Manchester United legend Roy Keane is not usually the type to hand out compliments willy-nilly. So while a penalty shoot-out defeat by rivals Man City in the Community Shield was not the birthday present the former Red Devils skipper was hoping for, th…
‘Back on grass’: Journalist shares encouraging injury update on ‘integral’ Wolves star
Wolves closed the book on their pre-season with a 1-0 defeat against Rayo Vallecano as they were forced to be without star attacker Matheus Cunha. Wolves made a promising start to the contest and were arguably the better team inside the first 10 minute…
Thomas Bach to step down as IOC president in 2025
Thomas Bach said on Saturday he will step down as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president in 2025 and won’t seek another term for which the Olympic Charter would have to be changed. Bach made the announcement at the IOC Session on the penultima…
Turkey lifts Instagram ban, cites deal on content removal rules
Turkey restored access to popular social media platform Instagram after more than a week on Saturday, saying its US-based parent company Meta accepted Ankara’s terms on content removal. “The access ban on Instagram has been lifted,” Turkish Transport a…
Turkey lifts Instagram ban, cites deal on content removal rules
Turkey restored access to popular social media platform Instagram after more than a week on Saturday, saying its US-based parent company Meta accepted Ankara’s terms on content removal. “The access ban on Instagram has been lifted,” Turkish Transport a…
Fridays for Future protest gas drilling off German island of Borkum
The Fridays for Future climate group on Saturday held a demonstration to criticize plans to drill for natural gas off the German island of Borkum. Leading climate activist Luisa Neubauer said the project would come at “an immense ecological and politic…
Thomas Bach to step down as IOC president in 2025
Thomas Bach said on Saturday he will step down as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president in 2025 and won’t seek another term for which the Olympic Charter would have to be changed. Bach made the announcement at the IOC Session on the penultima…
Portugal claim historic men’s track cycling madison gold in Paris
Iúri Leitão and Rui Oliveira got Portugal’s first-ever Olympic gold medal outside of athletics with a men’s track cycling madison win in at the Paris Games on Saturday. The Portuguese duo scored 20 points for lapping the other teams in the 200-lap race…
Kenya’s Wanyonyi claims 800m gold; American Russell wins 100m hurdles
Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi pipped Canadian world champion Marco Arop for Olympic gold in a super fast 800 metres final at the Paris Games. Wanyonyi held on to a slender lead all down the home straight for victory in 1 minute 41.19 seconds for third on t…
Turkey lifts Instagram ban, cites deal on content removal rules
Turkey restored access to popular social media platform Instagram after more than a week on Saturday, saying its US-based parent company Meta accepted Ankara’s terms on content removal. “The access ban on Instagram has been lifted,” Turkish Transport a…