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The number of people suffering from hunger has increased during the past three years, after years of decline, a UN report suggests. According to the analysis, 821 million people globally were undernourished in 2017 – about one person in every nine. And nearly 151 million under-fives – 22% of the global total – have their growth stunted by poor nutrition. ...

MANCHESTER UNITED news is coming thick and fast with the Red Devils currently preparing for Saturday’s clash with Watford. Express Sport brings you all the latest from Old Trafford with Jose Mourinho, Memphis Depay, Zinedine Zidane and Toby Alderweireld involved. Mourinho sent Depay demand Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho demanded the club put a buy-back clause in Memphis Depay’s Lyon ...

MANCHESTER UNITED star Paul Pogba only returned to Old Trafford from Juventus two years ago because of Mino Raiola – because he had a different plan for his future instead. Manchester United signed Pogba from Juventus in the summer of 2016, with the France international returning to Old Trafford in a then world-record £89million transfer. Two years on, however, and ...

When Novak Djokovic won the US Open for a third time on Sunday, he regained his place as his sport’s biggest ever on-court earner. That is despite winning fewer Grand Slams – the most lucrative tournaments in tennis – and fewer ATP Tour titles than Swiss great Roger Federer. The pair were set to meet in a quarter-final at Flushing ...

RYAN GIGGS has delivered his verdict on whether Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is on “borrowed time” at the club. Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho was under pressure after losing two of the clubs opening four games in the Premier League this season. The Red Devils were defeated away at Brighton before losing at home to Tottenham in August. Despite ...

MANCHESTER UNITED chief Ed Woodward will take the club into a new era should he appoint a director of football to act as transfer foil between himself and Jose Mourinho. Manchester United vice executive-chairman Woodward is keen to appoint a director of football to help bring some stability to Old Trafford. The Red Devils endured a rocky summer in the ...

A third European club competition could be introduced alongside the Champions League and Europa League from 2021, according to the head of the association of Europe’s biggest teams. European Club Association (ECA) chairman Andrea Agnelli, who is also on Uefa’s executive committee, said the “the green light has been given”. He did not give any more details on how the ...

An armed group is reported to have stormed the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Libya’s capital, Tripoli. Security forces clashed with the armed men at the landmark building in the centre of the city, and several blasts and gunfire could be heard, witnesses say. Last week, the UN announced a truce between warring militias had been agreed ...

Serena Williams was yesterday fined $17,000 for the code violations that included calling the umpire a “liar” and “thief” in her US Open final loss on Saturday. Williams, beaten by Naomi Osaka, was docked a game for verbal abuse and had a point penalty for racquet smashing and a code violation for coaching. She later said it was “sexist” to ...

NEYMAR was all-smiles as he caught up with Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney during the Brazil star’s visit to the US. Neymar has been enjoying some down-time while on international duty with Brazil, posing for a photo alongside Wayne Rooney and his son Kai. The Paris Saint-Germain forward was in the US for Brazil’s friendly clash against Dave Sarachan’s side ...