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MANCHESTER UNITED have failed with a £70million bid for Juventus star Paulo Dybala, according to reports. Manchester United are desperate to sign a striker to ease the pressure on Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku started the season in fine form but the Belgian’s performances have recently prompted concern among the Old Trafford hierarchy. Juventus hitman Dybala has emerged as a target with ...

George Weah, a favourite to become next Liberian president believes Didier Drogba can also serve his people by entering politics, “Follow the same path,” Weah passed (a message) to Drogba. It started with a tweet from ex-Ghanaian international, Anthony Baffoe, congratulating George Weah for his political strides after the just ended presidential runoff. Baffoe’s message quoted Nelson Mandela in part ...

James Howells says the driver is now buried deep below thousands of tonnes of rubbish on a landfill site in Newport An IT worker says he accidentally threw away a computer hard drive full of Bitcoin now worth more than £74 million. James Howells says the drive is now buried deep below thousands of tonnes of rubbish on a landfill ...

The South Korean government has become the latest to try and control the digital currency Bitcoin prices slumped dramatically today as the South Korean government announced new regulations to try and halt the wild speculation that is engulfing the cryptocurrency. South Korea is following in the footsteps of China and Vietnam; two countries which have already imposed measures to try ...

Yusuf Buhari, son of Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, has been flown to Germany for medical treatment local media sources are reporting. The presidency on Wednesday confirmed that Yusuf had been involved in a bike accident in the capital Abuja. He is said to have broken a limb and sustained a head injury. He had subsequently undergone surgery at an Abuja ...

Carvalhal, 52, watched Swansea’s game at Liverpool on Boxing Day from the directors’ box and is in pole position to take charge Carlos Carvalhal has been named the new Swansea manager. Former Sheffield Wednesday boss Carvalhal was axed from Hillsborough on Christmas Eve but has since held successful talks with Swansea. Carvalhal, 52, even watched Swansea’s game at Liverpool on ...

The former Red Devils striker revealed details of a recent chat he had with the legendary Manchester United boss Dwight Yorke has revealed details of a conversation he had with Sir Alex Ferguson about Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese manager is the Red Devils’ third boss since Ferguson retired back in 2013, tasked with the job of turning ...

Togo on Thursday voted with the United States in Washington’s resolution to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. But at the end of the day, it was Togo, the United States and seven others against the motion whiles 128 other countries voted in favour of the motion rejecting the U.S. move. Out of the 35 countries that chose to ...

President Muhammadu Buhari spoke for the first time yesterday on the excruciating nationwide fuel scarcity, expressing his sympathy for Nigerians who are enduring weeks of needless queues at filling stations. In a statement personally signed by him and posted on his twitter handle, @Mbuhari #FuelScarcity, he said the development was regrettable. “I am being regularly briefed, especially on the Nigerian ...

A fresh round of protests kicked off in Togo on Wednesday as opposition supporters hit the streets with anti-government demonstrations in the capital Lome and other towns. A 14-member opposition coalition in the West African country continues its demands for the resignation of the incumbent president Faure Gnassingbe. Hundreds of people wearing red head bands and carrying placards marched the ...