A popular South African radio and club DJ has been shot dead in the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, sending shockwaves across the nation grappling with entrenched crime. Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was gunned down in the city centre on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the 40-year-old media personality was approached by three suspects,...
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Ohio University Fires Coach Brian Smith Over ‘Serious Professional Misconduct’
Football coach Brian Smith was fired Wednesday by Ohio University, which cited “serious professional misconduct.” Smith had been placed on indefinite leave on Dec. 1. The university said it terminated Smith’s contract for cause following an administrative review that found him “engaging in serious professional misconduct and participating in activities that reflect unfavorably” on the...
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Ecuadorian Police Say Soccer Player Mario Pineida Has Been Shot Dead In An Apparent Attack
Ecuadorian police said on Wednesday that Mario Pineida, a 33-year-old Barcelona de Guayaquil defender, was shot dead in an apparent attack as violence escalates in the Andean nation. Another person who police did not identify was also killed in the incident, and a third was wounded. Ecuador’s Interior Ministry confirmed Pineida’s death without providing details....
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Footballer Who Fled Taliban Hopes To Become ‘Pakistani Haaland’
Umar Nawaz was just seven years old when his world was turned upside down by a deadly terrorist attack in Pakistan. Umar thought he was “dreaming” after hearing his big brother Haris was among the 141 killed by the Pakistan Taliban in the Army Public School massacre in Peshawar on 16 December 2014. His other...
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NBA Will Look Into Granting Relief To Miami Heat Over Terry Rozier, Commissioner Says
The NBA is not sure how long the various investigations and legal processes surrounding gambling charges faced by Miami guard Terry Rozier, Portland coach and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Chauncey Billups and others will take to be completed, Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday. But the league will look into the possibility of giving Miami...