Wife of Rio Ferdinand dies

The couple married in 2009 when Ferdinand played for Manchester United.

LONDON: The wife of former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has died following a short battle with cancer, he announced on Saturday.

"My soulmate slipped away last night," the 36-year-old player said in a statement.

"Rebecca, my wonderful wife, passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London.

"She was a fantastic, loving mother to our three beautiful children. She will be missed as a wife, sister, aunt, daughter and granddaughter. She will live on in our memory, as a guide and inspiration."

The couple married in 2009 when Ferdinand played for Manchester United.

He was at Old Trafford from 2002 to 2014 before joining Queens Park Rangers. He won 81 caps for England between 1997 and 2011.

"Everybody's thoughts at #mufc are with Rio Ferdinand today, whose wife sadly passed away last night," United said in a post on the club's official Twitter account.

QPR announced on Twitter that players from both teams would wear black armbands during their Premier League game at Liverpool on Saturday.

- Source: AFP

MARA tamatkan pinjaman Nur Fitri Ameer serta merta

Nur Fitri Azmeer dijatuhi hukuman penjara lima tahun selepas didapati bersalah kerana memiliki lebih 30,000 imej dan video lucah kanak-kanak. - Foto Facebook

KUALA LUMPUR - Mara menamatkan pinjaman pelajaran bagi Nur Fitri Azmeer Nordin, 23, dengan serta-merta setelah disabitkan bersalah oleh mahkamah di London pada 30 April lepas, memiliki imej dan video pornografi kanak-kanak.

Pengarah Bahagian Komunikasi Korporat Mara Rohayah Mohd Zain dalam satu kenyataan hari ini berkata pihaknya memandang berat kesalahan dilakukan oleh mana-mana pelajar di bawah tajaan organisasi itu.

"Mara menggantung pinjaman pelajaran beliau (Nur Fitri Azmeer) sejak ditahan reman pada November lepas atas pertuduhan itu.

"Bagaimanapun setelah didapati bersalah dan dijatuhi hukuman, pinjaman tersebut ditamatkan serta-merta dan beliau dikehendaki membayar balik keseluruhan pinjaman yang telah disalurkan," kata Rohayah.

Berdasarkan laporan portal United Kingdom International Business Times, Nur Fitri Azmeer, dijatuhi hukuman penjara oleh Mahkamah Southwark Crown, London setelah disabit dengan 17 kesalahan memiliki, membuat dan menyebarkan gambar-gambar lucah kanak-kanak.

Nur Fitri Azmeer mengaku melakukan kesalahan tersebut. 

Menurut portal itu, Nur Fitri Azmeer akan dihantar pulang ke Malaysia sebaik sahaja selesai menjalani hukuman penjara. 

- Sumber: Bernama