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Hundreds of police officers are hunting a gunman after three people were killed and 12 others wounded in a shooting in the eastern French city of Strasbourg. The suspect, who is known to security services, escaped after exchanging fire with soldiers and armed police on Tuesday. He is believed to be injured. The shooting happened close to a popular Christmas ...

The daughter of the founder of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and deputy chair, was arrested in Vancouver on 1 December. Details of the arrest have not been released but the US has been investigating Huawei over possible violation of sanctions against Iran. ...

Murtaza Ahmadi moved the world with his love for footballer Lionel Messi in 2016. His dream of meeting the Argentinian came true, but now the seven-year-old boy is living a nightmare as one of thousands of Afghans displaced by war. Murtaza and his family abandoned their home in southeastern Ghazni province in November, along with hundreds of others fleeing intense ...

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on Tuesday said he was eager for a rematch with Tyson Fury, after the two undefeated boxers fought to a thrilling, but controversial split decision draw on Saturday in Los Angeles. The American knocked his opponent down twice, including a brutal takedown in the 12th round, but the towering Fury controlled much of the fight, ...

The Frenchman insists that the former Gunners boss wasn’t angry about him snubbing a move to the Emirates Stadium back in 2017 PSG forward Kylian Mbappe has revealed that former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was a gentleman after he rejected a move to the Gunners, insisting he wished him luck with his new club. The 19-year-old met with the former ...

The former Gunners midfielder has accused the Chilean of “going into hiding” after chasing a big-money salary at Old Trafford Emmanuel Petit has accused Alexis Sanchez of going into hiding after receiving his big pay-day at Manchester United, jokingly suggesting Jose Mourinho signed his brother instead. After a disappointing 2-2 draw at Southampton that has seen the Red Devils slip ...

Lionel Messi’s fifth-place finish in this year’s Ballon d’Or vote was absurd, his FC Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said of the Spanish champions’ Argentina forward on Tuesday. Real Madrid’s Croatia midfielder Luka Modric took the prize Monday in Paris after winning the UEFA Champions League and being named the tournament’s player at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 33-year-old’s ...

Serena Williams will make her return to the Australian Open for the first time since winning in 2017 when eight-weeks pregnant, it was confirmed Wednesday, with virtually all the world’s top 100 players due at Melbourne Park. That includes injury-prone Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. Williams returned from giving birth to her first child to reach the 2018 Wimbledon and ...

Manchester City lead the way with just over $5m as FIFA on Tuesday announced it has dished out $209m to clubs. The money paid to the clubs was for releasing their players for the 2018 World Cup held from June 14 to July 15 in Russia. The world football ruling body said 416 clubs from 63 federations received payments from ...

The Swedish striker, who spent the 2018 season with the LA Galaxy, is in advanced negotiations with the Rossoneri regarding a second spell at San Siro Zlatan Ibrahimovic is closing in on a return to AC Milan, with Goal of the understanding that talks are at an advanced stage. A second spell at San Siro for the Swedish striker has ...