Enzo Maresca will be delighted to get his first win under his belt as the manager of Chelsea. Despite it being in the Conference League qualifiers, a 2-0 win will bring confidence after the manager made nine changes to the starting side. Expect a retur…
Juan Mata sends perfect two-word message to David de Gea after Fiorentina debut, two ex-Man Utd players also react
David de Gea has received heartfelt messages from three former Manchester United teammates, including Juan Mata, after making his debut for Serie A side Fiorentina on Thursday. The 33-year-old Manchester United legend left Old Trafford at the end of th…
Russian court sentences five men for racist riots in Dagestan
A court in southern Russia on Friday sentenced five men to more than six years in prison each in the first convictions related to a mass anti-Israeli protest last October at an airport in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region. The men, who were give…
Blackout-plagued Lebanon set to receive fuel from Algeria next week
Lebanon’s energy ministry said Friday that the country’s power plant should receive urgently needed fuel from Algeria on Monday, as citizens reel from electricity blackouts. The acting energy minister in Lebanon, Walid Fayad, told the radio station Voi…
German court: No religious exception to face covering ban for drivers
An appeals court in Germany on Friday rejected a Muslim woman’s request for an exception to a ban on wearing a veil while driving. The woman argued that her religious beliefs require her to wear a face veil, or niqab, that only leaves her eyes uncovere…
27 dead, 16 injured in Nepal bus accident
At least 27 people have died and 16 were injured after a bus carrying Indian tourists veered off the road and slid down a mountain slope to a riverbank in central Nepal on Friday, police said. According to senior superintendent of police Rabindra Regmi…
Security alert level lowered again at NATO air base in Germany
The security alert level for the NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen in western Germany has been lowered again on Friday, about a day after authorities tightened security at the base following intelligence reports of a potential threat. The security alert leve…
Seven killed, including child, in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
Seven people, including a child, were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, state-run media and Lebanese security sources said. Most of those killed were Hezbollah fighters, according to Hezbollah and Lebanese security sources. Leban…
Riemann and Bochum fail to reach agreement in conciliation hearing
Goalkeepr Manuel Riemann and VfL Bochum didn’t reach an agreement over their legal dispute in a conciliation hearing on Friday and the matter will be heard by the labour court in November. Riemann filed a lawsuit against Bochum after he was released in…
Riemann and Bochum fail to reach agreement in conciliation hearing
Goalkeepr Manuel Riemann and VfL Bochum didn’t reach an agreement over their legal dispute in a conciliation hearing on Friday and the matter will be heard by the labour court in November. Riemann filed a lawsuit against Bochum after he was released in…