Tag Archives: History

From: Africa Direct A father-son duo attend to the old colonial Fort of Medine in Mali, preserving history and passing on a legacy. Bréhima Sissoko is the heritage guide at the Fort of Medine, a former colonial outpost in the Kayes region of Mali. For nearly three decades, he has worked …

Include the extra rebound, or don’t. It doesn’t really matter with Luka Doncic‘s logic-defying stat line that had current and former NBA stars, along with current and former teammates, buzzing on Twitter. Doncic had 60 points, a Dallas franchise record, a career-best 21 rebounds and 10 assists in a wild …

Cameron Green has set himself up for an eyewatering payday and made Australian history in the process, scoring a deal with the Mumbai Indians worth about $3.15 million at the Indian Premier League auction on Friday. Mumbai won the services of the 23-year-old all-rounder in a tense bidding contest with …

The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, 126-105. The game was never close as the Clippers jumped out to a 20-point lead with 1:46 remaining in the first quarter. That’s somehow when things got interesting, despite the Hornets never making an actual game of it. Kelly …

Pep Guardiola has once again branded  Lionel Messi as the greatest footballer of all time after Argentina’s World Cup triumph in Qatar. Messi, 35, finally won the prize as Argentina beat France on penalties after an enthralling 120 minutes in the final of the World Cup. Speaking in the aftermath …

About 150 years after the end of slavery in its former colonies, the Netherlands is set to officially apologise for this injustice on Monday.   In September, it was reported that the Netherlands’ government was preparing to issue an official apology for the European nation’s role in the history of …

Harry Kane missed a penalty for England against France that proved costly but the World Cup has had several high profile misses over the years. 3. David Trezeguet (France vs Italy, 2006) The 2006 World Cup final was decided on penalties after neither side was able to find a winner. …

COP15 will focus on protecting nature and halting biodiversity loss around the world. The Government of Canada’s priority is to ensure the COP15 is a success for nature. There is an urgent need for international partners to halt and reverse the alarming loss of biodiversity worldwide. Credit: Government of Canada …

World Cup 2022 takes its first rest day on Wednesday, after 17 days of intense action in the group stages and last 16 of the tournament. Morocco and Portugal are the final two sides to reach the quarter-finals, knocking out Spain and Switzerland respectively in rather different circumstances. There are …

DOHA: Socceroos defender Milos Degenek said the sky is the limit for what the team can achieve, citing previous underdog stories as inspiration. “Leicester City won the Premier League four or five years ago, anything’s possible. Croatia went to the final of the World Cup,” he told reporters. “Anything’s possible. …