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US President Donald Trump pledged stronger support for Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram jihadists Monday, while demanding greater trade access to Africa’s largest economy. After a meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, the first leader from sub-Saharan Africa invited by Trump to the White House, Trump said he was prepared to sell helicopters to the oil-rich country in addition to ...

West Ham’s Andy Carroll was sent home from training yesterday following a furious bust-up with manager David Moyes, Sky Sports News understands. The striker was clearly frustrated during Sunday’s home defeat to Manchester City, remaining on the bench as an unused substitute before disappearing down the tunnel towards the end of the match. In his post-match interview, Moyes promised to ...

Roma head coach Eusebio Di Francesco says there are “rotten apples” within all football club fanbases and insists the Italian side are “united against all forms of violence”. Liverpool held an extraordinary meeting with their Italian counterparts last Friday after Reds supporter Sean Cox was left in a critical condition after he was attacked by a group of Roma fans ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly confident of striking an agreement with Barcelona for Samuel Umtiti in the coming weeks. Jose Mourinho is already making plans for his summer overhaul with the transfer window fast approaching. One area the Portuguese boss is keen to strengthen is central defence and Barcelona centre-back Umtiti remains at the top of his wishlist. Umtiti’s future at ...

LIVERPOOL coach Zeljko Buvac will reportedly succeed Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. The Frenchman will leave the Emirates this summer after 22 impressive years in north London. Wenger, 68, appears to have been forced out, with the Gunners keen to freshen things up at the end of the season. Numerous managers have been tipped to replace Wenger, with Juventus’ Max Allegri, ...

Roberto Mancini has reached an agreement to become the next Italy coach, according to Sky in Italy. The Zenit St Petersburg manager met with the Italian FA sub-commissioner Alessandro Costacurta and team director Gabriele Oriali in Rome on Monday evening. Mancini, the former Manchester City manager, is expected to take over the national job after the final round of Russian ...

A remote radio tower near Mount Burr in South Australia has attracted millions of ladybugs for reasons no one seems to understand. The unusual sight was recently reported by wildlife photographer Steve Chapple, who posted several photos and a video of it on his Facebook page. Contacted by ABC News Australia, Mr Chapple said that he was told by a ...

Samsung announced on April 30 that it’s releasing both 128GB and 256GB versions of its Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus in the US. Preorders open May 1st on Samsung.com with the devices actually coming out on May 18th. (They’ll only be for sale through the company’s website.) The new storage options will be available in all three of the phones’ ...

A journalist in Zimbabwe has tweeted that Zimbabwe’s government will charge as much as $50,000 (£36,000) for licences to grow cannabis. The government announced this weekend that individuals and businesses would be able to apply for licences to cultivate cannabis for medicinal or scientific use. Zimbabwe the second African country to legalise growing cannabis after Lesotho did so last year. ...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has convinced North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, a source tells CNN. Moon and Kim met at the same location in Panmunjom last Friday, a historically significant event that was televised worldwide and led to an agreement ...