World Athletics Championships: Joao Vieira, 43, becomes oldest medalist

Portugal's Joao Vieira defied "hell" in the 50km walk in Doha to become the oldest person to win a medal in World Championship history. The 43-year-old took silver behind Japan's Yusuke Suzuki as the heat continued to hamper athletes.
"For me, it was hell - very, very hot," Vieira said. "How did I cope? Just a lot of ice and cold water."
On Friday, 28 runners withdrew from the women's marathon because of 32C temperatures despite a midnight start.

Wembley to host the 2023 Champions League final

European football's governing body Uefa also announced St Petersburg in Russia and Munich in Germany as venues for the finals in 2021 and 2022 respectively. The 2023 final will take place during Wembley's centenary year, with the original Empire Stadium having opened in April 1923.  It was also confirmed that Windsor Park in Belfast will host the 2021 Super Cup final. Wembley hosted the Champions League final in 2011 and 2013 and will stage seven games at Euro 2020, including the semi-final and final.

Zantac: CVS latest to suspend heartburn drug over cancer fears

US retailer CVS has become the latest to suspend the sale of a heartburn drug being investigated for links to cancer. It follows concern in several countries over the presence of impurities in Zantac and other ranitidine products.
Canada and France have already announced Zantac recalls. The US and the European Union are investigating.
Health authorities say there is no immediate risk, but patients have been advised to consult a doctor who can prescribe alternatives to ranitidine.

World Athletics Championships: Christian Coleman wins 100m gold in 9.76 seconds

Christian Coleman shrugged off the controversy of his build-up to the World Championships to win the 100m final in 9.76 seconds. The pre-event favourite, who avoided a ban for three missed doping tests, finished well clear of defending champion and fellow American Justin Gatlin, who clocked 9.89 in Doha. Canada's Andre de Grasse took bronze in 9.90. Britain's European champion Zharnel Hughes was sixth in 10.03.

Mercedes F1: Four staff sacked over discrimination of racist or religious nature

Four staff members have been sacked by the Mercedes Formula 1 team after an investigation into discrimination. The team have confirmed the individuals were dismissed on 2 August this year over "breaches of our diversity and equality policy".
No details have been released about the incidents, but they are understood to be of a racist or religious nature.

Paul Pogba 'tells Manchester United to increase his weekly salary to £600k' in an effort to force a move

Paul Pogba has reportedly told Manchester United to increase his weekly salary to £600k (£30million-a-year). The Frenchman who has been linked with a move away from Manchester United to Juventus and Real Madrid asked for huge wages in an effort to force a move in January.  According to Tuttosport, the midfielder who is currently on around £300,000-a-week would like to see that amount increased massively to around £600k-a-week.
 Pogba has two years left on his contract, and United have an option to extend his contract for another year. But the footballer may call it a quit if his new demands is not met.
 Back in 2016, Manchester United completed the transfer of Paul Pogba from Juventus for a world-record transfer fee of £89m.

Legendary latin singer José José dies from cancer at 71

Legendary latin singer, José José, best known as "the prince of song" has died at the age of 71. The Mexican singer who was one of the most popular singers in Latin America died on Saturday, September 28, in the United States after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
José, whose real name was José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, reportedly began to experience vocal problems in 2000 and lost his voice several times, which left him unable to perform. In March 2017, he confirmed that he was hospitalized after losing weight, which revealed a small tumor in his pancreas.

Fresh Yellow Fever outbreak kills 16 people in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Rilwanu Mohammed, the Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency has disclosed that the death toll in the recent Yellow Fever outbreak in the State has risen to 16 out of 20 confirmed cases.   Mohammed who gave the updates in an interview with newsmen in his office in Bauchi this weekend said the increase in the death toll followed the rejection of vaccination by some citizens during the statewide vaccination.

Spanish Federation fines Barcelona £265 for Griezmann approach

Barcelona have been fined only 300 euros (£265) by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for their approach to Antoine Griezmann while he was at La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid. Spanish champions Barcelona signed Griezmann after paying his 120m-euro (£107m) buyout clause on 1 July. But the federation said Barca broke its rules by negotiating with Griezmann without Atletico's permission. Atletico believed his buyout clause should have been 200m euros (£179m). They claimed that Barca began talking to the player in March, when that was the size of his buyout clause.

DJ left in coma after sleepwalking off 80ft balcony

A DJ who sleepwalked off an 80ft balcony while on holiday said he is 'lucky to be alive'. Paul Cartwright plunged from his hotel room in Malta where he was celebrating his 45th birthday with his girlfriend. The father-of-two suffered 28 broken bones in the fall and says the last thing he remembers was smoking a cigarette on the balcony before plummeting onto the concrete below.

World Athletics Championships: Kevin Mayer calls Doha event a 'disaster'

World champion decathlete Kevin Mayer says holding the World Athletics Championships in Doha is a "disaster".
The championships started on Friday but 28 runners dropped out of the women's marathon because of 32C temperatures even though it was held at midnight.
Crowds in the Khalifa International Stadium have so far been sparse.
"We can all see it's a disaster, there is no-one in the stands, and the heat has not been adapted at all," the French world record holder, 27, said.
"There have already been nearly 30 withdrawals in the women's marathon. It's sad.
"We have to leave reason aside and more concentrate on the passion, because if not I would have boycotted these championships.

China's first airport shuts its doors in Beijing after 109 years

As Beijing's new, multibillion-dollar airport opened with great fanfare last Wednesday, a piece of China's history quietly closed its doors on the other side of the city. The country's very first airport, Nanyuan Airport, shut its doors for good on September 25, the same date that Beijing's new $11.5 billion Daxing Airport was opened by President Xi Jinping. The last flight, China United Airlines KN5830, left at just after 10 p.m., state media said. By Saturday, its doors were firmly shut and the car park mostly deserted.

Three dead as UN peacekeeping helicopter crashes in Central African Republic

A tragic incident occurred on Friday in Central African Republic, as three people were confirmed dead after a United Nations peacekeeping helicopter crashed on landing.  Director of Information and Public Relations of Senegal’s Armed Forces, Colonel Abdoul Ndiaye said the helicopter which crashed is a Senegalese air force Mi-35 helicopter gunship deployed to MINUSCA and it was returning from an operational mission.

Didier Drogba named Ballon d'Or ambassador

Didier Drogba has been named France Football’s new ambassador for the Ballon d’Or. The Ivory coast international was a star at Chelsea on the pitch, but is also well known for his work off the pitch, in his own home country and all round the world.
Given what a charming man he is it’s no surprise to see him chosen as an ambassador for such a prestigious award. He will be the perfect man to lead the legendary individual award into a new era.
Drogba never won the award himself, but he must have come close in those first years under Jose Mourinho, where his teammate Frank Lampard ended up finishing second.

Amazing facts...

 In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck.

"I miss my friends in prison" - Suspected thief commits another crime two hours after release from prison in order to be sent back

A recently-freed jailbird allegedly committed another crime in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district just two hours after his release on Thursday in order to be sent back to his “home” where food, accommodation and comrades await him.  Police said Khanchit Sutthipichai, 39, who was allegedly caught trying to steal a motorcycle and sidecar and thus was charged for theft, told the Na Chom Tien Police officers that he had been released two hours earlier from the Nong Pla Lai Prison after serving a six-month imprisonment for possessing drugs.
 "I have no idea what to do after the release. I have no money at all, I don't have any food to eat and I miss my friends in prison,” he reportedly said. “So I stole the motorcycle so I can be arrested and sent back to jail."
 He reportedly said prison life for him was not as hard as living outside. He said he had friends, food and accommodation behind the confined walls.

