Sweden forward Viktor Gyökeres netted four goals on Tuesday in a 6-0 rout of Azerbaijan to overtake Erling Haaland as the top scorer in the Nations League. The 26-year-old started the evening with five goals from five Nations League games and now sits at nine goals, two ahead of Haaland’s seven. His third goal of…
Pep Guardiola has agreed to a new one-year contract to extend his stay at Manchester City, a source has confirmed to ESPN’s Moises Llorens. Guardiola’s current deal runs until the end of the season and the 53-year-old has remained tight-lipped over his plans. But after positive conversations between Guardiola and club bosses, the former Barcelona…
Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, has identified Xabi Alonso as the perfect replacement for manager Carlo Ancelotti. According to Fabrizio Romano, Perez believes Alonso has everything to coach the LaLiga champions, including the style of football. Los Blancos have already suffered more defeats (3) in this season than they had all of last season (2)….
The Director of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT), Mr Mauro Miedico, has commended the efforts of the Nigerian Government in counter-terrorism and support for the victims. Miedico made the commendation via a video message at the launch of the Model Legal Provisions (MLP) for Victims of Terrorism at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC),…
Kenya head of debt management on Wednesday said Kenya has secured a 200 million dollars loan from the African Development Bank and is in talks with the World Bank for a new 750 million dollars loan. The debt-laden government has been scrambling for new financing after deadly protests in June forced it to scrap planned…
China’s Guangdong Province has unveiled plans to revamp public toilets to address issues such as long queues at women’s restrooms and encourage the repurposing of more toilets into gender-neutral facilities. The Guangzhou public sanitation toilet layout plan (2024-2035), released on the website of the city’s Bureau of coordinated administrative law enforcement for urban management, has…
China on Wednesday said that it was unaware of the possible involvement of a Chinese ship in the damage reported on two communication cables in the Baltic Sea. According to the Financial Times report the Chinese-flagged freighter Yi Peng 3 was sailing near the submarine cables around the time of the incident. Surprisingly, the Chinese…
A charity organisation on Wednesday organised a mass wedding ceremony for about 240 grooms and brides in western Afghanistan’s Herat province. Mawlawi Abdul Sadiqi, head of the organisation said each newlywed couple’s were gifted household appliances, including carpet, blanket, and kitchen tools valued at 100,000 afghani (about 1,460 U.S. dollars). Young people may have to…
Statistics South Africa on Wednesday said South Africa’s inflation rate dropped in October to its lowest level since the peak of the COVID pandemic. Statistics South Africa said falling fuel prices were the primary driver of the slowdown in annual inflation to 2.8 per cent from 3.8 per cent in September (ZACPIY=ECI), opening a new…
The United States has closed its embassy in Kiev amid concerns over a potential Russian attack. The embassy said in a post on Wednesday it “has received specific information of a potential significant air attack on November 20.” “Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy will be closed, and Embassy employees are being instructed…
