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African leaders are extending congratulations to their newest counterpart, George Weah, after the 51-year-old was declared president-elect after winning a December 26 presidential runoff. Beyond diplomatic correspondence that are sent away from the public view, a number of them have used social media platform Twitter to extend their felicitations. The first to tweet was Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta who was ...

Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s sister has fuelled transfer talk suggesting that the midfielder could leave Manchester United for Borussia Dortmund. The Armenia international departed the Bundesliga giants in 2016 when the Red Devils put a big-money deal in place to take him to England. Mkhitaryan has endured a testing time at Old Trafford, with Jose Mourinho displaying an initial reluctance to utilise ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho reportedly disagreed with staff about signing Atletico Madrid hitman Antoine Griezmann over the summer. Manchester United were keen to sign Griezmann from Atletico Madrid in the summer with the France international earmarked as a priority target. However, the striker ended up staying put after the La Liga giants were banned from signing players until January. ...

ABBEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Recy Taylor, a black Alabama woman whose rape by six white men in 1944 drew national attention, died Thursday. She was 97. Taylor died in her sleep at a nursing home in Abbeville, her brother Robert Corbitt said. He said Taylor had been in good spirits the previous day and her death was sudden. She would ...

United are a massive 15 points behind runaway title favourites Manchester City after being held by Leicester and Burnley Jose Mourinho has been provided with a massive boost ahead of Manchester United’s showdown with Southampton. Second-place United are a massive 15 points behind runaway Premier League title favourites Manchester City after being held by Leicester and Burnley over Christmas. But ...

At least 41 people have been killed and more than 80 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul. A Shia cultural organisation was the target but the Afghan Voice news agency was also hit. So-called Islamic State said it was behind the attack. The interior ministry told the BBC an explosion at the Shia centre was ...

REAL MADRID boss Zinedine Zidane has reportedly held talks with club president Florentino Perez about signing Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne. Real Madrid are looking at overhauling their squad at the end of the season, with Manchester City star De Bruyne supposedly a target. The Belgium international has been in devastating form so far this campaign, helping City open ...

THIBAUT COURTOIS’ representatives have told Real Madrid he is desperate to leave Chelsea for a move to the Bernabeu, according to Guillem Balague. Thibaut Courtois has been linked with a move away from Chelsea for months amid reports he wants to head back to Madrid. The 25-year-old spent three seasons on loan with Atletico Madrid and it has been claimed ...

The attacker talks about his early days in the national outfit as he anticipates another call-up Aston Villa winger Albert Adomah is eyeing a return to Ghana’s national set-up in light of an exceptional season at club level. The 30-year-old has been left in the wilderness since playing against Canada in a friendly fixture in 2015. He made his international ...

BARCELONA and Liverpool will sit down on January 3 to discuss a potential deal for Philippe Coutinho, according to reports. Barcelona are determined to lure Coutinho away from Liverpool when the transfer window reopens next month. Despite missing out on the Brazil international back in the summer, the 25-year-old is still wanted by Barca boss Ernesto Valverde. Coutinho’s sparkling form ...