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Ronaldo! "Cojones celebration" Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been charged with improper conduct by Uefa for his celebration after beating Atletico Madrid to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. European football's governing body UEFA charged Ronaldo with "improper conduct" after his "cojones" celebration in Juventus' 3-0 win against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Monday.  After completing his hat trick, Ronaldo appeared to mimic Atletico manager Diego Simeone, who had celebrated a goal by grabbing his crotch in the first leg of the tie. However, Simeone avoided a touchline ban for his actions and escaped with a 20,000 euros ($22,700) fine.  UEFA said the Ronaldo's case will be dealt with by its Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body at its next meeting. Ronaldo could face a ban from his side's Champions League semi final first leg against Ajax.

Lionel Messi hit hat-trick of the highest quality as Barcelona avenged their defeat by Real Betis earlier in the season to move 10 points clear at the top of La Liga. The Argentine hit a stunning hat-trick and the Uruguayan netted the other as Ernesto Valverde’s side made light of a potentially tricky trip to Seville. Barca had lost their home game to Betis 4-3 earlier on this season and Quique Setien’s side competed well early in the game and Sergi Roberto made a goal-saving tackle from Cristian Tello in the opening minutes. With the 4-4-2 formation in the absence of the injured Ousmane Dembele, Suarez and Messi were able punished their hosts, who beat them 4-3 at the Nou Camp in November, with a lightning-quick move.  Suarez found his forward partner with a back-heeled  through-ball, that beat three Betis players, which was then turned in by the Argentine. The Uruguay veteran striker Suarez scored a fine individual effort while Lo...

Theresa May has urged  Member of Parliaments  to vote as "democrats and patriots" as part of a desperate effort to get her twice-rejected Brexit deal approved by parliament. It comes as ministers continue efforts to win the backing of the DUP, and more Tory Brexiteers indicate they may be prepared to reluctantly vote for Mrs May's deal next week. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, the prime minister called on politicians to look beyond the categories of Leave and Remain and "resolve this question now". "The time to define ourselves by how we voted in 2016 must end now. We can only put those old labels aside if we stand together as democrats and patriots, pragmatically making the honourable compromises necessary to heal division and move forward," she wrote.

24 people fear dead as 31 injured in a train accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to police and medical services. The train which was carrying stowaways on Sunday when it derailed in Bena Leka settlement, 140km north of Kananga, one of Kasai province's main towns. It is the third rail accident in about a month in central DRC. Five people were killed in a passenger train accident last month at the station in Kalenda. Rail accidents in DRC are frequent and often deadly because of decrepit track and ageing locomotives dating from the 1960s. Casualties with severe injuries were taken to the hospital in nearby Kakenge settlement. The national rail company confirmed the derailment. "We have retrieved 24 bodies, mostly children. It is a provisional toll because the wagons are still overturned," a railway police official in Bena Leka told AFP news agency. "Most of the passengers are stowaways because it is a freight train. We h...

14-year-old maid in Asaba, Delta state turned into sex slave has been rescued from the hands of her tormentors. According to reports, the teenage housemaid simply identified to be Happiness was allegedly of turned into a sex slave by her guardian, who has flee of town. It was revealed that the young girl was given Postinor-2 tablets by her abuser in an attempt to prevent her from getting pregnant. It was also disclosed that she has been living in fear because of threats from the man who was abusing her. After Behind Bars Initiative (BBI) got wind of the matter, they swung into action to rescue the maid as the suspected abuser is set to be apprehended

Maybe this was not such a bad weekend for Manchester United, after all. Chelsea arrived at Goodison Park in need of turning their game in hand into three points in the race for the Champions League.  Instead, they remain outside the top four, succumbing 2-0 to Everton after a dismal second half display, defensive timidity matching a blunt attack.  It was further confirmation how far this side has fallen since their title win of two years ago, individual class failing to compensate for visible imbalance and a worrying collapse under the first strain of pressure. Everton’s vast second half improvement merited the victory, Richarlison’s header breaking through before Gylfi Sigurdsson tapped in after his 71 st minute penalty was saved. Marco Silva’s call for consistency was not exactly heeded – the hosts were as unadventurous in the first half as they were energised after the interval – but when they clicked the exposing of Chelsea’s defensive frailtie...

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Rochas Okorocha of withdrawing N17bn from four banks in three days and converting government property to personal use. The state PDP Chairman Imo chapter, Mr Charles Ezekwem, said this on Saturday in Owerri, the state capital, during a press conference. The PDP alleged that between Tuesday, March 12, 2019 and Thursday, March 14, 2019, Okorocha made withdrawals from Access Bank, Zenith Bank, Unity Bank and Skye Bank (Polaris) amounting to over N17bn. The party said, “In the last two days alone, Governor Okorocha and his cronies transferred ownership and re-registered more than 150 government vehicles to individuals. Government property including furniture and electronics in Government House, Owerri, are being moved out to Ogboko, Ideato South, the governor’s country home. “About 300 uninstalled transformers have been moved to the governor’s home in Ogboko.” It further alleged that there was an ongoing mass employment an...