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Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, has died aged 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He had revealed the disease’s return only two weeks ago, after previously being treated for it in 2009. He had said he and his doctors were “optimistic” about treatment. His Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said: “I am heartbroken by the passing of one of my oldest ...

Raheem Sterling scored twice as England delivered one of their finest victories of the modern era by beating Spain 3-2 in Seville on Monday. Away from home, and against a Spanish side in scintillating form under their new coach Luis Enrique, this was certainly England’s best win under Gareth Southgate and, perhaps, their most impressive since thrashing Germany 5-1 in ...

Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho has told the club’s board that Serbia stars: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Nikola Milenkovic; and Croatian players: Ivan Perisic and Ante Rebic are his four transfer targets in January, According to Daily Mail. Sergej, 23, currently plays for Lazio as a midfielder, while Milenkovic, 21, plays for Fiorentina as a defender. Perisic, 29, plays for Inter ...

Italy immediately took the initiative and midfielder Jorginho curled a shot against the bar in the first minute. Lorenzo Insigne dinked the ball on to the roof of the net from Alessandro Florenzi’s pass and the Napoli forward also struck the woodwork on the half-hour after Federico Chiesa sent him clear. Jorginho then forced Wojciech Szczesny to make a difficult ...

MANCHESTER UNITED fans have taken aim at Paul Pogba for his training ground antics with France. Pogba is currently on international duty with France and, following their 2-2 draw with Iceland last week, the World Cup winners are preparing to face Germany tomorrow (7.45pm). And during a break in their latest training session, Pogba was seen showing off with the ...

A man convicted of involvement in the deadliest bomb attack in Somalia’s history has been executed on the first anniversary of the blast. Hassan Adan Isak drove one of the vehicles involved in the attack on the capital, Mogadishu, a court ruled. Nearly 600 people were killed when a truck filled with explosives was detonated at one of the busiest ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are confident of sealing a club-record deal for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic because Jose Mourinho is friends with his agent, according to reports. The Lazio star is represented by fellow Serb and former Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman, who was one of Mourinho’s first signings when he became Blues manager in 2013. Mourinho saw an £80million deal for the 23-year-old midfielder ...

Could Jose Mourinho and Eden Hazard be set for a surprise reunion at Real Madrid, in light of the player’s comments this week? Chelsea midfielder Hazard told Belgian newspaper HLN that his one regret in football was being unable to work with Mourinho following his sacking from Chelsea three years ago, and that he is the one manager he would ...

At least 16 people were killed in a double suicide attack on a restaurant and coffee shop in Baidoa town in southwest Somalia. According to Muktar Adan, a police official in the provincial capital Baidoa, the number of confirmed deaths from the two explosions is 16 and about 20 other people have been injured, some seriously. Nine people were killed ...

A French prosecutor has recommended dropping charges against eight senior Rwandan officials, including the defence minister, who were being investigated over the death of president Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994, a judicial source told Reuters. The probe, opened in France in 1998 following demands by relatives of the French crew who died when Habyarimana’s plane was downed, has led to major ...