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Al-Nassr director Fernando Hierro talks about Cristiano Ronaldo staying with the team. The Portuguese star has a deal that expires on June 30 this summer. Hierro calls Ronaldo part of a bigger national plan for Saudi Arabia. The soccer legend helped make their league much stronger since...

Cristian Romero dreams of playing soccer in Spain next. The Tottenham defender from Argentina has competed across Italy and England already. La Liga remains the only major league he has never tried. Romero wants to test his skills against Spanish teams soon. The move would complete his European...

Barcelona wants Pablo Torre to play somewhere else next season. The Spanish team will loan him out or sell him this summer. Torre needs more game time to improve his soccer skills. The 21-year-old midfielder rarely plays for Barcelona right away. Team officials think he can become better with...

Bologna keeps Vincenzo Italiano as their head coach through 2027. The Italian soccer team made this news public on their website Thursday. Both sides wanted to stay together for three more years. Club leaders and the coach trust each other completely. This deal shows Bologna wants to keep...

Liverpool wants 75 million pounds for Cody Gakpo. The English team refuses to sell their Dutch player easily. Bayern Munich shows strong interest for the winger. British newspaper Mirror shared this news about the transfer situation. Liverpool plans to keep Gakpo during the next transfer window...

Real Madrid plans to give Kylian Mbappe the famous number 10 jersey. The French striker would receive the shirt after Luka Modric leaves the team. Modric will depart from Real Madrid following the FIFA Club World Cup tournament. The Croatian midfielder has worn the number for several seasons...

Atletico Madrid moves closer to landing Alex Baena from Villarreal. The Spanish club has struck a deal with the midfielder on personal terms. Baena will put pen to paper on a five-year deal if the transfer goes through. Atletico remains in talks with Villarreal to hammer out the final details...

President Trump freed gang leader Larry Hoover from his federal prison sentence on Wednesday. Hoover helped start the Gangster Disciples gang in Chicago decades ago. The 74-year-old man has spent almost 30 years locked up alone in a super-secure Colorado prison. Trump signed papers that ended...

Child advocacy groups responded to court decisions Thursday about missing girl Joshlin Smith. Three people received life prison terms for the young child's disappearance. Kelly Smith served as the girl's mother when she committed the crime. Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn helped Smith...

Judges will decide later about President Cyril Ramaphosa's court case with the Zulu royal family. The president wants to change a court decision that said he made a mistake when he picked King Misuzulu as the new Zulu ruler. The Supreme Court of Appeal heard arguments for two days about this...

Hazel Ntuli finished college at just 17 years old. The teenager earned her actuarial science degree from University of Pretoria. She became one of the youngest people ever to graduate from the school. Her story started back in third grade when she accidentally took a fourth grade math test. She...

South Africa's central bank cut interest rates for the first time in months. The bank lowered rates from 7.5 percent to 7.25 percent during their latest meeting. Five committee members wanted a small cut, but one member pushed for a bigger reduction. The decision brings relief to people paying...

Orlando Pirates coach Mandla Ncikazi praised captain Innocent Maela after his final game with the team. The 32-year-old defender played against Magesi FC at Orlando Stadium last night. Maela will leave the club to start a new chapter in his career. The coach said goodbye to the player who helped...

Nigerian star Annie Idibia will attend Zimbabwe's business awards ceremony as the special guest. The actress runs her entertainment company, and she plans to honor women entrepreneurs at Saturday's event. Primrose January leads the organization that hosts these awards each year. January spoke to...

Africa can boost trade between its countries during global trade disputes. The African Development Bank wants nations to use the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement fully. Trade wars around the world create chances for African countries to work together better. The bank released a...

African Sun Limited wants to sell two more hotels to make money for shareholders. The company already sold Great Zimbabwe Hotel for 4.2 million dollars earlier this year. Company leaders put Caribbea Bay Resort in Kariba up for sale recently. They also want to sell the famous Monomotapa Hotel in...

The World Bank praised Zimbabwe for making tough economic changes that should help the country grow. Eneida Fernandes from the World Bank spoke at recent African Development Bank meetings about debt talks. She said her organization wants to give money to Zimbabwe to boost business, and cut...

Cotton farmers will receive payments only in US dollars during this marketing season. The lowest grade cotton earns 30 cents per kilogram. Higher quality cotton brings better money with top grade paying 41 cents per kilogram. Farmers must wait for grading before getting extra payments for better...

Highlanders will play without Archford Faira when they face Dynamos this Sunday. Coach Kelvin Kaindu said the player has an injury, and cannot take part in the game. Two other players came back to practice this week. Defender Talent Dube returned to help the team prepare. Goalkeeper Ariel...

Workers are almost done building the second part of the Hwedza-Mushandirapamwe Road project. Construction crews have just 3.8 kilometers left to finish between two business centers. The final stretch runs from Bonyongwe Business Centre to Chop Chop Business Centre. Once this section ends, teams...