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Zimbabwe’s incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed a “new and unfolding democracy” after returning from exile to replace Robert Mugabe. He also vowed to create jobs in a country where some estimates say 90% of people are unemployed. “We want to grow our economy, we want peace, we want jobs, jobs, jobs,” he told a cheering crowd in Harare. Mr ...

Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez has explained that Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu is making progress in his recovery from injury. The Black Stars man aggravated a thigh/groin injury while away on international duty and missed Ghana’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Egypt, as well as Newcastle’s 4-1 loss to Manchester United last weekend. The Magpies will face Watford at home ...

Cristiano Ronaldo was in no mood to speak to the media following Real Madrid’s Champions League victory over APOEL, with the frustrated star claiming he would say one thing and reporters would write another. Ronaldo ended his four-game goalless streak for Madrid by scoring twice in Tuesday’s 6-0 rout of APOEL in Cyprus, however, the four-time Ballon d’Or winner was ...

Jose Mourinho says it is “frustrating” to be asked why Henrikh Mkhitaryan was left out of Manchester United’s win over Newcastle United on Saturday. The Armenia star had been ever-present in the Premier League until the visit of Rafa Benitez’s men to Old Trafford, a game for which he did not even make the matchday squad. Mkhitaryan started the season ...

Manchester United fans were delighted to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic make his return from injury over the weekend in their Premier League fixture with Newcastle. His team-mates also seem pretty pleased to see the Swede back on the field. Goalkeeper David de Gea tweeted a photo of him, Zlatan, Ander Herrera and Chris Smalling with the caption: “Sometimes ‘God’ also talks to humans.” Sometimes ...

Executive Vice-President of Goldfields Ghana Limited, Alfred Baku has disclosed to the media that Goldfields Ghana spent $15 million on the Black Stars when they were title sponsors of the national team for a period of six years. He made mention of this at the launch of the 2017 Professional Golfers’ Tournament, which was held at the Goldfields Ghana office ...

Sevilla have confirmed their head coach has been diagnosed with cancer after coming from 3-0 down to draw with Liverpool in the Champions League. Spanish media say Eduardo Berizzo, who is suffering with prostate cancer, told his players at half-time in Tuesday’s game at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Sevilla’s players rushed to Berizzo after Guido Pizarro scored an injury-time equaliser ...

Former Nigeria international Yakubu Aiyegbeni has announced his retirement from football. The 35-year-old, who spent a decade playing in England for the likes of Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers and Reading, has been without a club since leaving Coventry City after just three games in April. “I would like to officially announce my retirement from professional football today,” ...

Monday’s latest stories from the world of football in ESPN FC’s What’s Trending … ARSENAL: Arsenal have all but completed the signing of Borussia Dortmund chief scout Sven Mislintat, according to reports in the German media. – Schalke would “definitely consider” welcoming back Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil to the club, but would not be able to bring him in next summer. – ...

A US Navy plane has crashed into the sea with 11 people on board. A US Navy statement said the cause of the crash was unknown. A recovery operation is underway. Eleven people, described as “crew and passengers”, were on board when the plane crashed into the sea. Japan said eight of those on board had been found. They offered ...