US Coast Guard intercept submarine carrying six tones of cocaine worth £133 million

The US Coast Guard, earlier this month, intercepted a submarine transporting six tonnes of cocaine with a street value of more than £133 million in the Pacific Ocean.  The 'narco sub' was spotted by a reconnaissance airplane, with two small boats dispatched from the US Coast Guard's Valiant to intercept the vessel.  The crew assisted by the Colombian navy, arrested four suspected smugglers in the daring operation.

Former French president, Jacques Chirac dies at 86

Jacques Chirac, the former French president whose later years were clouded by corruption scandals, has died at the age of 86. He died today September 26th.
 "President Jacques Chirac died this morning surrounded by his family, peacefully," his son-in-law told AFP.
Late Chirac served two terms as French president and took his country into the single European currency. One of his major political reforms was to cut the presidential term of office from seven to five years. 
 He was seen as the focus of opposition to the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Ghana arrests three men involved in ‘coup attempt’

The Ghanaian government says it has arrested three alleged suspected coup plotters who were involved in a failed plot to “destabilise” its government. The arrested men are Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, Ezor Kafui, and Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu. The government said the men belong to a group known as ”Take Action Ghana (TAG)” whose aim was to undermine the affairs of the country.
The Ghanaian government had announced how a group attempted to overthrow its government in a statement published on its Twitter handle.

Japanese comedians apologise after saying tennis star Naomi Osaka "Needs To Bleach Her Skin"

A Japanese comedy duo have apologised after they reportedly said Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka "needed some bleach" during a live event.  The pair suggested Osaka needed “bleach,” and said the 21-year-old former world No. 1 was “too sunburned,” during a live performance on Sunday, September 22.
 The duo who call themselves “Kano” and “Murakami” — issued an apology, saying that they had been “ignorant” and “hurtful.”
“We apologize for our failure to supervise A Masso, who made remarks that entirely lacked consideration,” their management firm, Watanabe Entertainment, added in a statement.
 Watanabe Entertainment also added their own apology for “remarks inconsiderate of diversity in an era where diversity is respected,” saying the duo had been severely warned and steps taken to raise their awareness of the issue.

Egypt FA write to FIFA for explanations after Mo Salah removes all mention of Egypt from social media after they failed to vote for him in FIFA's Best awards

Mohamed Salah may not be in good terms with Egypt's FA after the country's votes for FIFA player of the year awards were deemed invalid and therefore did not count towards the striker's overall tally in the Awards held this week where he came fourth behind Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Van Dijk, missing out by 20 points.

Skydiver dies after crash landing into a trailer on a California highway

A skydiver has been killed after she crash-landed on a big trailer along a Northern California highway. According to California Highway Patrol PIO Ruben Jones, the 28-year-old woman was skydiving with a group of seven people around 2 p.m. Thursday, September 26th.
 The group took off from the Lodi Parachute Center but conditions were windy, and the woman crashed into the truck during the skydiving group's descent near the Lodi Airport. Then, she hit the right-hand shoulder of the road.
The unidentified woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The other six people in the group survived. The California Highway Patrol is currently investigating the incident.

Toddler banned from attending nursery because deformed skull ‘would scare other children’

A little girl was banned from a nursery school because her deformed skull could frighten other children.  Sofya Zakharova, 2, was born with a deformed skull and her parents were told she should get surgery before applying for a place in a nursery.   Operations for Sofya have been delayed and experts have warned that unless she mixes with other children her development will be affected.

Lionel Messi caught up in FIFA The Best vote-rigging storm with countries claiming they didn't vote for him

FIFA's prestigious The Best awards have been struck by a vote-rigging storm after claims that the ballot was rigged.  During a glitzy ceremony in Milan on Monday, September 23, Lionel Messi was crowned the best men’s player of the year ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk.
 Now there is doubt and questions are being asked over the legitimacy of the voting with countries claiming they didn't vote for Lionel Messi.

