Bayern Munich is just one match away from competing for Champions League trophy having trashed 8-2 against a toothless and tail coiled Barcelona side in the quarterfinals in Lisbon. They will face off the winner of tomorrow’s match between Manchester City and Lyon for that very opportunity. The total number of goals scored in the match was 10 and the first five Goals scored in this match were put in the back of the net just in the first 45 minutes into the game (1st Half), of an impressive and exciting start to the game. Thomas Muller netted one for his side early, and Barcelona was able to eq ..read more

For many migrant workers in Beirut, the destruction of Tuesday’s blast added one more reason to quit the country. One Ethiopian has died so far following the explosion and nine others injured including “one woman who is in intensive care fighting for her life,” Ethiopia’s Consul General Temesgen Omer told CNN. The vast majority of the migrant domestic workers with work permits are females from Ethiopia, Amnesty said in a report citing 2018 figures. Accurate figures for all workers are hard to come by as some of the domestic workers, who are mostly women, are trafficked or brought into the ..read more

Most people have never heard of a hero quite like Theresa Kachindamoto. She was the youngest of 12 kids who were descendants of village chiefs who presided over Monkey Bay in Malawi, Africa. When she found out that it was her turn to serve as the new senior village chief, Kachindamoto had been working at a city college for the past 27 years. Once she came into power, she immediately set about bringing an end to the practice of child marriage within her jurisdiction. At first, Kachindamoto did not expect that she would ever have a chance to become chief. After all, she resided in a different to ..read more

Lionel Messi won a record sixth Ballon d’Or title on Monday as United States midfielder Megan Rapinoe won the women’s equivalent, beating Australia’s Sam Kerr to the coveted global award The 34-year-old US captain was the driving force behind the team retaining the women’s World Cup in France and claiming a record-extending fourth world title in July. Barcelona star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi has now won one more Ballon d’Or title more than Juventus rival Cristiano Ronaldo. The 32-year-old, who lifted the coveted trophy in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015, beat Liverpool’s Champions Lea ..read more

The Ballon d’Or ceremony of 2019 will take place on Monday, December 2, with a total number of 30 nominees for the men’s prize, The Ballon d’Or is organized by France Football magazine and voted for by around 180 journalists from worldwide. Lukas Modric : Winner of Ballon d’Or 2018 Luka Modric from Croatia won it last year, thanks to his exploits in dragging his country to the World Cup final and winning the Champions League with Real Madrid. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d’Or five times each before Luka Modric of Croatia won it in 2018. Christiano Ronaldo with his five Ballon D’O ..read more

Interim manager Freddie Ljungberg had limited time to work with his players, having only got the job on Friday morning, so we cannot expect too much, too soon. But I couldn’t say this performance was any better than what we would have seen under Unai Emery. David Luiz was kept in the team by Ljungberg and he didn’t defend any differently. Shkodran Mustafi was brought in alongside him and he can be a bit of a car crash at times. Calum Chambers does his best at right back but can look like a fish out of water. Sead Kolasinac should not be starting over Kieran Tierney at left back. Mesut Ozil sta ..read more

Namibia’s incumbent President Hage Geingob won the country’s election with 56.3% of the vote, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced on Saturday. In second place with 29.4% was fellow SWAPO party member Panduleni Itula, a dentist-turned-politician who ran as an independent. The leader of the official opposition party, McHenry Venaani, came third with 5.3%. “I wish to thank Namibians for re-electing me as their president,” Geingog posted on Twitter, promising to “bring tangible improvements in the lives of our citizens.” The results showed a sharp decrease in support for Geingob fr ..read more

Watford have sacked manager Quique Sanchez Flores after Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Southampton, saying “ultimately results have dictated our decision”. Chris Hughton is a possible successor and the Hornets said a replacement will be appointed “imminently”. Sanchez Flores, who was in charge for the 2015-16 season, was reappointed on 7 September, replacing Javi Gracia. But he won just one of his 10 league games in charge with Watford bottom of the Premier League. In an open letter to Watford fans published on the club website, the 54-year-old Spaniard said the club “will always be in my heart”. Watf ..read more

Once Known to the world as the Sir Seewoosagur Botanic Garden, the Mauritius National Botanical Garden is located in the district of Pamplemousse, it’s one of the island’s most visited tourist attractions. The garden was initially the French governor’s private garden almost 300 years ago, but has since opened as the island’s national botanical garden. It is home to over 600 species of plants including the baobab, Palmier Bouteille and giant water lilies. It’s also home to talipot palm trees, which are native to Sri Lanka and the Malabar coast of India, the Jackfruit tree and the Indian almond ..read more

London Bridge sealed off amid reports of gunfire heard by nearby Pedestrians Its believed that a group of men involved in a fight on the bridge and police had to intervene but there arrival sparked of the firing ofbullets. The Met Police confirmed that it was dealing with an incident at London Bridge and advised people near the scene to follow directions from officers on the ground. One BBC Reporter was had Sayingl: “Just a few minutes ago I was walking across London Bridge on the south bank to the north bank of the bridge. “There appeared to be a fight going on on the other side of the bridge ..read more