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Lionel Messi scored a brace last night to help FC Barcelona win their 31st Copa del Rey tittle when they trashed Athletico Bilbao by 4-0. The 33-year old since making his senior team debut for FC Barcelona more than a decade ago has gone on to win 35 trophies. The …

Italy has entered a strict three-day lockdown to try to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases over Easter. All regions are now in the “red zone” – the highest tier of restrictions – as the country battles a third wave, with about 20,000 new cases a day. Non-essential movement is …

Two men have been sentenced to death for raping a woman in front of her children on the side of a motorway after her car ran out of fuel near Lahore in Pakistan. Abid Malhi and Shafqat Hussain were also sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment, time that must be served …

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail-two of them suspended – for corruption. Sarkozy, 66, was found guilty of trying to bribe a magistrate by offering a prestigious job in Monaco in return for information about a criminal inquiry into his political party. The …

Manchester United will play seven-time Champions League winners AC Milan in the last 16 of the Europa League. AC Milan, who sit second in Serie A, have never won the competition while United’s only title came in 2017. Arsenal, finalists in 2019, face Greek side Olympiakos, who knocked them out …

The Catholic Bishop of Sunyani Diocese, Most Reverend Mathew Kwasi Gyamfi has said Pope Francis Mario Bergoglio’s comments about the rights of homosexuals and same-sex civil union does not suggest an endorsement or promotion of lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQ+) activities. Speaking to Suncity News in Sunyani …

Australia has passed a world-first law aimed at making Google and Facebook pay for news content on their platforms. The news code legislation had been fiercely opposed by the US tech giants. Last week Facebook blocked all news content to Australians over the row, but reversed its decision this week …

On this day 23 February 1964 (Exactly 57 years ago today) The Black Stars of Ghana beat the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 3-0 in a friendly match in Accra. In majesty came the famous maestros of Central Europe, the national team of German Democratic Republic. They had conquered Czechoslovakia, …

The mother of former Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho has reportedly passed away after testing positive for Covid-19 at the end of 2020. Dona Miguelina, aged 71, was hospitalised after testing positive for the virus in December, in their home city of Porto Alegre. However, as per media rumours from outlets in Brazil and Peru, she …

The New Vision newspaper’s Paul Murungi was among the journalists assaultedImage caption: The New Vision newspaper’s Paul Murungi was among the journalists assaulted The Ugandan military says seven soldiers have been given jail sentences by a disciplinary committee for beating up journalists outside the United Nations Human rights office on …