5-year-old girl is rescued from under train after dad jumped to his death while holding her

Harrowing video footage shows a five year-old girl being rescued from under a train after her dad jumped to his death holding her during rush hour. The youngster, wearing a blue coat and pink backpack, could be seen being pulled to safety from under a New York Subway number 4 train at Kingsbridge Station in the Bronx during rush hour Monday. Her dad was seen talking calmly to his wife on the phone before jumping onto the tracks holding his daughter. The little girl somehow managed to find a safe spot away from the train wheels or machinery, and only sustained minor physical injuries. Shocked eyewitnesses attempted to warn the driver as the train pulled into the station, but were unable to get it to stop in time.
Eyewitness Pamela Ivy, who heard the dad talking to his wife just before he jumped told ABC7: ‘I heard him telling the wife that, “You look out for the other two kids, I’m gonna take her to school.” ‘And then he said, “I love you.”‘ The little girl was comforted by the crowd and EMTs before being taken to hospital. Her dad’s name has not been released.

Thugs stabbed 20-year-old photographer to death 'for giving them a weird stare'

An Arsenal fan on the way to a match was stabbed to death by an attacker who accused him of 'staring at him weirdly' on a tube platform, friends have said. Photographer Tashan Daniel, 20, was getting the tube to the Emirates stadium to watch the game between his team and Nottingham Forest when he was the victim of an apparently random attack at Hillingdon station.

Xenophobia: Nigerian union may head to World Court

The President, Nigerian Union South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, has said the group may head to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, over the xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, including Nigerians, in South Africa. Olubajo, who spoke to Sunday Punch in a telephone interview, said they might file charges against the South African government in South Africa before heading to the ICJ if justice was not served.

New York museum returns stolen ancient Egyptian coffin

The 2,100-year-old coffin of a priest called Nedjemankh was featured in an exhibit housing artefacts from Egypt. The stolen antique was sold to the museum by a global art trafficking network, which used fraudulent documents, officials said.  The gilded coffin was looted and smuggled out of Egypt in 2011.  "Thus far our investigation has determined that this coffin is just one of hundreds of antiquities stolen by the same multinational trafficking ring," Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said at a repatriation ceremony in New York on Wednesday, adding that there could be more similar seizures.

17-year old model stabbed to death 189 times by envious sister

A woman is to face trial for the brutal murder of her naked 17-year-old model sister whose eyes were gouged out and ears hacked off. Stefania Dubrovina was stabbed 189 times in a frenzied attack in the Russian city St Petersburg. Her sister Elizaveta, 22, is accused of hacking the model to death in an 'envious' drug-filled rage, and faces up to 25 years in jail if convicted.

Mother-of-three, 44, is mauled to death by her own mastiff-type dogs

A mother-of-three has died after being attacked by two dogs at her house in Cheshire. Police and an air ambulance were called to the residential street in Widnes shortly after 5pm yesterday afternoon after the woman's daughter raised the alarm. The victim, named locally as 44-year-old Elayne Stanley, was found with serious injuries and died at the scene.
Neighbours say it was Ms Stanley's own dogs, which they say were Mastiff-types called Billy and DJ, which launched the attack.

Julian Assange’s father fears the US government will ‘murder’ his son if he is extradited to America

Julian Assange's biological father has claimed the Australian activist will be murdered if he is extradited to the United States. Assange father John Shipton claimed his son is in danger after the UK government cleared the way for his extradition to the US where he faces computer hacking charges.
Assange, who spent almost seven years in the Ecuadorean embassy, was due to be released from prison last Friday, but was remanded in continuing custody until his extradition hearing in February.
Assange, 48, was jailed in June to serve a 50-week jail term, almost seven years after he sought asylum in the Ecuadorean embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden where he wanted in connection with sexual offence allegations.
The Australian was due to be released from prison on September 22, but he now faces extradition to the United States to face computer hacking allegations.

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira announced as Super Bowl 2020 halftime show performers

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira have announced that they are taking the stage as halftime performers at Super Bowl 54 come 2020.  On Thursday, both singers took to their Instagram accounts to share the message.
 J. Lo first shared a picture of Shakira on her page while Shakira posted a picture of JLo. Each picture only showed an outfit and no faces both with the caption; "Get ready, 02.02.20"
 The picture that followed on both women's respective pages was of the both of them in similar black and gold outfits with the official Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime logo.

Kevin Hart to get sued over his car crash involvement

Kevin Hart and the two people in his car that crashed September 1, have all lawyered up, it has been learnt, and everyone's expecting a big lawsuit. Sources with direct knowledge say, the driver, who sustained serious back and chest injuries has an attorney, as does the passenger in the backseat, who sustained only minor injuries. Kevin has a lawyer as well.

'Four nights of poor sleep can make you gain weight'

Just four nights of poor sleep can change the way the body stores fat and increase the risk of obesity, a new small study suggests. Researchers say participants who were given a high-calorie meal felt less satisfied after eating it while sleep deprived than when they ate it well-rested.
They found that eating rich meals after lack of sleep led to a higher levels of insulin the body and the faster clearance of lipids, or fats, from the meal.

Elderly woman admits to killing her grandson because she feared no one will take care of him when she dies

An elderly woman has admitted to killing her own grandson for fear that he will be left alone with no one to take care of him when she dies.  Lillian Parks, 87, told authorities that she gave her disabled grandson Joel Parks, 30, a fatal dose of drugs, ABC News reports. She said she did it because she fears she is near her death and she felt like no one else could care for him when she's gone.

Terrence Howard receives Walk of Fame Star

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Tuesday honoring Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard, coinciding with the season premiere of his Fox hip-hop drama "Empire."
Former Fox Television Group Chairman and CEO Dana Walden was among those Howard thanked in his nearly three-minute acceptance speech.
"A few years ago I was taken down by Hollywood and was told I would never work again," Howard said. "But then, a young woman named Dana Walden had faith in me and allowed me to head her show."

Justin Bieber accuses his Pastor of being an adulterer

Pop superstar Justin Bieber has gone viral after accusing his pastor, Rich Wilkerson of "cheating."
Almost immediately after Justin made the accusation - on Pastor Rich's Instagram page, the comment was deleted. It's not clear who deleted the message - Justin or Pastor Rich- but the message from Justin said that Pastor Rich is a "Heathen, a hypocrite, and an adulterer."

Six confirmed dead in Gombe truck accident

An accident occurred in Gombe State, Nigeria on Tuesday, involving multiple vehicles around the Bypass area of the state, after an open truck said to belong to Dangote trucks experienced brake failure. The truck was said to be conveying ceiling sheets.
The truck was said to have rammed into other vehicles and in the process knocked them into a nearby canal.

Italy court rules assisted suicide not always a crime

Italy’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that it should not always be punishable to help someone “under intolerable physical and psychological suffering” to commit suicide. Anyone who “facilitates the suicidal intention… of a patient kept alive by life-support treatments and suffering from an irreversible pathology” should not be punished under certain conditions, the top court in the largely Roman Catholic Italy ruled.

19 killed, dozens wounded as Pakistan jolted by shallow 5.2 quake

At least 19 people have been killed and 300 injured after a shallow earthquake rattled northeastern Pakistan, tearing car-sized cracks into roads and heavily damaging infrastructure. The quake sent people in Lahore and Islamabad running into the streets. With rescue operations expected to continue overnight, residents in the worst-hit areas described their horror as walls collapsed and houses fell.
The epicentre of the 5.2-magnitude quake was near the Kashmiri city of Mirpur, roughly 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Jhelum in agricultural Punjab province, according to the US Geological Survey.

I trust that if Jesus was preaching these days, he will be using a private jet - Rev. Lucy Natasha reveals why she bought a private jet

Rev. Lucy Natasha, the founder and overseer of Prophetic Latter Glory Ministries International waded into controversy surrounding the acquisition of private jets by preachers by revealing why she bought hers.  The Kenyan preacher told a local magazine that the Kingdom of God needs money and speed to reach the current generation. She also shared her belief of Jesus buying a private jet if he was still preaching in modern age.

