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Jose Mourinho is “real” and does not fake his emotions like other managers in the Premier League, says Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku. United boss Mourinho demanded respect from the media after an angry news conference following a 3-0 defeat by Tottenham at Old Trafford in August. But Lukaku says the Portuguese is a family man, makes the players laugh ...

Tens of thousands of homes are without power and sea water is sloshing through coastal streets as Hurricane Florence begins lashing the US East Coast. The hurricane is moving towards land with maximum sustained wind speeds of 90mph (150 km/h). It lost power as it approached North and South Carolina, but officials warn it could still kill “a lot of ...

‘A watershed moment in officiating’ Williams’ claims of sexism were backed by the governing body of women’s tennis, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), whose chief executive said the umpire had shown the 36-year-old a different level of tolerance than if she had been a man. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) also supported Williams’ claims, while Billie Jean King, founder ...

GARY NEVILLE has opened up on Paul Pogba’s future at Manchester United, admitting the fan in him would tell the midfielder to move on. Pogba’s future has been uncertain this summer after links to Barcelona and suggestions of a fallout with Jose Mourinho. Paul Pogba has refused to rule out a move on several occasions and admitted he doesn’t know ...

Liberia president George Weah played in an international friendly for his country on Tuesday – at the age of 51. Weah, the first African footballer to win Fifa’s World Player of the Year award, featured for 79 minutes of a 2-1 home defeat by Nigeria in Monrovia. Liberia arranged the friendly to retire their number 14 shirt, worn by Weah ...

The number of people suffering from hunger has increased during the past three years, after years of decline, a UN report suggests. According to the analysis, 821 million people globally were undernourished in 2017 – about one person in every nine. And nearly 151 million under-fives – 22% of the global total – have their growth stunted by poor nutrition. ...

MANCHESTER UNITED news is coming thick and fast with the Red Devils currently preparing for Saturday’s clash with Watford. Express Sport brings you all the latest from Old Trafford with Jose Mourinho, Memphis Depay, Zinedine Zidane and Toby Alderweireld involved. Mourinho sent Depay demand Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho demanded the club put a buy-back clause in Memphis Depay’s Lyon ...

MANCHESTER UNITED star Paul Pogba only returned to Old Trafford from Juventus two years ago because of Mino Raiola – because he had a different plan for his future instead. Manchester United signed Pogba from Juventus in the summer of 2016, with the France international returning to Old Trafford in a then world-record £89million transfer. Two years on, however, and ...

When Novak Djokovic won the US Open for a third time on Sunday, he regained his place as his sport’s biggest ever on-court earner. That is despite winning fewer Grand Slams – the most lucrative tournaments in tennis – and fewer ATP Tour titles than Swiss great Roger Federer. The pair were set to meet in a quarter-final at Flushing ...

RYAN GIGGS has delivered his verdict on whether Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is on “borrowed time” at the club. Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho was under pressure after losing two of the clubs opening four games in the Premier League this season. The Red Devils were defeated away at Brighton before losing at home to Tottenham in August. Despite ...