'Hands off our game,' EU tells FIFA over private investor plans

EU sports chief Glenn Micallef hit out at FIFA's plans to sell a stake in its competitions, warning international football's governing body: "Hands off our game."

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FIFA's plans to sell Sh540b stake in its tournaments widely criticised

CONCACAF followed UEFA by criticising FIFA's controversial plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions

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Banda scores four as Zambia crush Egypt 6-0 in WAFCON

Barbra Banda struck four goals for Zambia as they hammered Egypt 6-0 in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament in Rabat.

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Chawinga sisters sparkle as Malawi stun WAFCON holders Nigeria

Sisters Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga starred as rank outsiders Malawi stunned defending champions Nigeria 3-2 in a WAFCON Group C match in Morocco.

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Josko Gvardiol signs new five-year deal at Man City

Josko Gvardiol has signed a new five-year contract at Manchester City, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday.

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Man City's Rodri sidelined for 'short period' following back surgery

Spain's World Cup-winning captain Rodri will be sidelined for a short period following minor back surgery, Manchester City said on Tuesday.

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Real Madrid in negotiations to buy Leipzig's Ivorian star Diomande

Real Madrid are in talks with RB Leipzig to buy Ivorian winger Yan Diomande, a source at the German club confirmed to AFP on Tuesday.

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De Zerbi wants 'soul and passion' from new-look Tottenham

Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi urged his team to play with "soul and passion" as the London club rebuild after narrowly avoiding relegation from the Premier League.

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'Good energy' at Chelsea as Alonso kickstarts reign in Sydney with 6-4 win

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso got his reign off to winning start on in a dramatic 6-4 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers with striker Joao Pedro scoring a nine-minute hat-trick

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Zinedine Zidane - The good, the bad and the ugly

French football icon Zinedine Zidane has been tasked with delivering France the 2030 World Cup as coach, just as he did as a player in 1998.

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Ukraine's Zelensky expected at White House to secure Trump's support

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the White House on Tuesday for talks with Donald Trump, to try again to win the US president's support against Russia.

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Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences

Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres.

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Equatorial Guinea youth warns of Russian recruitment trap

Daniel Angel Masie Nchama had no idea what he was getting into when Russian recruiters sent the young man from Equatorial Guinea into battle in war-ravaged Ukraine.

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Infantino slams World Cup critics for 'spreading hate'

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has hit back at World Cup critics, claiming they were "spreading hate and false rumours" and arguing the tournament delivered "only joy and happiness".

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Pirlo bitter over debate that cost him Italy coaching job

Former Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo, who was favoured for the national coaching post, expressed his bitterness over the debate which has led to him no longer being a candidate.

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Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks

Iran and the US held their fire Monday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump's UN envoy said the president was "giving talks some space".

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France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way

Firefighters battled massive blazes tearing through forests across France and Spain Monday, as authorities warned of a fresh heatwave set to engulf Bordeaux.

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'Good energy' at Chelsea as Alonso kickstarts reign in Sydney

Xabi Alonso said Monday there was "good energy" at Chelsea as he bids to turn around the club's fortunes, but was reluctant to say what a successful first season would look like.

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Gachagua claims Ruto allies undermining Kindiki

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto's administration of orchestrating a campaign to undermine Deputy President Kithure Kindiki.

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Berlin mourns deadly Islamist Pride attack as police hunt for suspect

Germans on Sunday mourned a deadly Islamist attack near Berlin Pride, while police were hunting for a 21-year-old suspect in the latest ramming assault to shake Germany.

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Ex-president Hernandez returns to Honduras after Trump pardon

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez returned to his country on Sunday, almost eight months after US President Donald Trump controversially pardon

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Netanyahu revels in removal of 'con job' ICC prosecutor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the subject of an ICC arrest warrant, on Sunday bashed former prosecutor Karim Khan as a "con job,"

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Trump faces midterm reckoning with 100 days to US vote

One hundred days before the US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's Republicans are staring down polling that points to the loss of the House of Representatives.

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Seventh candidate, Uganda's Olara Otunnu, joins race to lead UN

The race to become the next leader of the United Nations added a seventh candidate: Uganda's Olara Otunnu, a former opposition presidential candidate and onetime high-ranking UN official.

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Residents cash in on Dubai real estate cooldown amid Mideast war

Just over a year after moving to Dubai, Steve found himself moving unexpectedly up the property ladder, taking advantage of a cooling real estate market amid the Middle East war.

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Zelensky says Russia seeks 30,000 extra N.Korea troops for Ukraine war

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia has sought an extra 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to fight his country.

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French authorities say 220,000 now evacuated from biggest forest fire

More than 50,000 additional people have been ordered to leave villages around Bordeaux

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Iran says progress in Oman talks on Hormuz strait management

The latest talks come after the US resumed attacks on Iran in an effort to end Tehran's control of the strait

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Untamed wildfires force over 160,000 to flee in France, Spain

France and Spain evacuated more than 160,000 people as out-of-control forest fires raged on Saturday near Madrid and Bordeaux; the worst wildfire the country has ever seen.

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EU accuses TikTok of exposing children to risks online

European Union accuses TikTok of failing to protect children since their account settings expose them to risks like cyberbullying and predatory behaviour, putting the company at risk of a large fine.

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At least 17 killed in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes

At least 17 people killed Friday in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes, as both sides intensify strikes with diplomacy in a deadlock.

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Hundreds flee French peninsula by boat to escape wildfire

Hundreds of people fled by boat from a peninsula in western France on Friday, as authorities ordered it evacuated in the face of a rapidly advancing wildfire.

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Life in prison for Minnesota man who killed state lawmaker

A Minnesota man who shot dead a state lawmaker and her husband was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for what a judge called an "attack on democracy," US media reported.

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Who are the six candidates vying to lead the UN?

Four women and two men are in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis.

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'Like a war zone': France evacuates 20,000 due to wildfires

Black smoke darkened the skies and crackling flames roared through pine trees in a forest in southwest France as wildfires forced over 20,000 residents and holidaymakers to flee.

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ASEAN calls for open straits as US-Iran war casts shadow

Visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week warned ASEAN envoys that Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz would set a "dangerous precedent".

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African stars in Europe: Antoine Semenyo wins it for City

Antoine Semenyo produced one of the great FA Cup final goals with an audacious back-flick that sealed a 1-0 win for Manchester City over Chelsea in the FA Cup final at the weekend.

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Kenya's new poaching problem: smuggling giant harvester ants

Kenyan ant expert Dino Martins gushes over the red and black insects that have become the centre of an international smuggling trade

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WHO declares international emergency as Ebola kills more than 80 in DR Congo

WHO declares an international health emergency on Sunday over an outbreak of an Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed more than 80 and for which there is no vaccine.

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Fernandes equals assist record as Man Utd edge Forest thriller

Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record of 20 assists in a season as Manchester United secured third place with a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest.

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