FULL-TIME Man City 2-2 Arsenal. Sanchez earns @Arsenal a big point in their bid for Champions League qualification pic.twitter.com/NjrCruUxxF — Premier League (@premierleague) May 8, 2016 Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Alexis Sanchez’s 68th-minute equaliser dealt a potentially fatal blow to Manchester City’s Champions League qualification hopes as Arsenal …
Read More »20 killed, mostly children, by Rwanda landslides
Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | At least 20 people, many of them children, were killed overnight by devastating landslides in northern Rwanda triggered by torrential rainstorms, the disaster management ministry said Sunday. “Up until now we have counted at least 20 dead in landslides that buried houses in the district …
Read More »DR Congo opposition politician to be quizzed over mercenaries
Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Opposition politician Moise Katumbi will appear before a prosecutor in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday over government allegations he recruited foreign mercenaries. Katumbi — who plans to run against President Joseph Kabila in elections due this year — has been summoned by …
Read More »Khan sworn in as London’s first Muslim mayor
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Sadiq Khan was sworn in as London mayor Saturday after being elected the first Muslim leader of a major Western capital, as the Conservatives defended attempts to link him to extremism during the campaign. The opposition Labour lawmaker, the son of a Pakistani bus …
Read More »Wild celebrations as Leicester crowned EPL champions
They did it! Your 2015/16 Barclays Premier League champions, @LCFC! pic.twitter.com/n87oU4O1Ne — Premier League (@premierleague) May 7, 2016 CELEBRATIONS LIVE FEED Tweets about #LEIEVE Leicester, United Kingdom | AFP | Leicester City 3 Everton 1 Renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli treated the King Power Stadium to a stirring pre-match performance …
Read More »Kenya opposition seeks probe into government critic’s murder
SHOCKING Images Of Jacob Juma’s Bullet Riddled Mercedes Benz Emerge – https://t.co/HlT0xzdPpo via @MpashoNews pic.twitter.com/Y1e8EWLIUA — The Star, Kenya (@TheStarKenya) May 6, 2016 Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s opposition on Friday called for an government statement and inquiry into the murder of a well-known businessman and government critic. Jacob …
Read More »Kenya to stop hosting Somali refugees
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Refugees from Somalia will no longer be accepted in Kenya, the government said Friday citing security fears. “The Government of the Republic of Kenya, having taken into consideration its national security interests, has decided that hosting of refugees has to come to an end,” said …
Read More »Cameroon’s Ekeng collapses, dies in Romanian league game
Sad day for football… RIP Patrick Ekeng. pic.twitter.com/OsH4pHfrkN — LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) May 6, 2016 Bucharest, Romania | AFP | Cameroon international Patrick Ekeng has died after collapsing on the pitch playing a first division match on Friday with his Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest. The 26-year-old midfielder fell to the ground …
Read More »KCCA inches closer to title with SC Villa win
By UPL co ug SC Villa 0 KCCA 1 Substitute Sulaimoni Akinyemi scored seven minutes to time as KCCA stuttering Azam Uganda Premier League (UPL) title charge sparked back to life with a slim 1-0 win over rivals SC Villa at Nakivubo. KCCA lead the standings with 55 points, five …
Read More »Laffor fires Onyango’s Sundowns to South Africa title
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Liberian Anthony Laffor scored a hat-trick to give Mamelodi Sundowns a 3-0 win at Pretoria University Wednesday and a record-extending seventh South African Premiership title. The tall, slim 31-year-old midfielder scored after three, 20 and 59 minutes at Tuks Stadium to give the Pretoria …
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