Milan – By Tim Hanlon May 8 (Reuters) – The fine of 12,000 euros ($16,700) given to Villarreal after a fan threw a banana at Barcelona’s Dani Alves was too lenient, according to Spanish sports minister Miguel Cardenal who is looking to hand out a stiffer sanction. Brazilian Alves received widespread support after picking up … Read more
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) – Dani Alves has hit out at Spain for being “very backward” in its approach towards racism and believes the fan who hurled a banana on the pitch in Barcelona’s game away to Villarreal on Sunday should be publicly shamed. Images of the Brazilian picking up the banana and taking … Read more
By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – When Nkululeko Simelane was born on April 27, 1994, her parents did not have to think twice about her name. Her birth coincided with South Africa’s first multi-racial elections, the momentous day that ended three centuries of white domination and 46 years of formalised oppression of the black majority … Read more