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Zimbabwe’s late President Robert Mugabe left behind $10m (£7.7m) in the bank and several properties in the capital, Harare, the state-owned Herald newspaper has reported. Mugabe, who died in September at the age of 95, had failed to leave a will, prompting legal authorities to call a meeting this week to appoint an executor, it added. The ex-president’s daughter, Bona ...

Anfield ace Van Dijk finished second to Lionel Messi as the Barcelona forward bagged a record sixth Ballon d’Or trophy, while Ronaldo finished a distant third. Ronaldo did not attend the glitzy do in Paris and instead showed up at the 2019 Gran Cala del Calcio do in Milan to pick up the Best Player in Serie A gong. Ronaldo ...

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned Serie A’s best player at an awards ceremony in Milan on Monday night. The Portugal international scored 26 goals in his debut season in Italy and helped Juventus towards another domestic title. In the league, he scored 21 times in 31 appearances, finishing fourth in the top-scoring charts, with veteran striker Fabio Quagliarella of ...

Manchester United chief Ed Woodward is set to watch the club’s Premier League match with Tottenham on Wednesday. Manchester United chief Ed Woodward has opened up on sacking Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal and David Moyes ahead of his team’s Premier League clash with Tottenham. Mourinho will be making his first return to Old Trafford since his departure in December. ...

Manchester United chief Ed Woodward has long admired former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino. Manchester United supremo Ed Woodward and his colleagues are in agreement that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the right man for the Old Trafford job despite the availability of former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, according to reports. Manchester United manager Solskjaer has found himself under pressure to turn ...

The Ballon d’Or will be awarded tonight with Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk among the favourites. Lionel Messi has reportedly already been told that he will win the Ballon d’Or at a meeting in Barcelona. The Argentine forward is among the favourites to win the gong with Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk also in contention following a superb season ...

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would like to sign Borussia Dortmund and West Ham stars Jadon Sancho and Declan Rice when the transfer window reopens in January. Manchester United are hopeful of bringing in Jadon Sancho and Declan Rice when the transfer window reopens in January, reports say. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admires the duo and, with his side struggling, ...

Anthony Joshua’s training for the Andy Ruiz rematch was hindered after he was badly hurt in sparring. Anthony Joshua was hurt during sparring while training for his rematch with Andy Ruiz, according to reports. Joshua will fight Ruiz for the second time in Saudi Arabia on Saturday having been beaten by the Mexico in June. It was Joshua’s first professional ...

A star striker on the books at PSG has been linked with a possible move to Anfield and Stephen Warnock believes a stunning coup could be achieved Kylian Mbappe to Liverpool is plausible, says Stephen Warnock, with the only concern regarding a stunning transfer coup being the French forward’s desire to win the Ballon d’Or. A raid from Anfield on ...

The Red Devils have got off to a terrible start in the Premier League, leading to questions over the manager’s position but he remains safe in his job Manchester United have no plans to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and will only consider taking action if the situation becomes ‘catastrophic’. United have just four Premier League wins in 14 matches this ...