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Summary: Comoros 1-2 Madagascar in 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
End of match The match ends with the final score of Comoros 1-2 Madagascar, a great victory for the visitors who come away with 3 very important points to place themselves in second place in their group, a great match with good scores in this...
Summary: Ethiopia 1-0 Guinea Bissau in Friendly Match
End of match The match ends with the final score of Ethiopia 1-0 Guinea Bissau, a great victory for the home team to take 3 very important points in this World Cup Qualifier, one goal was enough for them to come away with the victory in this great...
Liberia: Former National Oil Company Boss Reaffirms: ‘No Shady Deal’ in Headquarters Construction
Monrovia – Cllr. Saifuah Mai Gray, former Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), has reaffirmed that the process leading to the awarding of the contract for the construction of the company’s new headquarters was...
Jaden and Willow Smith Set to Executive Produce, Voice Roles in Anime Films (Exclusive)
Jaden and Willow Smith are expanding into the anime business via a partnership with studio N LITE, a Black-owned media company and anime studio based in the U.S. and Tokyo, to produce and voice roles in upcoming films. Jaden has signed on to...
US deportee jailed in Eswatini enters hunger strike
Roberto Mosquera del Peral was among five men sent to the kingdom in July under a deal with the US seen by AFP in which Eswatini agreed to accept up to 160 deportees in exchange for $5.1 million to "build its border and migration management...
Man Utd receive major Noussair Mazraoui injury boost ahead of Liverpool clash after mystery problem
NOUSSAIR MAZRAOUI could be back for Manchester United’s upcoming Premier League clash against Liverpool at Anfield. Full back Mazraoui has not played since September 20 due to an unspecified injury but he reported at Morocco’s training camp in...
WCSB-FM May Be Off the Air for Now, But Their Annual Halloween Ball Is Still On
The Halloween Balls hosted by Cleveland State University radio station WCSB-FM 89.3, going back 2009, are legendary. They’ve featured significant out-of-town headliners, as well as an array of outstanding locals, in a variety of genres, all in...
Victims or criminals? Complicated justice for kids accused of attempted murder: The Wake Up for Monday, Oct. 20, 2025
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. A 5-year-old Cleveland girl with autism was lured into a field, physically and sexually assaulted, then left naked and unconscious. A...
NOLA Funk Fest: One Nation Under a Groove
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Though they are of two different generations, keyboardist and vocalist Ivan Neville, 66, and trombone master Fred Wesley, 82, deeply share the language of music and are renowned for bringing on the funk....
Chipolopolo – Disaster of a World Cup Qualification campaign
So now the dust has settled, the Chipolopolo Boys suffered their fifth defeat yesterday, losing 1-0 to Niger in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Zambia actually won just two games on the pitch , 4-2 against Congo Brazzaville and 1-0 away in...
Tabith, Kiron named in Fifa committees
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Tabith Awal has been appointed as a member of a prestigious committee under Fifa, the global governing body of football. He has been nominated to the Fifa Football Technology, Innovation & Digital...
Call for Entries: Jazz Fest 2026 Craft Applications Now Open
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is now accepting craft applications for its 2026 event, set for April 23–May 3, 2026. Each year, Jazz Fest showcases the work of exceptional artisans in three distinct craft areas: Congo Square African...
Former Premier League star breaks silence after airport 'assault' ahead of international match
Nayef Aguerd has spoken out after an incident at the airport in Marseille(Image: AFP via Getty Images) Former West Ham United star Nayef Aguerd has said the attack on him at Marseille-Provence Airport was "more fear than harm". Aguerd, who joined...
Chipolopolo – Disaster of a World Cup Qualification campaign
So now the dust has settled, the Chipolopolo Boys suffered their fifth defeat yesterday, losing 1-0 to Niger in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Zambia actually won just two games on the pitch , 4-2 against Congo Brazzaville and 1-0 away in...
Airtime Purchases Made Up 57% of CEMAC Mobile Money Transactions in 2023 (BEAC)
(Business in Cameroon) - Mobile Money payments across the six CEMAC countries rose by 36.33% in 2023, reaching 2.961 trillion CFA francs, up from 2.172 trillion in 2022, according to a recent report on payment services by the Bank of Central...
‘I’m focused on what matters most, playing for OM’ – Marseille’s Nayef Aguerd speaks out after airport assault.
4Olympique de Marseille defender Nayef Aguerd (28) has reassured fans after being assaulted at Marseille-Provence Airport on Monday morning. According to reports from La Provence and BFM Marseille-Provence, a man attempted to slap the Moroccan...
Nxdia rules the world at the Hare and Hounds
Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, 7 October 2025 As the overhead lights dim, giving way to moody red strobes, and the eager chatter of the crowd begins to subside, everyone fixes their eyes expectantly on the stage where the band has been setting up....
Your guide to Betty & Don’s best
The News sports editor Liam Nash shares the journey of Russell Wood, grand master and founder of the Koryo Taekwondo Centre, whose calm presence and dedication at 84 continue to inspire. Journalist Callum Farquhar profiles Peter Frizzell, who...