insert_link Sport ‘Abhorrent behaviour’ as Iraqi journalists confront Asian Cup coach Iraq's football association condemned the "abhorrent behaviour" of journalists who confronted coach Jesus Casas following the team's exit in the Asian Cup last 16 on Monday. Iraq conceded two goals in stoppage time in a surprise 3-2 defeat to lower-ranked Jordan in Doha. Tempers flared among some Iraqi reporters in the post-game press conference, who pointed and shouted angrily at Casas, and approached him at the front of […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 2
Sport Russian skater Valieva suspended four years for doping Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva received a four-year ban from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday for failing a doping test prior to the 2022 Winter Olympics. A Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) investigation had found the teenager bore "no fault or negligence" for a failed test before the Beijing Olympics, where she won team gold aged 15. But on Monday, CAS upheld an appeal by […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 2
insert_link Sport Ivory Coast stun AFCON holders Senegal, Cape Verde into quarter-finals Hosts Ivory Coast stunned Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, knocking out the reigning champions on penalties in the last 16 to keep their hopes of winning the title on home soil alive. A week ago it looked as if the Ivorians were set for a humiliating group-stage exit from their own AFCON, but now they are into the quarter-finals after beating Senegal 5-4 on penalties […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 1
insert_link Sport France eye Six Nations boost after World Cup despair France hosted last year's World Cup having won over a nation backing Fabien Galthie's team for home glory and a first-ever Webb Ellis Cup. An opening, comprehensive 27-13 victory over New Zealand set alight patriotic fervour in the belief that skipper Antoine Dupont could lead France to victory on home soil. But those hopes were cruelly dashed at the quarter-final stage, eventual winners South Africa sealing a nail-biting […] todayJanuary 30, 2024
insert_link Health / Medical WHO awards countries for progress in eliminating industrially produced trans fats for first time WHO has awarded its first-ever certificates validating progress in eliminating industrially produced trans fatty-acids to five countries. Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand have each demonstrated they have a best practice policy for industrially produced trans-fatty acids (iTFA) elimination in effect, supported by adequate monitoring and enforcement systems. WHO also released results from the first five years of its REPLACE initiative to eliminate iTFA. While the ambitious target set by WHO […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 12
insert_link Sport Chiefs, Niners set up Super Bowl rematch The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers set up a Super Bowl rematch on Sunday after battling through to the NFL championship showpiece on a dramatic day of playoff action. The reigning champion Chiefs returned to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years after upsetting the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in Maryland to clinch the AFC Championship crown. The 49ers meanwhile advanced to a repeat […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 4
insert_link Sport Former China football head to go on trial Monday The former head of China's top football body Chen Xuyuan is to stand trial for bribery on Monday, Beijing's state media said, as an anti-corruption drive sweeps up once-major players in the sport. Chen -- who as boss of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) once promised to turn a page on the corruption scandals that have plagued the sport -- was placed under investigation last February for "serious violations […] todayJanuary 29, 2024
insert_link Sport Napoli stumble again in dismal draw at Lazio Napoli's deflating Serie A title defence took another depressing turn on Sunday after the depleted champions played out an uneventful goalless draw at Lazio. 's Napoli stay ninth, 21 points behind league leaders Juventus after not having a single shot on target in a dismal encounter at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Napoli were missing star striker Victor Osimhen to the Africa Cup of Nations while both Khvicha […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 4
insert_link Sport Ten Hag set to ‘deal’ with Rashford absence after nightclub report Erik ten Hag insisted he will deal with Marcus Rashford's absence after the Manchester United star missed Sunday's 4-2 victory at Newport in the FA Cup. Ten Hag claimed Rashford was absent from the fourth round clash in south Wales after saying he was ill on Friday. But reports over the weekend suggested the England forward had spent Thursday evening at a Belfast nightclub before missing training with United […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 2
