At least 16 people have been killed since violent clashes began several days ago between pro-Iranian fighters and the Kurdish-led, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday. There …
Dutch cyclist Lavreysen surges to third Paris Games gold in keirin
Harrie Lavreysen added keirin gold to sprint and team sprint glory at the Paris Olympics on Sunday to underline the current Dutch domination of track cycling. He followed in the slipsteam of British greats Chris Hoy (2008) and Jason Kenny (2016) in ach…
Locals briefly occupy Mallorca party beach to protest mass tourism
Some 100 locals in Mallorca on Sunday occupied an infamous party beach to protest against the millions of tourists that descend on the Spanish island every summer. “We want to remind people, even if only for a few hours, that the beach belongs to all M…
Germany’s Raisner, who punched horse in Tokyo, steps down as coach
German modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner, who was sent home from the Tokyo Olympics for punching a horse, is stepping down following the Paris Games. “I have resigned. I’m quitting on September 30,” the 51-year-old told reporters on Sunday as this ye…
Germany with worst medal performance in Paris since reunification
Germany ended the Paris Olympics on 12 golds, 33 medals overall and 10th place, their worst summer Games since reunification in 1990. Although they picked up two more golds than in Tokyo three years ago, the total of 33 medals was four fewer than in Ja…
Aston Villa’s new boy the best player in pre-season for Emery amid four worrying defeats – opinion
Aston Villa and Unai Emery endured a pretty difficult pre-season ahead of the team’s return to the Champions League. Yes, many will tell you that pre-season is all about the players building up their fitness, or in the case of new players, trying to fe…
Maguire says Man United will make profit on West Ham deal for £50m Wan-Bissaka
Football finance expert Kieran Maguire has explained how Man United will actually make a profit on the West Ham deal for Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Man United have been haggling with West Ham for the best part of two months for Aaron Wan-Bissaka. The Hammers w…
Arrested Ondo AAC guber candidate, activists are cultists, not protesters – Police
The Nigerian Police has stated that the governorship candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Kunle Wizeman Ajayi, and others arrested during day-10 of the #EndBadGovernance protest in Akure, Ondo State capital, were cultists. While also tagging …
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 11 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli at the PM Office and Council of Ministers in Kathmandu’s Singha Durbar palace on Sunday. The two officials discussed various matters of m…
Locals briefly occupy Mallorca party beach to protest mass tourism
Some 100 locals in Mallorca on Sunday occupied an infamous party beach to protest against the millions of tourists that descend on the Spanish island every summer. “We want to remind people, even if only for a few hours, that the beach belongs to all M…