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Paul Pogba has the qualities to be captain of Manchester United, according to caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has overseen a dramatic return to form for the World Cup winner. The France midfielder was told in September by then-manager Jose Mourinho that he would never captain the club again, days after an apparent disagreement over tactics. Mourinho denied at ...

US President Donald Trump says he will not deliver his annual State of the Union speech until after the government shutdown is over. On Wednesday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi withdrew an invitation for him to address Congress, saying government services should fully reopen first. The shutdown has left 800,000 federal staff without pay since 22 December. Mr Trump wants $5.7bn ...

US Open champion Naomi Osaka reached back-to-back Grand Slam finals with a hard-fought win over Czech seventh seed Karolina Pliskova at the Australian Open. The Japanese fourth seed won 6-2 4-6 6-4 and will face Petra Kvitova, another Czech, in Saturday’s showpiece. Osaka, 22, hit 15 aces and 56 winners in a confident display. The semi-final was played under the ...

A high-ranking Nigerian policewoman has warned gay people living in the country to leave or risk criminal prosecution. Dolapo Badmos, a Chief Superintendent and spokeswoman for the Lagos State Police Command, made the comments on her personal Instagram account, which is set to private and has 125,000 followers. “If you’re homosexually inclined, Nigeria is not a place for you,” Badmos ...

Stephanie S. Sullivan, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Ghana on November 30, 2018. She formerly served as Ambassador to the Republic of Congo (2013-2017). She replaces ambassador Robert Porter Jackson. Most recently, she was the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for ...

Former Chancellor George Osborne has said delaying the UK’s exit from the EU is now the “most likely” option. The UK has to choose between no deal – which he compared to Russian roulette – or no Brexit for now, he told the BBC. MPs are proposing alternative plans to the PM’s deal with the EU, including seeking an extension ...

Cristiano Ronaldo is returning to Madrid for a court date on Tuesday in which he could be fined 18.8 million euros ($21.4 million) for tax fraud as part of a deal reached with the Spanish taxman. As part of an agreement arranged in June with the former Real Madrid hero’s lawyers, prosecutors are also asking that the Portuguese attacker, who ...

PAUL POGBA influenced Ed Woodward’s decision to sack Jose Mourinho as Manchester United boss. That’s according to Danny Mills who says United’s chief executive was wary about the club’s prized asset becoming increasingly disgruntled. Mourinho was given his marching orders in December after a dismal run of form. His relationship with Pogba – and several other players – had become ...

TRANSFER NEWS live updates – the latest from Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Real Madrid and Barcelona as the transfer window edges closer. Transfer news LIVE | Express Sport is here to bring you the latest rumours and gossip Monday, January 21 Gonzalo Higuain will arrive in London on Tuesday to complete his move to Chelsea Man Utd are in ...

Manny Pacquiao has challenged five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather to a rematch, calling for the American to come out of retirement. Pacquiao, 40, lost to Mayweather in 2015 by unanimous points decision, but has since regained a version of the world title. He previously said he “cannot retire with peace of mind” without a rematch. “Get back to the ring ...