Paraguayan footballer Jose Pedrozo has been handed a 27-game ban for attempting to choke a referee during a Chilean second division match. Read Article Referee attacker gets 27-game ban
Genoa are interested in the former Lyon midfielder Juninho and will shortly wrap up a deal for Inter Milan striker Hernan Crespo, the Serie A side said. Read Article Genoa set sights on Juninho
Controls required to help guard against a repeat of the boom and bust cycle in the Dubai property market, Masood Ahmed, the director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, said. IMF official urges caution amid resurgence in Dubai property
Some warn of a return to the dark days of 2006 and 2007, but Sunni political pragmatism may show a peaceful way forward. Analysis by Iraq historian Reidar Visser How Iraq can pull back from the brink
