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The Uruguay forward sustained an ankle injury during a comprehensive victory at Real Betis for the Spanish champions over the weekend Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has been ruled out of action for two weeks after suffering a tear to his right ankle, the club has announced on Monday. The 32-year-old was forced to leave the pitch late on as Ernesto ...

The former Red Devils boss claims a deal to land the Wales international was almost done in 2013, while Toni Kroos and Cesc Fabregas were also targets Manchester United had a helicopter ready to bring Gareth Bale to Old Trafford during the summer of 2013, claims David Moyes, but the Red Devils were beaten to a prized signature by Real Madrid. Once ...

The former Tottenham midfielder believes the current boss at Spurs remains of interest to a club yet to decide who their next permanent boss will be Manchester United’s decision not to announce Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their new permanent manager suggests that Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino remains in the frame, says Jamie Redknapp. The Red Devils have been working under ...

An estimated 32 people have been killed after a train derailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC’s, Kasai region. Over seventy others were reported injured. The incident involved a freight train but which had people hanging on the sides. Children are said to be the majority of victims. The police said a number of the wagons fell into a ...

Lionel Messi needs just one more hat-trick to equal Cristiano Ronaldo’s La Liga record of 34 after scoring three times for Barcelona against Real Betis on Sunday. The Catalan giants cruised to a 4-1 victory at Benito Villamarin Stadium, with Luis Suarez notching Barca’s other goal to equal Diego Forlan as the joint-highest Uruguayan in La Liga history. Messi slammed ...

Preliminary review of the data recovered from the black boxes of the Ethiopian Airlines crash showed similarities to the Indonesian flight crash last October. According to a spokesman for the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport, analysis from the data shows that the aircraft’s altitude bumped sharply as both experienced erratic climbs and descents. The spokesman added that his ministry will release ...

The 26-year-old has scored 11 goals in as many game in all competitions to keep the Reds in contention for silverware at the end of the season Sadio Mane has now scored the most goals in a Premier League season by a Senegalese player in the history of the competition, after notching his 17th strike of the season against Fulham ...

Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president had a taste of public service glitch as a metro train he boarded on Monday morning failed to take off on time. The exact reason for the over two-hour delay was not immediately clear but it forced the president to bemoan its effect on routine of commuters and productivity. Ramaphosa was commuting from Soshanguve to ...

Thirteen independent Algerian unions have refused to back the newly-appointed prime minister’s efforts to form a government he hopes will placate protesters who are pressuring President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and his inner circle to step down. “We will not hold discussions with this system, we belong to the people and the people said ‘No’ to the system,” Boualem Amora, one of ...

Cyclone Idai has killed at least 64 people in eastern Zimbabwe and destroyed homes, bridges and roads, making rescue efforts difficult, a government minister said on Sunday. The tropical storm has already pounded neighbouring Malawi and Mozambique. The latter has cut electricity exports to South Africa, which led to rolling blackouts in Africa’s most industrialised economy. “The death toll has ...