SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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 Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...

SHE CAME, SHE SPOKE UP AND SHE WAS CROWNED MISS UNIVERSE.HER NAME IS FATIMA BOSCH, REPRESENTING MEXICO. (PHOTOS).


 She came, she spoke up and she was crowned miss Universe.Her name is Fatima Bosch, representing Mexico. 

Miss Mexico crowned Miss Universe two weeks after viral confrontation with pageant executive


Miss Mexico, Fátima Bosch, has been officially crowned the new Miss Universe 2025.  marking the end of an exceptionally scandal-filled pageant season.


The 25-year-old contestant had walked out of an event earlier in November after a Thai official publicly berated her in front of dozens of contestants and threatened to disqualify those who supported her.


At the livestreamed sashing ceremony for virtually all 130 contestants on Nov. 4, Thai national director Nawat Itsaragrisil hectored Bosch for allegedly not following his guidelines for taking part in local promotional activities. He called security when she spoke up to defend herself.


Bosch walked out of the room, joined by several others in a show of solidarity, including Miss Universe 2024, Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark.


The scandal was followed by the resignation of two judges, one of whom accused organisers of rigging the competition.


On Thursday night, the international competition hosted its beauty pageant at Impact Challenger Hall in Bangkok, Thailand, and crowned Fátima Bosch, who represented Mexico.


The first runner-up was 29-year-old Praveenar Singh of Thailand, and 25-year-old Stephany Adriana Abasali Nasser of Venezuela placed third.


Rounding up the finishers were Ahtisa Manalo, 28, of the Philippines, and 27-year-old Olivia Yacé of the  Ivory Coast, who came fifth.

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