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MANCHESTER UNITED reportedly chose to pursue deals – with varying success – for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata because of Paul Pogba. Manchester United star Pogba is under pressure to rediscover his best form ahead of the closing stages of the season. The 25-year-old scored a cracker for France last night as they beat Russia 3-1 in a ...

THIS is the moment Lionel Messi walked out during Argentina’s humiliating defeat to Spain last night Injured Messi could only look on from the stands as Argentina were thrashed 6-1 by Spain at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid last night. But Messi couldn’t even stay until the final whistle as he witnessed his floundering team-mates crumble to an embarrassing defeat ...

Egypt’s National Election Authority has warned that eligible voters who do not vote in the ongoing presidential election will be fined 500 Egyptian pounds ($28; £20), the state-run Channel One TV reports. More than 59 million Egyptians are eligible to vote in the three-day presidential election that began on 26 March. The country’s incumbent president, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, is widely ...

The Gambia police announced on Monday that they arrested another senior intelligence official in connection with the April 2016 murder of activist, Solo Sandeng. The death in custody of Solo Sandeng triggered a political movement that brought down the then president Yahya Jammeh, in power for 22 years. The alleged torture and murder of the organizer of the United Democratic ...

Eight prominent columnists working for Kenya’s biggest media group quit Tuesday over what they said was increased meddling by government and interference in journalistic freedom by the paper’s management. Some of the columnists have written on politics, human rights, policy and justice for the paper for over 10 years. The columnists include George Kegoro, executive director of the Kenyan Human ...

There are over 80,000 ghost police officers on Nigeria, data from the office of the Accountant -General of the Federation has revealed. According to local media reports, the disclosure came after staff count and full integration of payrolls across the country’s 42 police commands and formations into a federal information structure. The federal government had instituted the Integrated Payroll and ...

Egypt began the second of a three-day presidential election on Tuesday with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi set for an easy victory, after authorities urged people to cast their ballots to provide a strong mandate for the former military commander. Sisi faces just one challenger, who is expected to barely register against the incumbent, whom he supports. Critics have slammed the ...

EDEN HAZARD has sent a message to Chelsea boss Antonio Conte. Hazard has previously spoken out against Conte’s tactics, voicing his frustration after the defeat to Manchester City earlier this season. And he’s struggled when moved into a lone forward position for the big games – being isolated up top alone. He played the first leg of the Champions League ...

ANTHONY JOSHUA struggled to talk at length about the strengths of Joseph Parker and promised he had improved too much over the last 11 months for the Kiwi to handle him. Joshua and Parker will clash on Saturday night in Cardiff with the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world titles on the line as well as both fighters’ unbeaten records. ...

REAL MADRID star Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly keen for Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah to join him at the Bernabeu this summer. Real are expected to overhaul their squad at the end of a disappointing season that has left the Champions League as their only chance of winning a trophy. And Gareth Bale is expected to be among the high-profile casualties ...