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Gareth Bale has become the latest high-profile football figure to advocate a boycott on social media, increasing pressure on platforms such as Twitter and Instagram to tackle racism. After Wales' friendly with Mexico on Saturday, Bale's teammates Ben Cabango and Rabbi Matondo were beaten on Instagram. This follows after Thierry Henry recently wiped out all his social media accounts and said he will not return until "the power has the power to regulate its platforms with the same force and cruelty that they currently do when…

Since a 23-year-old wait to qualify for a major tournament ended, things have not really gone as planned for Scotland.But while a four-game win-run since that night in Belgrade rings a few alarm bells before this summer's Euro, there are positive things to take from the Scots' start to the World Cup qualifiers.They fought back twice to draw with Austria, a team ranked more than 20 places above them in the FIFA World Rankings and which had won five matches on the bouncing.FULL TIME | Scotland 2-2 Austria.There are honors…

Xiddiga reer Portugal ee Cristiano Ronaldo ayay suurtogal tahay in FIFA ay ku ciqaabto anshax xumo uu sameeyey kulankii Sabtidii uu waddankiisu barbarraha la galay Serbia.Cristiano Ronaldo ayaa dhamaadkii ciyaarta muujiyey gadood, iyadoo uu garoonka ka baxay, dhexdana kusii tuuray calaamadda kabtannimada ka hor intii aanu garsooruhu yeedhinin siidhiga dhamaadka ciyaarta.Ronaldo ayaa ka cadhooday gool uu dhaliiyey oo uu garsooruhu si qaldan uga diiday, isagoo u qaatay in aanay kubaddu laynka ka gudbin.Maadaama aanay garoonka…

La Grande Île paid tribute to its former president Didier Ratsiraka, before being buried in Antananarivo's mausoleum. The funeral procession of the former president stopped at the end of the morning at Iavoloha State Palace, a palace he had also built in 1975. An official ceremony with the current head of state, Didier Ratsiraka's family, relatives, members of his AREMA party and the diplomatic corps…

Xiddiga reer Germany ee Timo Werner ayaa si cad uga hadlay go’aankiisa mustaqbalka Chelsea oo dhaliillo badan loogu jeedinayo qaab ciyaareedkiisa.25 jirkan oo Blues ay £47.5 milyan oo Gini kaga soo iibsatay RB Leipzig xagaagii tegay, ayaa 39 ciyaarood oo dhamaan tartamada ah oo uu saftay waxa uu dhaliyey 10 gool oo kaliya, taas oo keentay in si aad ah loo dhaliilo qaab ciyaareedkiisa, iyadoo dadka qaarkoodna ku tilmaameen in aanu ahayn ciyaartoygii ay Chelsea uga baahnayd afka hore.Goolkii ugu horreeyey ee uu Werner dhaliyo…

You get people who are good-looking enough to have beards. They are quite common.Less common are the people who are good enough to shave off the entire beard except for the bushy piece of mustache and still look good.Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker? One of these people, apparently. ???????? ???? ?Afternoon, @Alissonbecker? pic.twitter.com/EqYsafHQkr- Liverpool FC (@LFC) 29 March 2021The Reds sent Twitter in a melting pot on Monday when they released a picture of the Brazilian's new look. He turned out to be…

MLS sides Inter Miami and DC United are struggling to get former Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge on a free transfer, as the striker continues his search for a new club since leaving Trabzonspor in March 2020. The 31-year-old has kept fit since he mutually terminated his contract in Turkey due to a four-month ban from the sport for breaking the betting rules, and he is attracting attention from a number of different teams. Sturridge may be in line to move to US VI-Images / Getty ImagesAnd according to the Daily Mail, MLS…

Malawi managed to beat (1-0) Uganda, who were at a qualifying spot, to win, instead of Cranes, the second Group B ticket to Cameroon. It comes a long way from this Malawi team that won its third qualifier for CAN by beating Uganda who still had the advantages of the forecasts, after Burkina Faso, in this group B. The Cranes can…

The Basketball Africa League plans to play its very first season from 16 to 30 May 2021 in Kigali. The Basketball Africa League, created by the NBA and the International Federation (FIBA), was to start in March 2020 but had to give up due to the Covid pandemic. This time it's right? Will the Basketball Africa League (BAL)…

The joint force of the G5 Sahel, but also the Barkhane force, will therefore, from today, be able to benefit from significant military support to armed terrorist groups. This battalion was eagerly awaited in the central Sahel zone. The news was confirmed to RFI on Monday by the head of the G5 Sahel Joint Force, General Oumarou…