Cristiano Ronaldo enjoys a spot of diving during French break with Georgina Rodriguez

pregnant woman had a nail hammered into her head by a faith healer who claimed it would 'guarantee' that she gave birth to a boy.The woman attended Lady Reading Hospital in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan with the two-inch nail pierced into the top of her forehead and in 'immense pain'.She had already attempted to remove the nail with pliers but sought emergency assistance when she couldn't get it out.Initially, the woman had told hospital staff that she had done it to herself on the advice of the faith healer, but later admitted it had been done to her.The mother-of-three visited the healer after being told by doctors she was going to have another girl and her husband threatened to divorce her if she failed to give birth to a boy, Geo News reports.In South Asia, a son is often preferred as they give the parents more financial security than daughters.The two-inch nail had pierced the top of the woman's forehead but missed her brain, an X-ray showed.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Doctor Haider Khan said that a hammer or other heavy object was used to knock it in and added that "she was fully conscious, but was in immense pain" when she arrived at the hospital.Peshawar police said victim support officers are aware of the incident and will be taking details from the victim so the appropriate 'legal action will be taken' against those involved.City police chief Abbas Ahsan said: "We have collected the CCTV footage from the hospital and hope to reach the woman soon."We will soon lay our hands on the sorcerer."Exploitative faith healers, that practice Sufism, are common across Muslim-majority Pakistan despite the disapproval of some

Juventus could cash in on Cristiano Ronaldo this summer as they no longer consider him ‘non-transferable’, according to reports in Spain. Ronaldo, 35, enjoyed another sensational goalscoring season, with his tally of 37 goals in all competitions the most by any Juve player in a single season.Yet the Portugal superstar’s goals were not enough to inspire Juve to Champions League glory, instead crashing out against Lyon in a shock last-16 defeat against Lyon.The Italian champions did romp home to another Serie A triumph, but Maurizio Sarri was still sacked the day after their European failure and replaced by club legend Andrea Pirlo.

Newcastle United reportedly plans to bring Alan Shearer back to the club and sign Cristiano Ronaldo.Canadian Evangeline Shen, who heads up the Bellagraph Nova Group alongside Singaporean cousins Terence and Nelson Loh, is hoping to buy the Magpies.Reports emerged over the weekend that the group have tabled an initial £280million bid to owner Mike Ashley, who is still keen on selling the club.A £300m takeover bid involving PCP Capital Partners, the Reuben Brothers and the Saudi Public Investment Fund's group, fell through earlier this month after weeks of waiting.But Ashley is still intent on selling after 14 years at the helm, with fans becoming increasingly impatient at his running of their club.Ms Shen is now driving a project to buy the

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly urged Juventus to sign his former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema ahead of the 2020-21 campaign.

Andrea Pirlo has already contacted Cristiano Ronaldo as the new Juventus boss looks to put the forward at ease in Turin.

Rio Ferdinand has spoken out about how quickly Manchester United got a deal to sign Cristiano Ronaldo over the line.Ronaldo joined the Red Devils in 2003 from Sporting Lisbon soon after the two teams had met in a pre-season game in Portugal.While none of the United players or Sir Alex Ferguson knew about the Portuguese’s talents before the game, they certainly did afterwards when the 18-year-old ran the show against them.And former United defender Ferdinand has spoken out in more detail about the process the club went through to snap him up."Yeah I don't think he fulfilled his potential, Cristiano," Ferdinand joked on BT Sport."He started there and we arrived there coming back from America on tour, everyone was knackered, jetlagged etc."We

Cristiano Ronaldo was trolled by one of his former teammates as he soaked up the sun after Juventus were dumped out of the Champions League.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez. The football ace, 35, and model, 26, have been living it up on the French Riviera on a £5.5 million superyacht.Meanwhile, we lay in our bathtub the other day, closed our eyes and pretended it was a pool.

Manchester United before the new Premier League season. The former Watford man has impressed in his cameo appearances since joining on loan from the Chinese Super League in January, scoring five times in five starts across 18 outings.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been linked with a shock Barcelona move - but those reports have been quickly played down by his inner circle.

Barcelona by Juventus, claims Spanish football expert Guillem Balague. The Serie A champions are trying to offload the forward as they try to lower their wage bill.Juve have been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis and are looking to trim costs.Ronaldo has had an immensely successful campaign for the Italian giants, finishing as their top goalscorer with 35 in all competitions.

Real Madrid star Isco a top target after taking over as Juventus manager. The former Italy international has replaced Maurizio Sarri in Turin after the former Chelsea manager was sacked following the club's Champions League exit to Lyon.

Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to the seas as the Juventus star aims to get over the disappointment of being knocked out of the Champions League.The Serie A giants were dumped out at the last-16 stage by Lyon on Friday with Ronaldo’s second leg double not enough.The defeat saw Maurizio Sarri sacked as Juve boss, even though the club won another Serie A title this year.And Ronaldo clearly wasn’t hanging around following the premature end to his season.The former Manchester United and Real Madrid winger posted a picture of himself to social media aboard a yacht.He is seen in just a pair of swimming shorts, showing off his ripped physique as he enjoys the warm weather.Ronaldo captioned the photo “On board” alongside a boat emoji and also a

Cristiano Ronaldo's agent is reportedly in talks with Paris-Saint Germain as speculation ramps up of a shock summer transfer for the Juventus ace.

Cristiano Ronaldo has urged Andrea Pirlo and Juventus to apply "critical thinking" as they look to bounce back from their Champions League disappointment.

Sir Alex Ferguson in the 2006/07 season at Old Trafford, with Ronaldo even quoted as saying: "The circumstances are not right to keep playing in Manchester. In two or three days I will decide where to go." And it has now become clear that Valencia were the frontrunners for his signature after Ronaldo indicated a preference to play in Spain.

Cristiano Ronaldo was ready to sign for Valencia in 2006 after his World Cup bust-up with Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney.

Cristiano Ronaldo this summer. Instead, they will focus on getting the likes of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe to sign new contracts.

Manchester United for Valencia after his infamous tangle with Wayne Rooney at the 2006 World Cup saw fans briefly turn on him. After Rooney saw red for England for stamping on Ronaldo, the winger gave a cheeky wink and went on to play his part in eliminating the Three Lions.Ronaldo saw nothing wrong with the way he acted and felt he should have been given greater support by the Red Devils when he returned to England as a figure of hate.As a result agents began to plot ways to broker a transfer which would have seen him join none other than Valencia, who were upsetting the traditional La Liga hierarchy of Real Madrid and Barcelona at the time.“I think I should get out of Manchester," Ronaldo said in July 2006.

Cristiano Ronaldo cut a disconsolate figure after Juventus were knocked out of the Champions League by Lyon on Friday night.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice but was unable to save Juventus from a Champions League exit at the hands of Lyon.