Chelsea 0⃣ Valencia 1⃣ London, United Kingdom | AFP | Valencia put a week of turmoil behind them to beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in Frank Lampard’s first Champions League game in charge of the Blues on Tuesday. Chelsea dominated possession, but were toothless in attack after losing promising …
Read More »Messi returns as Dortmund rue missed chances against Barcelona
Dortmund, Germany | AFP | Lionel Messi returned from injury to make an innocuous first appearance of the season as Barcelona escaped with a 0-0 draw at Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League opener on Tuesday. Messi, who has missed the start of the season with a calf injury, came …
Read More »Napoli beat holders Liverpool in Champions League opener
Napoli 2⃣ Liverpool 0⃣ Naples, Italy | AFP | Dries Mertens and Fernando Llorente scored late goals as Napoli defeated holders Liverpool 2-0 in Tuesday’s opening round of Champions League group stage matches. Mertens converted a penalty on 82 minutes and Llorente added a second in stoppage time as Napoli gained …
Read More »Messi on the bench as record-breaker Ansu Fati starts for Barcelona
Dortmund, Germany | AFP | Teenage star Ansu Fati became Barcelona’s youngest ever Champions League debutant after being named in the starting line-up for the Catalan giants’ campaign opener away to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. The 16-year-old, who became the club’s youngest ever scorer with his maiden strike against Osasuna …
Read More »Professor, prisoner to face off in Tunisia runoff
Tunis, Tunisia | AFP | Official results in Tunisia’s presidential election confirmed on Tuesday a duel in the second round of voting between law professor Kais Saied and imprisoned media mogul Nabil Karoui. Saied led the first round with 18.4 percent of the vote, and is set to challenge Karoui …
Read More »ADF’s Jamil Mukulu, 37 others committed for trial
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of High Court has committed Jamil Mukulu, the former Commander of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF and 37 others for trial on terror related charges. The other suspects are Abdallah Sharif Ali Salim alias Mukyotala, Musa Nabangi, Adam Diin Bashiri …
Read More »NRM wants presidential candidates to declare assets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has proposed that presidential candidates should be mandated to declare their assets and liabilities with the Inspector General of Government (IGG) before nomination. The party also wants every presidential candidate to declare and file with the Electoral Commission …
Read More »EU AMBASSADOR: US sanctions against Kayihura well thought out
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Head of the European Union Delegation to Uganda, Ambassador Attilio Pacifici has backed the US sanctions against the former Police Chief, Gen. Kale Kayihura. According to Pacifici, there is logic and principle in the visa and economic sanctions imposed against Kayihura, adding that …
Read More »Netanyahu: Israel’s longest-serving premier fights for his future
Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Benjamin Netanyahu has become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister with his right-wing leadership and by repeatedly besting rivals with deft political moves, but he will have to pull another rabbit out of the hat in Tuesday’s elections. The 69-year-old is fighting his second election in …
Read More »New cars, tattoos: the lifestyles of India’s kabbadi millionaires
New Delhi, India | AFP | Siddharth Desai grew up in humble surroundings but now he’s living the life of a millionaire sportsman, driving a souped-up jeep and taking selfies with fans — and it’s all thanks to kabaddi. The ancient game has undergone a glitzy makeover through the …
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