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Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since the country’s army took over on Wednesday. He attended a graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare. Mr Mugabe had been under house arrest for days. The army made its move after a power struggle over his successor. The military said on Friday it was “engaging” with Mr Mugabe and ...

ZINEDINE ZIDANE says he’s not affected by the dressing room war between Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos. Their relationship between the pair has turned sour after Ronaldo slammed the ‘weakening’ of the Real squad following the exits of Alvaro Morata, Pepe and James Rodriguez. Ramos didn’t take kindly to such comments and said: “I don’t agree with him that the ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba return to the Manchester United squad for Saturday’s Premier League game against Newcastle at Old Trafford. Striker Ibrahimovic, 36, is yet to play this season after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury in April. Midfielder Pogba, 24, has not played since injuring a hamstring against Basel in September. Defender Marcos Rojo is also available and ...

BARCELONA star Lionel Messi has consoled Neymar with his PSG dream beginning to turn sour, according to reports. Neymar made the stunning decision of leaving Barcelona in the summer, tying up a £200million move to PSG. With 11 goals from 12 games so far, the Brazilian looks primed to fire Unai Emery’s side to the Ligue 1 title. However, reports ...

Williams, 36, and new husband Alexis Ohanian, 34, have tied to knot after announcing their engagement in December 2016, sources tell PEOPLE. The ceremony comes just 11 weeks after the couple welcomed their baby girl, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., on Sept. 1 — almost two years after they began dating in 2015. Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit, and Williams, one ...

An experienced South Korean surgeon operating on a defector from North Korea has described his shock upon finding dozens of unusual parasites inside the man’s stomach, suggesting widespread health issues among the population of the secretive state. The patient, who has not been named, was critically injured as he fled North Korea under a hail of bullets fired from his former comrades through the Joint ...

Zimbabwe remained without a clear political leader on Thursday in the face of conflicting reports about the apparent military coup on the country’s long-ruling president, Robert Mugabe. Some sources have portrayed the strongman leader’s departure as a “done deal,” and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai called for Mugabe’s resignation in a news conference Thursday. Yet other reports have suggested that he is refusing ...

Alexis Sanchez has struggled after failing to secure a move from Arsenal to Manchester City but the Gunners must do what they can to keep him, according to Emmanuel Eboue. Chile forward Sanchez appeared destined to end his three-year stay at the Emirates Stadium by joining Premier League rivals Manchester City in the previous transfer window. However, Arsenal were not ...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is furious at the treatment of Phil Jones during his time with the England squad, according to reports. Jones played 25 minutes of the 0-0 draw against Germany on Friday but had to be removed due to what Mourinho called an ongoing injury. The United center-back is now unlikely to be available for the visit ...

Harare – Zimbabwean universities advised students to stay at home on Wednesday as the uniformed forces in the country took over power after announcing on state broadcaster, ZTV, early on Wednesday that they were “targeting criminals” around President Robert Mugabe. The takeover of the state broadcaster by the military followed a statement by President Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party on Tuesday evening ...