Here's the full list of 208 House Democrats who are publicly calling for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump

Over 200 US lawmakers mostly entirely Democrats are calling to start an impeachment inquiry and investigation into President Trump's controversial phone call with Ukranian president, Volodymyr Zelensky where he discussed former Vice President Joe Biden.  On Tuesday, September 24th, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into the President, and the number of House Democrats who at least support launching an impeachment inquiry is quickly approaching the 218 votes needed to impeach Trump in the House, though it is unknown if all those who are in favor of an impeachment inquiry will vote to do so.

Landmark UN report warns sea levels will rise faster than projected by 2100

Cities from New York to Shanghai could see regular flooding, as sea levels rise faster than previously thought. Glaciers and ice sheets from the Himalayas to Antarctica are rapidly melting. And the fisheries that feed millions of people are shrinking. These are just some of the impacts that emissions of greenhouse gases have already triggered across the planet's oceans and frozen regions, according to a new landmark report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Lottery winner ‘handed £2.5m jackpot after claiming with fake ticket’, fraud trial told

Edward Putman

An alleged conman conspired with a Camelot employee to fake his way to a multi-million-pound National Lottery win more than a decade ago, a court has heard. Edward Putman, 54, is accused of fraud by false representation after allegedly claiming an outstanding jackpot of £2.5m with a fake ticket in 2009. He is accused of conspiring with friend Giles Knibbs – who worked in the securities department at Camelot between 2004 and 2010 – to submit a damaged fake ticket to take the top prize in September 2009, just before the 180-day limit to claim prizes was due to expire.

Egyptians demand President el-Sisi's resignation in protest

There's yet another uprising in Egypt as thousands marched through the streets of Cairo and Suez on Friday September 20, demanding the resignation of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.  The protesters chanting "rise up, fear not, Sisi must go" and "the people demand the regime's fall" were confronted by officers in civilian uniforms as they approached Cairo’s Tahrir Square, where mass protests which toppled Hosni Mubarak started in 2011.

Mugabe's cause of death revealed as cancer

Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe died from cancer after chemotherapy treatment was stopped because it was no longer effective, a state-owned newspaper quoted President Emmerson
Mnangagwa as saying... the first time the government has given the cause of his death.

8 newborns die in fire outbreak at the maternity unit of an Algerian hospital

A fire outbreak in the maternity unit of an Algerian hospital near the border with Tunisia on Tuesday September 23, claimed the lives of 8 newborns.  The state broadcaster ENTV television and national radio reported that the fire broke out at approximately 4am at the hospital in the town of El Oued, 360 miles southwest of the capital, Algiers.
 While 11 newborns, 37 mothers and 28 employees were evacuated from the building, the emergency service said 3 babies died of burns and five of asphyxiation.

Couple arrested for attempting to smuggle £2m worth of drugs into the UK

A man identified as Mohammed Tahir Ayaz, 26, and his wife Ikra Hussain, 20, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire have been arrested by Pakistani authorities at the Sialkot International Airport. The could face either the death penalty or life imprisonment after allegedly attempting to smuggle £2m worth of drugs into the UK.    According to the police, the couple were planning to fly from Pakistan via Dubai to the United Kingdom. They were arrested as they attempted to board the Emirates Airlines flight on Thursday, September 19th.

Lionel Messi wins best men's player of the year

Barcelona's Lionel Messi won the best men's player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in Milan as Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk missed out on the top prize. It is the sixth time Messi has been voted the world's best, after wins in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015.
The 32-year-old Argentine helped Barcelona win La Liga and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League. United States forward Megan Rapinoe won the best women's player award.

Court sentences ex-Algerian president brother to 15 years

An Algerian military court on Wednesday sentenced the brother of deposed president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and three co-defendants to 15 years in prison in a swift verdict delivered out of sight of the media. Said Bouteflika, widely seen as the real power behind the presidency after his brother suffered a debilitating stroke in 2013, went on trial on Monday alongside two former intelligence chiefs and a political party head.