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Documents concerning rape allegations made against Cristiano Ronaldo have been “completely fabricated”, according to the player’s lawyer. Ronaldo, 33, denies assaulting Kathryn Mayorga at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. Mayorga says she was attacked by the Portuguese footballer in a hotel room in the US city that year. A statement from Ronaldo’s lawyer Peter Christiansen reiterated the Juventus forward ...

Police in Tanzania have rescued Tanzanian businessman and former member of parliament for the ruling CCM party, Mohammed Dewji from abductors who was seized by unidentified men in Dar es Salaam on Thursday morning, officials said. Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda confirmed the rescue, adding that suspects who are all foreigners have been arrested. Dewji, the owner and ...

The government of Sierra Leone has terminated all contract services with a Chinese construction firm for the construction of an airport. Local media portals cited a letter from the aviation ministry which said it was “uneconomical to proceed with the construction of a new airport when the existing one is grossly underutilized.” The proposed Mamamah International Airport was to be ...

PAUL POGBA appeared to aim another dig at Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, insisting: ‘I don’t need to be captain’. The United midfielder is on international duty with France but found time to take aim at his boss in the latest show of animosity between the pair. He was asked if he would like to be captain of the French ...

US Open tennis champ Naomi Osaka is the kind of female success story that knocks down gender stereotypes crucial to opening more doors for women in the workplace, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Tuesday. Women’s tennis lived in the shadow of the men’s game in Japan before Osaka’s shock victory over Serena Williams last month, the head of the International ...

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been shortlisted for the 2018 Ballon d’Or. The 30 candidates for the annual prize, presented by France Football magazine, are being unveiled periodically on Monday – and the Reds stopper was among the first five nominees to be revealed. No goalkeeper has won the prestigious prize, which has been dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel ...

Arsenal legend and former France international Thierry Henry is set to finally realise his ambition of calling the shots as a club manage after he impressed the owners of English Championship side Aston Villa in an interview for their top job. Daily Mail reports that Henry has been found good enough to replace Steve Bruce as Villa manager, while Chelsea ...

Naomi Osaka showcased the ruthlessness that won her the US Open as the young Japanese sped into the China Open quarter-finals on Thursday. The 20-year-old, who stunned Serena Williams to win her maiden Grand Slam last month, was devastating against 10th seed Julia Goerges of Germany, winning 6-1, 6-2 in 65 minutes. Osaka, the eighth seed in Beijing, similarly thrashed ...

MANCHESTER UNITED star Paul Pogba has reportedly been told not to speak to the media amid his ongoing war with manager Jose Mourinho. Pogba and Mourinho have not seen eye-to-eye for the best part of a year but the situation has come to a head in recent weeks. Pogba discussed the possibility of quitting Manchester United while away with France ...

MANCHESTER UNITED supporters have come up with an interesting theory about Ed Woodward. The club have made their joint ever worst start to a Premier League at this point, acquiring just ten points. Pressure is continuing to build on Jose Mourinho after a public spat with Paul Pogba has taken centre stage. The World Cup winner was stripped of the ...