Marcus Rashford scored a dramatic injury-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to beat in-form Bournemouth. The England striker snatched all three points for the Red Devils by netting at the second attempt following Paul Pogba’s cross. United had been fortunate to be level at the interval after a lacklustre first-half display. The Cherries had come close three times ...

The lawyer representing a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after eight years on death row has fled Pakistan in fear for his life. Saif Mulook told news agency AFP he had to leave so he could continue to represent Asia Bibi, whose conviction was overturned by judges on Wednesday. Officials have since agreed to bar Ms Bibi from leaving Pakistan ...

UPND Nangoma Member of Parliament Boyd Hamusonde has appealed to government to quickly settle the balance of constituency development funds (CDF). Speaking in an interview with QTV news, Mr. Hamusonde says the recently disbursed money amounting to five hundred thousand kwacha is too minimal to carry out any developmental projects the money. Mr. Hamusonde has disclosed that Nangoma is among ...

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has clarified that ZAFFICO has not been sold to any investors, foreign or local describing the rumors as untrue. IDC Public Relations Manager Namakau Mukelabai says IDC has the mandate to reposition its existing portfolio of companies by ensuring sustainable growth and profitability, with the ultimate aim of listing these companies on the LUSE for ...

President Edgar Lungu has described veteran freedom fighter Mama Chibesa Kankasa’s death as a tragic loss to the nation. President Lungu says the enormity of her contributions does not correspond with her rather near anonymous place she sought in her entire political life. Speaking at the funeral service for the late freedom fighter and member of the central committee of ...

The Hong Kong film producer Raymond Chow – who introduced martial arts legend Bruce Lee to the world – has died at the age of 91. Their first film together, 1971’s The Big Boss, set new box office records at the time. Chow also had success in the 1980s with films featuring another kung fu star, Jackie Chan. Known as ...

Gianluigi Buffon believes Paris Saint-Germain are not ready to win the Champions League as he prepares to make his European debut with the club against Napoli and play his first game in Italy since leaving Juventus. The 40-year-old World Cup winner was suspended for PSG’s opening three European games for his behaviour and comments towards the referee during Juventus’ quarterfinal ...

Uefa helped Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City get around their own Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, according to a Football Leaks investigation published on Friday. According to the investigation of “more than 70 million documents” analysed “over eight months by 80 journalists” from members of European Investigative Collaborations (EIC), Uefa “knowingly helped the clubs to cover up their own irregularities ...

South Africa’s state-owned airline should be shut down, the country’s new finance minister has said. “It’s loss-making, we are unlikely to sort out the situation, so my view would be close it down,” Tito Mboweni told an investor conference in the US. One of Africa’s biggest airlines, South Africa Airways (SAA) has lost money every year since 2011, and survives ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has for the first time accused the Saudi government directly of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “We know that the order to kill Khashoggi came from the highest levels of the Saudi government,” he wrote in an article in the Washington Post. But stressing Turkey’s “friendly” ties with Saudi Arabia, he added that he did not ...