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MIKEL ARTETA becoming Arsenal manager would be a huge surprise to former Gunners captain William Gallas. Arteta is the overwhelming favourite to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. The Spaniard held talks with the Gunners this week and reportedly agreed a deal to become boss on Friday. That is despite Arteta not having any previous managerial experience. Arteta has spent the ...

Jose Mourinho claims there is little possibility that Cristiano Ronaldo could return to Manchester United and has described any potential move as a “closed door”. The Portugal international is consistently linked with a move back to Old Trafford but Mourinho thinks he will stay at Real Madrid until he spends a year somewhere “he wants to enjoy”. “I believe that ...

More than 100 people have died after a Boeing 737 airliner crashed near Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuban state media say. Three people have survived but are in a critical condition, Cuban Communist Party newspaper Granma reported. The plane was carrying 110 passengers and crew, according to the Mexican firm from which the plane was leased. Two days ...

Enjoy the live coverage of the Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle before travelling through the town in an open-topped carriage. RELATED POSTS Prince Charles to walk Meghan down the aisle May 18, 2018 Elton John will perform at the royal wedding May 17, 2018 Royal wedding: Meghan’s father may not attend ceremony May 15, 2018 PBS ...

All of Chile’s 34 Roman Catholic bishops have offered Pope Francis their resignations in the wake of a child sex scandal and cover-up. They asked forgiveness from victims and the Church for their “grave errors and omissions”. It was not immediately clear whether the Pope had accepted the resignations. He had been criticised in Chile for his decision to ordain ...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will be honoured with his own exhibit in the British Museum’s Egyptian collection. The Egypt international has impressed this season, winning the Premier League golden boot with a record 32 goals. His boots will go on display in the run up to Liverpool’s Champions League final match against Real Madrid. “The boots tell a story of ...

Didier Deschamps has left Premier League stars Anthony Martial and Alexandre Lacazette out of France’s squad for the World Cup, with Dimitri Payet, Adrien Rabiot and Kingsley Coman also omitted. Bayern Munich winger Coman is on the reserves list, along with Rabiot, Martial and Lacazette, but Payet is out entirely after the Marseille captain was injured in Thursday’s Europa League ...

Three people have been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly tying late students to crosses and flogging them with horsewhips on a Nigerian roadside. The three – including the headteacher – were taken into custody after a police officer stumbled across the incident in south-western Ogun State. Pictures show at least two young people – one boy and one girl – ...

The 2018 World Cup is near. How do we know? Because preliminary squads and 23-man final squads are starting to roll in. As of Thursday afternoon, seven 23-man rosters and 18 other provisional squads had been announced. Teams were required to hand in a preliminary roster of up to 35 players on Monday, May 14, but did not have to make it public. They then ...

The alternates for France’s World Cup roster could put together a pretty good group stage, and underscores the possibilities of a French return to glory at this summer’s tournament in Russia. Amongst the players left out for France are Alexandre Lacazette, Anthony Martial, Lucas Digne, Kingsley Coman, Aymeric Laporte, Dimitri Payet, Karim Benzema, Adrien Rabiot, and Wissam Ben Yedder. So ...