
Platini 'very happy' as France move to brink of World Cup trophy defence
Michel Platini is feeling a sense of "pride" at seeing France in another World Cup final and is firmly behind Les Bleus on their march towards history.
Thu Dec 15 2022

Blatter suffers one last defeat over FIFA misconduct
"Mr Blatter breached the FIFA Code of Ethics since the payment amounted to an undue gift as it had no contractual basis." - CAS
Mon Dec 05 2016

Euro 2016: Portugal seek revenge for past agony against France
France have won their last 10 meetings with the Portuguese since going down 2-0 in a friendly back in 1975.
Sat Jul 09 2016

Football: Portugal celebrates Ronaldo's new epic
Fans exploded with joy as Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal completed their landmark win over Wales to reach the Euro 2016 final.
Thu Jul 07 2016

Michel Platini quits as UEFA president after ban appeal fails
Michel Platini will resign as UEFA president after his appeal against a six-year ban from football activities, failed.
Mon May 09 2016

Platini appeals against six-year ban
UEFA president Michel Platini has made a formal appeal against his six year ban from football at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Wed Mar 02 2016

Infantino elected to replace Blatter: How the FIFA scandal unfolded
Following Gianni Infantino's FIFA presidential election victory, we look at how the game's governing body became engulfed in scandal.
Sat Feb 27 2016

Qatar did not buy 2022 World Cup - Blatter
Sepp Blatter continues to distance himself from allegations of corruption and claims Qatar did not buy the 2022 World Cup.
Sat Feb 20 2016

FIFA museum to open on February 28
The multi-million dollar FIFA museum, the project of fallen world football chief Sepp Blatter, will open its doors on February 28 in Zurich, two days after the election of his successor.
Tue Jan 12 2016

Blatter: FIFA has abandoned me
Suspended president Sepp Blatter feels let down by FIFA and has reiterated his desire to continue fighting against his eight-year ban.
Wed Dec 30 2015

Prince Ali the best man to lead FIFA - Peter Velappan
The former AFC sec-gen says it is timely that an Asian leads the world governing body for football.
Thu Dec 24 2015

Football: FIFA bans Blatter, Platini for eight years
A FIFA ethics tribunal on Monday banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years saying they had abused their positions over a 2 million Swiss francs payment made to Platini.
Mon Dec 21 2015

UEFA president Platini to be suspended for several years
The UEFA president Michel Platini will be suspended for several years due to the ongoing FIFA corruption scandal.
Sat Dec 12 2015

FIFA seeks Platini life ban - lawyer
FIFA's ethics watchdog wants Michel Platini banned for life over a suspect payment, the European football chief's lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.
Tue Nov 24 2015

FIFA hits back at financial criticism
FIFA has defended itself against criticism of the lack of availability of financial information relating to its 209 member associations.
Fri Nov 20 2015

Public flips car involved in road accident to rescue child
According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025