Bayern’s Xabi Alonso to retire at end of season

Tourists soak up the sun in Crete, a day after Greece's official tourist season began. The opening of the tourism sector comes as Greeks are allowed to move freely within the country for the first time since November.

Chelsea F.C. takes on Leicester City F.C. at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League today, both sides looking to increase their chances of finishing in the top four of the table in order to qualify for next season's Champions League.

FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman urges to avoid "living in the past" ahead of the first Liga match of the post-Lionel Messi era on Sunday 15 August against Real Sociedad.

Ghana's 'lean season' is particularly bad this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Farmers are short on cash and food. But fellow farmer Nanleeb Konlan donates his surplus grain to needy farmers and villagers.

On Thursday, Big Brother Naija quintet of Whitemoney, Pere, Cross, Angel, and Emmanuel, fresh from their ‘exploits’ in Big Brother’s House, paid a visit to the headquarters of The Guardian.

Travel plans are being disrupted around the world amid a surge in coronavirus cases, driven by the highly contagious omicron variant. Airlines in the US, Australia and other countries have canceled hundreds of flights, citing the impact of omicron infections on employees and passengers.

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has officially joined Sevilla on loan until the end of the season.

Brentford has signed Denmark international Christian Eriksen as a free agent for the rest of this season, the Premier League club said on Monday. Eriksen has not played since suffering a cardiac arrest in Denmark's opening match of the European Championship against Finland in June and has been training with his former club Ajax Amsterdam to build up his fitness.

Seven-times Olympic gold medallist Allyson Felix said on Wednesday that she would run one final track season, months after competing in her fifth Games. The most decorated American track and field Olympian picked up bronze in the 400 metres and gold in the 4x400 metres relay in Tokyo last year, having already confirmed that it would be her final Games.

The Spanish papers are focusing on the firing of top intelligence chief Paz Esteban over the spyware phone-hacking scandal that's engulfed Pedro Sanchez's government. In El Salvador, a woman is sentenced to prison for having a medical abortion. We also look at mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. In Las Vegas, droughts have caused a major lake to dry up and reveal the bodies dumped there by the mob. Finally, find out why pink is this season's hottest colour!

Rising production costs and logistical issues could lead to a beer bottle shortage, breweries say. Small and mid-sized breweries are likely to be most affected.

Alison Sargent and TV critic Dheepthika Laurent break down the biggest shows of the summer. We look at epic 1980s music in season four of Stranger Things, which has passed one billion hours of viewing on its streaming platform. We also talk about Apple TV+’s gritty true crime show Black Bird which features Ray Liotta in his last TV appearance. Finally, we bring you a round-up of fantasy shows to watch in August and look at Hulu’s controversial new biopic about boxer Mike Tyson.