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The ‘Daily Mail’ are reporting that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has banned the use of mobile phones in ‘working spaces’ in an attempt to crack down on his players using too much social media. Guardiola has banned the use of mobile phones in all working spaces at the club’s training base. The phone ban includes “working spaces”, such as ...

Two-time champion Novak Djokovic ended John Millman’s fairytale US Open run on Wednesday, beating the 55th-ranked Australian in straight sets to book a semi-final clash with Kei Nishikori. The Serbian star, who ended a 54-week title drought with his 13th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, defeated the tenacious Aussie 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to reach his 11th US Open semi-final in ...

Musicians, family, friends and fans have said a final goodbye to Aretha Franklin at her funeral in Detroit. Lasting over seven hours, the memorial was both mournful and celebratory, with the crowd breaking into a spontaneous dance of praise at one point. Focusing on Franklin’s gospel roots, the service featured music from Ariana Grande and Chaka Khan, with Stevie Wonder ...

Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) have announced a new route for its cargo services with a landmark route connecting Africa with South and North America, the airline said in a statement. The twice weekly service will be to the Colombian capital Bogota from the Spanish city of Zaragoza with a stopover in the city of Miami in the United States. The service commenced ...

Presidents and heads of government across Africa are already in or arriving in the Chinese city of Beijing for a high-level summit hosted by the Chinese government. The Forum for Africa-China Cooperation, FOCAC, summit is a meeting between the two partners and is largely premised on ways to increase diplomatic, economic and bilateral ties. It officially kicks off on September 3 ...

Ugandans on social media are engaged in a fierce debate over the justification of an action by revelers at a music concert who blocked a popular musician from performing at a concert on Friday, accusing him of aligning himself with the oppressive government of president Yoweri Museveni. Bebe Cool, real names Moses Ssali, one of the leading Reggae musicians in ...

Usain Bolt has finally made his football debut with a brief appearance off the bench for Central Coast Mariners in Australia. The eight-time Olympic sprint champion, who is on trial with the club, failed to find the target during the pre-season friendly. The 32-year-old was put on the pitch in the 71st minute after 10,000 fans repetitively chanted “WE WANT ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of Portugal’s squad for the Nations League and friendly matches at his own request, coach Fernando Santos said Friday. Santos said he and Ronaldo had discussed the situation after the star moved from Real Madrid to Juventus “and I decided, given the process of adaptation he needed (at his new club), that he would ...

The complete draw for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League group stage, made in Monaco on Friday: Group A: Bayer Leverkusen (GER), Ludogorets (BUL), FC Zurich (SUI), Larnaca (CYP) Group B: Red Bull Salzburg (AUT), Celtic (SCO), RB Leipzig (GER), Rosenborg (NOR) Group C: Zenit St Petersburg (RUS), FC Copenhagen (DEN), Bordeaux (FRA), Slavia Prague (CZE) Group D: Anderlecht (BEL), Fenerbahce ...

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said on Friday it is unlikely to use the Video Assistant Referees (VARs) in the current Champions League matches, even in the final. He however said that the technology will be used from next season. The European soccer’s governing body has resisted implementation of the VAR system, which allows key incidents to be reviewed with the ...