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Former IAAF chief Lamine Diack faces fresh corruption charges
French authorities have added to former IAAF president Lamine Diack's legal problems by charging him with favoring his son in negotiations over sponsorship and TV rights, sources close to the case told AFP on Friday. Diack was head of the governing body of global athletics ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged during a visit to Senegal on Saturday to strengthen economic ties with Africa, a continent already awash with cheap Chinese loans in exchange for minerals and huge construction projects. Xi arrived in Senegal on Saturday for a two-day visit to ...
Samurai Blue's gritty play raises hopes Japan will advance in World Cup
Japanese soccer fans did not get the win they wanted but took heart from their team's grit as the Samurai Blue came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Senegal, keeping their hopes of an improbable place in the World Cup's last 16 on ...
Senegal manager Aliou Cisse points finger at defensive lapses after World Cup draw with Japan
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse criticized his team for letting Japan equalize twice in their World Cup Group H match on Sunday and said he expected more from central defenders Kalidou Koulibaly and Salif Sane. In an exciting but error-strewn 2-2 draw, the Africans went ahead ...
Japan rallies for draw against Senegal to remain on track for knockout stage at World Cup
Goals from Takashi Inui and Keisuke Honda helped Japan come from behind twice to earn a gutsy 2-2 draw with Senegal at the World Cup on Sunday, inching both teams closer to a coveted place in the knockout round. Liverpool star Sadio Mane got the ...
Quiet achiever Yuya Osako urges Japan to go all-out for win against Senegal
While a draw against Senegal would take Japan a step closer to the World Cup round of 16, nothing less than a win will be good enough against the joint group leaders, the Samurai Blue's man of the moment Yuya Osako said Saturday. On the ...
Despite Japan's surprise 2-1 win over Colombia fueling predictions of a knockout-stage berth, members of the Samurai Blue squad were keeping a lid on expectations Thursday ahead of their upcoming match against Senegal. Prior to its victory Tuesday over a 10-man La Tricolor side in ...
Japan resets after avenging '14 loss
For veterans of Japan's 2014 World Cup campaign, avenging a painful loss at that tournament to Colombia was cause for only momentary celebration, goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima said Wednesday. In the buildup to the rematch between the two sides in Saransk on Tuesday, the 35-year-old custodian ...
Japan's players well aware of Senegal's skill, discipline
Japan will face a tough task containing Senegal's speedy, skillful attacking players in its next World Cup clash, left back Yuto Nagatomo said Wednesday. A day after Samurai Blue's surprise 2-1 win over 10-man Colombia in Saransk, the squad has turned its attention to the ...
World Cup views from Tokyo, Group H: Japan, Colombia, Senegal and Poland
Japan-based supporters of Group H teams fighting it out for the ultimate prize at the FIFA World Cup speak to The Japan Times.
Migrants protest angrily in Florence after Italian kills African street vendor
African immigrants and Italians protested in Florence for a second day on Tuesday, chanting "no more racism" and criticizing the anti-immigrant League party for stoking racial tensions after an Italian man shot dead a Senegalese street vendor. Police said Roberto Pirrone on Monday fired six ...
U.S. Embassy warns of 'credible' terror threat in Senegal; Canada also issues alert
The U.S. Embassy has warned its citizens in Senegal of a "credible threat" of a terror attack in the capital Dakar, advising them to take special care when visiting places and areas popular with Westerners. The embassy also told its own staff to stay away ...
