Following the shamelessly corrupt nature of some Nigerians, two transparency groups have threatened to take the leadership of North East Development Commission (NEDC) to the anti-corruption agencies over alleged mismanagement of N146.19 billion.

A Brooklyn federal jury on Thursday convicted a former 21st Century Fox executive and acquitted another after a trial over an alleged scheme to bribe South American soccer officials to secure lucrative broadcasting rights.

Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst scored to lift Manchester United to an emphatic 4-1 win over Real Betis in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday, four days after their humbling loss to Liverpool.

Eleven countries in eastern and southern Africa are experiencing an extremely worrying cholera outbreak, with 67,822 cases and 1,788 estimated deaths.

Real Madrid will not cooperate with UEFA's refund procedure for fans who attended last year's Champions League final, the La Liga club said on Thursday, stating that the compensation proposed by the governing body is "insufficient".

Premier League leaders Arsenal did enough to hold Sporting Lisbon to a 2-2 draw in a lively first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday.