8+ hour, 51+ min ago  (982+ words) As the 67-year-old leads his third " and final " World Cup squad in 2026, his great challenge isn't a qualifying emergency. It may just be the ghosts of his own past tactical mistakes. Aguirre managed El Tri at the 2002 and 2010 World Cups,…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (877+ words) After the second group stage match, national icon Diego Maradona was expelled from the tournament due to a positive doping test. Maradona would never play another World Cup match, and Argentina was eliminated in the round of 16. Thirty-two years later,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (236+ words) Bafana Bafana were supposed to leave for Mexico on Sunday to start preparations for the tournament. The team is set to play co-host Mexico in the opening game in Mexico City on June 11. South African Sports Minister Gayton Mc Kenzie…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (376+ words) Although prisoners face dangerously harsh conditions while working the "farm line" at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola " including laboring outdoors in extreme heat " a federal judge presiding over a long-running suit filed by prisoners forced to work in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (603+ words) The shift is visible in a $1. 5 billion energy agreement between China and Zambia announced in early May that includes three separate 300-megawatt projects spanning solar, wind and coal-fired power. While the inclusion of coal underscores the continent's continuing need for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (194+ words) The sanctions announced Thursday followed a general election in October in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan won a full term with 97% of the vote after a crackdown on opposition figures. U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in December said the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (130+ words) CTPost Jones said he accepted the sanctions given by the Japan Rugby Football Union, acknowledging his "inappropriate remarks " caused discomfort to local match officials and other related parties." "I would like to offer my sincere apologies to everyone involved," Jones…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (524+ words) In a televised address to the nation, Ramaphosa said he would legally challenge a parliamentary report which found credible evidence of wrongdoing on his part, a process that is likely to significantly delay possible impeachment proceedings against him. He has…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (879+ words) Spanish passengers were the first to leave the MV Hondius following its arrival in Tenerife, the largest island in the Spanish archipelago off the West African coast. They were then flown to Madrid and taken to a military hospital. Hours…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (542+ words) Paraguay is the only country in South America and one of 12 worldwide to recognize Taiwan. Beijing considers Taiwan its own territory and has ramped up a campaign over the past few years to lure Taiwan's diplomatic allies, in addition to…...