NearPost

Earlier this week, Chelsea unveilled Thomas Tuchel as their new manager following the sacking of Frank Lampard, the Club’s legend and all-time top goal-scorer. 18-months. That is the time Frank Lampard lasted at Chelsea as a Manager. However, this is a familiar sight to those who have followed Chelsea during Roman Abramovich’s time as the Club’s owner — a Russian billionaire unsatisfied by nothing else but instant results. Following an impressive first season with the club despite the FIFA transfer ban, the second season was expected to be even better — more especially with the club backing him in the transfer market. A great start to a season, ruined by a bad spell for Lampard has brought Tuchel to Stamford Bridge. Tuchel, who led Paris St Germain to a treble last season and a Uefa Champions League final, will reunite with Thiago Silva and Christian Pulisic whom he coached at PSG and Borussia Dortmund respectively. Perhaps, the biggest reason behind Tuchel’s appointment is to try and

             Picture: Mamelodi Sundowns website  Pitso Mosimane has resigned from his role as coach of Mamelodi Sundowns to join an "International team"  believed to be Egyptian giants, Al Ahly. Mosimane, who recently renewed his contract with Sundowns in May with four years, led the club to a treble during the 2019/2020 season. In his eight years at the chlookop based-club, Mosimane won 11 trophies, including the Caf Champions League in 2016. In a statement he released today following an exclusive story on his Sundowns exit by Timeslive , Mosimane said he wanted a new challenge. "I am taking up this new challenge that will push me out of my comfort zone. I know Sundowns will use this as a fresh and new perspective," he said. "While I had four year remaining in my contract, this offer is a huge opportunity for me that would not have come had I not had the privilege to be part of the team that led Mamelodi Sundowns in winning the Caf Champions League and

         Kai Havertz on the ball on his Chelsea debut  Chelsea's new signing, Kai Havertz, had a shaky start on his debut during a 3-1 win over Brighton on Monday night. Haverts, who was bought from Bayer Leverkusen for a club-record fee [£71 million], touched the ball on 35 occasions and had 0 shot on target. Speaking after the match, the 21-year-old Germany international -- subbed on the the 80th minute and replaced by Callum Hudson-Odoi -- admitted the Premier League might be tougher than the Bundesliga. "The Premier League is much tougher than the Bundesliga. I have seen that in training and saw it in the game as well. But I am happy to play 80 minutes and hopefully next week I will continue," he said. While Havertz had a sluggish debut for the London club, his countryman, Timo Werner, caused all sort of problems for Brighton defence with his electric pace. Chelsea's first goal came through a penalty which was slotted by Jorginho after he was fouled in the

Picture  (Robert Clark / Associated Press) It has been 16 years since the 9/11 attacks. The attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States and led to the death of 3000 people. 372 foreign nationals (including the 19 terrorists) from 57 countries, who represented just over 12% of the total number of deaths, also perished in the attacks.  To remember this day, residents of Tempe, gathered outside the city's center for performing art to remember victims of 9/11. Mark Poisson, the event organizer with Exchange Club of Tempe, spoke mostly about the importance of keeping the memory of the victims alive. "People seem to be forgetting what happened on this day, 16 years ago today and our motto is "never forget."   Poisson said seeing families of the victims on the commemorations signifies the impact of the event. "I had a woman coming this week and she was asking how he could find a

Home to some of the world’s best tourism attractions, the city of San Diego has put sustainability as their priority for a safe and clean environment. San Diego is home to nearly 1.4 million residents and was the only U.S city to be featured on National Geographic Channel for world’s smartest cities in 2015. According to the City Mayor, Kevin Faulconer, environmental sustainability is the cause behind the city’s consistent economic growth. “Our sustainability initiatives set forth common-sense strategies to achieve sustainable greenhouse gas reductions, while also creating green jobs through incentive based policies, improving public health by removing harmful pollutants from air and water,” Faulconer said. Faulconer said the main priority for environmental sustainability is to ensure the safety of residents. “We strive for a sensible balance between protecting our environment and growing our economy,” he said. San Diego is the second largest city in Cal

Abuse aimed at women is seemingly a national crisis in South Africa. Whether it is rape, sexual harassment, or a husband’s explosion of rage, violence is so common that few lives have been left untouched by it. According to a research conducted by Medical research council of South Africa and Centre for Public Mental Health, every eight hours (on average), a woman dies at the hands of an intimate partner in South Africa. Furthermore, 36-40% of pregnant women experience physical Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), and 15-19% experience sexual IPV. The violence increases the risk for the baby, which could be born pre-term and with a low birth weight. While many people may see GBV as a new trend in South Africa due to the recent outbreak of media coverage on women abuse, the reality is it’s nothing new in our country. A damning report by the South African demographics and Health survey for 2016, revealed that one in five women has ever experienced physical violence by their par

When Daine Klate won his first league title in the 2007-2008 season, the left-footed winger never imagined himself becoming the most decorated footballer in the history of the Premier Soccer League. The Port Elizabeth-born star helped Bidvest Wits clinch their first League title in 96 years. Klate , a product of the school of excellence scored Bidvest Wits’ second goal in a title winning game against Polokwane City at Bidvest Wits stadium on Wednesday. James Keene had earlier put the host in front with an exquisite header to make it 1-0 within three minutes into the game. Still, at 32-years, Klate has earned the reputation of winning the League title with every club he has played for since becoming a professional footballer in 2004. Regarded as one of the country’s best free-kick takers, Klate remains the only footballer to win the league title in five consecutive seasons. Wearing jersey number seven on his back, Klate won the PSL title three times with Su