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MANCHESTER UNITED star Anthony Martial is wanted by Tottenham – and odds have now been slashed on where he will be next season. Manchester United face a fight to keep Martial with Tottenham monitoring his situation. The north London giants have earmarked the France international as a priority transfer target, three years after they missed out on a deal. Manchester ...

TRANSFER news live updates – follow the latest football gossip. Transfer news LIVE updates: Follow the latest news and gossip Wednesday June 6 Alderweireld bid Manchester United have turned their attention to Toby Alderweireld having completed the signing of Fred. Jose Mourinho is keen to add a dominating centre-back to his side in a bid to catch Manchester City next ...

The top United Nations aid co-ordinator on Monday lent his weight to major powers stepping up sanctions on South Sudanese leaders with possible asset freezes and travel bans, to bring all sides to the negotiating table to end the five-year conflict. Mark Lowcock, U.N. emergency relief co-ordinator, said sanctions should target “military formations and the men with guns”. ‘‘There’s lots ...

Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio says that Cristiano Ronaldo and the Bernabeu outfit must always go forward together “hand in hand” amid continuing doubt over the Portugal captain’s long-term future plans. Ronaldo, 33, sparked speculation about his future by speaking in the past tense when discussing his time as a Madrid player after last month’s Champions League final victory over ...

Uganda’s finance minister told journalists on Monday that a new tax on mobile money transactions in the country that was approved by parliament last week, is different from what cabinet agreed. Last week, legislators passed the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, which introduced a one per cent tax and varying taxes on other electronic transactions such as airtime and social media ...

Three female suicide bombers blew up a mosque overnight in Niger’s southeastern city of Diffa, killing 10 worshippers who had gathered after the breaking their Ramadan fast, an army spokesman said. The area around Diffa, close to Lake Chad and the borders with Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, has been plagued by two factions of militant group Boko Haram, which have ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are set to complete the signing of Fred today. The Brazil international underwent a medical at Carrington yesterday and will become the club’s first summer signing. Fred raced up to Manchester from Liverpool after playing in Brazil’s 2-0 win over Croatia at Anfield on Sunday. He passed his medical and has gone through the formalities of the deal ...

CRISTIANO RONALDO has decided he will only leave Real Madrid for Manchester United, according to big reports in Spain. Ronaldo is being linked with a Real Madrid exit with Manchester United now frontrunners in the race to secure his signature. PSG have also been linked with the 33-year-old, who put the footballing world on red alert after the Champions League ...

THE DOCTOR who assessed Loris Karius amid concerns he suffered concussion during the Champions League final has revealed the Liverpool star did sustain a concussion. The Liverpool goalkeeper was sent for scans by the club after worries he may have suffered concussion in the second half of the 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid. The 24-year-old collided with Sergio Ramos at ...

YAYA TOURE launched an astonishing attack on Pep Guardiola questioning whether he was overlooked by Manchester City’s manager because of “my colour.” The 35-year-old Ivorian midfielder made just one league start in 2018 as his eight-year City career ground to a halt. In an extraordinary outburst, Toure claimed Guardiola was “jealous” of him, “stole” his farewell and joked “the day ...