FIFA ethics judge hesitates on World Cup

For Qatar or Russia to be stripped of the World Cup, a key person in the legal chain needs to make use of the powers available to him. Events of recent days, however, suggest FIFA's independent ethics judge Joachim Eckert will interpret the rules…

US Sprinter Wallace Spearmon Suspended For 3 Months

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has slapped American sprinter Wallace Spearmon with a three-month suspension after the US Olympian failed a drug test in July. The 29-year-old Spearmon tested positive for Methylprednisolone during an…

Johnny Depp’s fiancée Amber Heard latest victim of hacked explicit photos

Pervy hackers struck again Sunday, this time leaking a cache of X-rated photos and video of Johnny Depp’s fiancée. More than 50 explicit images stolen from model Amber Heard popped up on the Internet sites 4Chan and Reddit. The pilfered videos…

Meagan Good responds to leaked nude photos

Meagan Good is speaking out after having her private photos stolen and posted online. The "Think Like A Man" actress, 33, confirmed the authenticity of photos stolen from her smartphone and posted to share sites Reddit and 4chan.com in an…

Gabrielle Union Confirms Nude Leaked Photos

American Actress Gabrielle Union has confirmed that topless and nude photos she sent to her basketball star husband Dwayne Wade have somehow been leaked onto the internet – and now her legal team will be contacting the FBI. She and Wade released a…

Keyshia Cole Arrested on Suspicion of Battery

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Keyshia Cole has been arrested on suspicion of battery after an alleged altercation early Friday morning in Los Angeles. A spokeswoman for the LAPD confirms that Cole was arrested around 5 a.m. after someone…

Alma mater rejects Nicki’s offer to speak to young girls

Nicki - whose highly sexual video for Anaconda has been criticised in some sections of the media - wanted to do it because of the positive experience she had herself at the educational facility, but she was told she wasn't welcome. Revealing the…

World basketball body eases headgear ban

Basketball's governing body has relaxed rules banning players wearing headgear after criticism it discriminated on religious grounds. FIBA says it launched a two-year trial before possibly deciding on permanent rule changes after the 2016 Rio de…

No US combat mission against IS in Iraq

President Barack Obama has told an audience of US troops their comrades fighting Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq will not have a combat mission. Mr Obama said he would not commit "to fighting another ground war in Iraq". But he said the US…

Cuba to send doctors to Ebola areas

Cuba is sending 165 health workers to help tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, officials say. Doctors, nurses and infection control specialists will travel to Sierra Leone in October and stay for six months. The announcement comes as the World…