Man United flop Cristiano Ronaldo embarks on seven-year Arabia’s Al Nassr FC deal worth $1.5 billion
Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr to become the highest-paid sportsperson ever. The Portuguese superstar – who has been a free agent since his Manchester United contract was ripped up last month – will earn £173 million ($212 million) a year in...
How ‘boys’ club that didn’t welcome newcomers’ spurred departed TV queen Barbara Walters to stardom
Each December, for more than two decades, Barbara Walters hosted Barbara Walters’ Ten Most Fascinating People of the Year, a breezy album of interviews with newsmakers as defined, of course, by Barbara Walters. Take 1999, for example. Who else but Walters would think King Abdullah II of Jordan, Joe Torre...
Influential personality in broadcast journalism and ABC News anchor Barbara Walters dies aged 93
Barbara Walters, the trailblasing television news broadcaster and longtime ABC News anchor and correspondent who shattered the glass ceiling and became a dominant force in an industry once dominated by men, has died. The death of the trailblasing TV icon broke down barriers during her illustrious five decades-long career, has...
Former Botswana President Khama wanted by Gaberone court for illegal possession of firearms
An arrest warrant has been issued in Botswana for former president Ian Khama, who is believed to be in South Africa. According to the warrant issued by Gaborone’s regional magistrate, Mareledi Dipate, Khama should be apprehended on sight and brought before the Broadhurst Magistrate’s Court. It is the state’s case...
