Parliament Chairman Andriy Parubiy hopeful for Thursday’s EU-Ukraine summit …read more Source: Anadolu...
Russia accuses Ukraine of abducting two soldiers in Crimea
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Zaripova: Retroactive dope test catches Russian steeplechase champion
There were seven medallists on the latest list of dope cheats released by the International Olympic Committee Steeplechase champion Yuliya Zaripova of Russia was one of 12 athletes disqualified on Monday after failing retroactive dope tests taken at the 2012 London Games.There were seven medallists on the latest list of dope cheats released by...
Putin has ‘good relations’ with France’s Fillon: Kremlin
The Kremlin said Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin enjoys good relations with Francois Fillon, the surprise winner of the first round of France’s rightwing presidential primary. “They established relations when Putin was still head of government, they had quite extensive exchanges,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “They...
Calabar Carnival 2016: 30 countries expected to participate
The 2016 edition of the annual Calabar Carnival is expected to feature countries apart from Nigeria. This information was revealed by Gabriel Onah, chairman of Calabar Carnival Commission.He said it during thr carnival dry run flag off in Calabar. Some of the countries expected to participate in the carnival are Brazil, Ukraine, China, Italy,...
Russia: Ukraine’s detention of soldiers on Crimea border was ‘provocation’
Russia has accused Ukraine of abducting two Russian soldiers on the annexed Crimea peninsula, labeling the incident a “provocation.” Kyiv has maintained that the servicemen had crossed the border into Ukraine. …read more Source:...
