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Undefeated heavyweight giants Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury erupted in Los Angeles on Wednesday at the final press conference for their WBC Heavyweight World Championship this Saturday, December 1 on Showtime PPV from Staples Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The 6-foot-7 Wilder and the 6-foot-9 Fury went back-and-forth with verbal haymakers before nearly coming to blows ...

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri hailed the impact Cristiano Ronaldo was having on the Italian champions as the Portuguese star became the first player to achieve 100 Champions League wins in Tuesday’s 1-0 success over Valencia that clinched their passage to the knockout rounds. “Ronaldo gives us a sense of security and confidence,” said Allegri of the beaten finalists in two ...

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has said he prefers Chinese to Western aid as it comes with fewer conditions. Mr Magufuli has been under intense pressure from Western nations over his controversial policies. On 15 November, Denmark said it had suspended $9.8m (£7.5m) in aid because of “unacceptable homophobic comments” by a Tanzanian politician. China has become a major investor in ...

Indonesian investigators have said the Lion Air plane that crashed last month killing 189 people was not airworthy and should have been grounded. The Boeing 737 Max plane crashed into the Java Sea shortly after departing Jakarta on 29 October. A preliminary report has found technical problems had been reported on previous flights. The 737 Max is a new version of ...

The Red Devils are on the look-out for a player from Asia who suits Jose Mourinho’s playing style and will also enhance their profile on the continent Manchester United are looking to find another Asian superstar to follow in the footsteps of Park Ji-sung and Shinji Kagawa. The Red Devils have had success with the South Korea and Japan internationals ...

South America’s federation see the concept as an alternative to UEFA’s Nations League CONMEBOL is lobbying FIFA to stage the World Cup every two years, according to the South American federation’s president, Alejandro Dominguez. There is an apparent concern from Dominguez’s organisation that Europe is moving further ahead of South America, especially given the success of the UEFA Nations League. ...

Venues in Paraguay and the Middle East have been mooted as potential hosts, though Boca Juniors have appealed for the match to be awarded to them Efforts to rearrange the postponed Copa Libertadores final second leg between River Plate and Boca Juniors have begun, with CONMEBOL proposing the match is played outside of Argentina. With the two teams locked at ...

The Manchester United forward has admitted that he followed the Gunners closely as a child due to his compatriot’s breathtaking performances Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has revealed he had a soft spot for Arsenal as a youngster, with Thierry Henry and Nicolas Anelka among the stars he admired growing up. The Gunners were linked with a move for the ...

The European Union, EU, has emphasized its support for the July 2018 peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea. An EU delegation is in Asmara to hold talks on support for the deal. Koen Vervaeke, the Managing Director for Africa at the European Union’s External Action Service, EEAS, as at Tuesday, November 27, had met with Eritrea’s presidential advisor, Yemane Ghebreab. ...

The Nigerian Air Force has as at Tuesday launched an office on terrorists in the Lake Chad islands where terrorists elements belonging to a faction of Boko Haram are based. According to journalist Ahmed Salkida who reports on the insurgency in the Lake Chad region, the bombardments have “disoriented” the insurgents. The target group is the Islamic State in West ...