IMF chief Christine Lagarde must stand trial for her role in a €400 million payout case while she was French finance minister back in 2008, France’s highest appeals court has ruled. Lagarde is accused of “negligence” which “resulted in a misuse of public funds by a third party,” the Cour de Cassation, one of France’s courts of last resort, said in a statement on Friday. The IMF... 

Torpedo Moscow’s classic emblem with letter ‘T’, a race car and a gear. The classic emblem of Torpedo Moscow football club, which was designed 1930, has been suddenly outlawed by the city police. ­Scarves, flags and banners with the symbol were banned from sale or to be brought into the stadium during the club’s latest home match in the Football National League. According to the... 

Real’s old (L) and new logo (R) Spanish football giants, Real Madrid, have decided to make changes to the club’s logo, getting rid of the cross, which was present on the emblem for nearly a century. ­The rebranding was needed in order to strengthen Real’s popularity among Muslim football lovers in Europe and the Middle East. The Spanish Marca newspaper is citing a source in the club’s... 

Four Sudanese nationals seriously injured two senior off-duty police officers at a Brisbane football club after having first threatened to rape their wives and children, a jury has been told. UPDATE! The four Sudanese accused of assaulting two cops were found NOT GUILTY. A Brisbane District Court jury was told the four also allegedly assaulted the manager of the Southern Districts Rugby Union Club...