The president of the German Football Association (DFB) has resigned over a Fifa payment that has resulted in a tax evasion investigation, BBC reports. Wolfgang Niersbach said he was taking “political responsibility” for a 6.7m euro payment to Fifa. The sum was allegedly used to bribe officials of world football’s governing body to vote for Germany’s 2006 World Cup bid. ...

Misbah-ul-Haq has been signed by Rangpur to play in the third edition of the Bangladesh Premier League which begins from November 22, reports ESPNcricinfo. Misbah has not played international T20 cricket since he stepped down as Pakistan captain in 2012, but he has been a consistent feature in domestic T20s and foreign leagues. Misbah, 41, recently led Pakistan to No. ...

All-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan declared the news of their new born baby officially via his official facebook page and seeks prayers for the child. He shared a photo from his official facebook page and said – “On this beautiful Sunday, the 8th of November, 2015, Shishir and I have been blessed by the Almighty with a piece of heaven…Shishir and our little ...

N Srinivasan, an Indian industrialist and also the former president of Indian cricket’s governing body, has been removed from his post of ICC chairman. According to several international news outlets, this decision was taken by the Indian board during its AGM in Mumbai on Monday. Shashank Manohar’s name has been proposed by the Indian board to take over from the Tamil ...

Armoured units are the primary force multipliers utilised by ground forces for offensive actions conducted using the fundamental elements of speed and firepower. Although tanks were introduced towards the tail-end of the Great War, the fundamentals of armoured warfare came in on their own during the German blitz across Europe and North Africa during World War II, and were later ...

Chad’s government has imposed a state of emergency in the flashpoint Lake Chad region saying it has become a gathering point for Boko Haram fighters. The area also straddles Nigeria, Cameroon, and Niger and is frequently targeted by Boko Haram. The announcement on Monday came as two female suicide bombers reportedly attacked a mosque in northern Cameroon, killing three people, ...

An international team of architects and scientists have observed “thermal anomalies” in the pyramids of Giza, Egyptian antiquities officials say. Thermal cameras detected higher temperatures in three adjacent stones at the bottom of the Great Pyramid. Officials said possible causes included the existence of empty areas inside the pyramid, internal air currents, or the use of different building materials. It ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that his visit to Turkey for the G-20 Summit would take place from November 14 to 16, and he expected the focus of that meeting to be on the next steps to be taken to counter terrorism, climate change and black money. In a series of Facebook posts, Modi said, “This summit is ...

For many years, the Taliban banned music and the education of girls in Afghanistan – and although many women still find themselves restricted, one 17-year-old has become the country’s first female conductor. Kabul is a noisy place with helicopters, sirens, and heavy traffic. But walking into a building in one of the city’s quieter neighbourhoods, I’m welcomed by quite a ...

The SeaWorld theme park in the US state of California is to phase out controversial public displays by killer whales, its chief executive has said. Joel Manby announced that 2017 will be the last year of the show in San Diego. He said that the move was part of a strategy that seeks to reverse falling visitor numbers at the ...