With Bayer Leverkusen threatening to run away with the Bundesliga title, Thomas Mueller appealed to a higher power ahead of Bayern Munich’s home clash with Mainz on Saturday. Xabi Alonso’s side are 10 points clear of Bayern with 10 games remaining, but Mueller — a veteran of 12 Bundesliga titles, including the last 11 in...
Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 1-1 draw at fellow high-fliers Stuttgart. Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz scored a second-half equaliser as the visitors came from behind to steal a point from in-form Stuttgart and strengthen their grip on top spot. Alonso’s side are now...
Reuters reports that France will pull its soldiers out of Niger following a July coup in the West African country, dealing a huge blow to French influence and counter-insurgency operations in the Sahel region. Macron said 1,500 troops would withdraw by the end of the year and that France, the former colonial power in Niger,...
FNB Wanderers and Trustco United opened up a sizeable lead in the women’s rugby league after the latest matches over the weekend. Wanderers thrashed FNB Grootfontein 64-0 on their home ground in Pionierspark to go to the top of the log on 43 points from 10 matches, but United remained on their tail and are...