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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 ...

There has been an outcry in Tanzania after a teenager was allegedly beaten to death by a teacher who accused him of stealing, AFP news agency reports. Sperius Eradius, 13, died on Monday a few days after being punished for allegedly taking a teacher’s handbag, AFP adds. In protest, his family are refusing to bury the child until the teacher ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have offered a new five-year deal to Anthony Martial – despite Jose Mourinho being eager to sell the Frenchman this summer. United want to keep Martial at Old Trafford going forward following a pre-season of speculation regarding the 22-year-old’s future. Mourinho was angered when Martial’s agent, Philippe Lamboley, revealed the forward was keen to move having been ommitted ...

MANCHESTER UNITED legend Ryan Giggs has ruled out a sensational return to Old Trafford as Jose Mourinho’s successor. Manchester United legend Giggs has emerged as a shock potential replacement for Mourinho amid the current crisis at Old Trafford. All is not well with the Red Devils at present. Defeats to Brighton and Tottenham have seen them slip behind Manchester City ...

JOSE MOURINHO’S job as Manchester United manager is not under threat – for now. Mourinho has been told by executive vice chairman Ed Woodward that the club still believe he is the man to turn round their fortunes. And he has also been told he will be backed there if he wants to strengthen his squad in the January transfer ...

ARSENAL boss Unai Emery has backed striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to start hitting the back of the net this season. The Gabon forward is yet to score for the Gunners this season and has missed a host of guilt-edged chances in recent games. Aubameyang fired over from close range during the first-half against Chelsea, and looks a far-cry from his former ...

HUGO LLORIS has been charged with drink driving after failing a breathalyser test in the early hours of Friday morning. The Tottenham goalkeeper was pulled over by police at 2:30am on Friday morning. The France World Cup winner then failed a breathalyser test before being taken to Charing Cross police station. Lloris, 31, spent around seven hours in custody before ...

CELTIC could be set to lose striker Moussa Dembele before the end of the summer transfer window. The Frenchman is yet to feature for the club in the Scottish Premiership this season. However, Dembele has been performing well in Europe, netting twice as Celtic beat Alashkert in a Champions League qualifying round earlier this summer. The Hoops will demand around ...

Two private security guards at Nigeria’s Muratala Muhammed International Airport have been awarded for their honesty in the line of duty. The two, junior security guard Achi Daniel and his supervisor Francis Emepueaku, according to the federal airports authority, returned a forgotten bag with large sums of money and expensive items. The two, work at the multi-level car park at ...

Eritrea is considering a new port on its coast line with the aim of helping export potash from mines being developed in the country and from neighboring Ethiopia, the Bloombergnews portal reports. The port is to be situated at the Bay of Anfile, located some 75 kilometers east of a Colluli potash project being operated by Dankali Limited of Australia. The ...