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Bernardo Silva: Man City forward charged by FA over Benjamin Mendy tweet

- October 2, 2019

Manchester City's Bernardo Silva has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association over a tweet he sent to team-mate Benjamin Mendy. Silva compared Mendy to the character on a packet of Conguitos - a sweet brand available in Spain and Portugal. The Portugal player, 25, is alleged to have committed an

Sizzling Coleman leaves Doha cold with 100 meters win

- September 29, 2019September 29, 2019

DOHA - American Christian Coleman scorched to the 100 meters world championship gold medal on Saturday but the crowning of the world’s fastest man could generate no more buzz than the air conditioning in a half-empty Khalifa Stadium. Coleman, runner-up to Justin Gatlin two years ago in London, did his part

Coleman off to hot start as marathoners set to sizzle

- September 27, 2019September 27, 2019

DOHA - Christian Coleman posted the top time in the men’s 100 meters heats in the air-conditioned comfort of Khalifa Stadium at the world championships on Friday but there will be no such relief on Doha’s streets as the women prepare for a midnight marathon. The opening day of the 10-day

Beating Warholm the extra hurdle for Benjamin in bid to win gold

- September 27, 2019September 27, 2019

DOHA - Rai Benjamin will take to the track at the world championships with the raw memory of losing to 400 meters hurdles rival Karsten Warholm last month but won’t let that deter him from unleashing all in his bid to win his first major gold. The American sprinter and hurdler

Pompeo has no comment on possibility of U.S.-Iran prisoner swap

- September 27, 2019September 26, 2019

NEW YORK - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined on Thursday to discuss the possibility of a U.S.-Iranian prisoner swap after the United States deported an Iranian woman who pleaded guilty to exporting restricted U.S. technology to Iran. “So, I never talk about sensitive issues as you described there,” Pompeo