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At least 41 people have been killed and more than 80 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul. A Shia cultural organisation was the target but the Afghan Voice news agency was also hit. So-called Islamic State said it was behind the attack. The interior ministry told the BBC an explosion at the Shia centre was ...

REAL MADRID boss Zinedine Zidane has reportedly held talks with club president Florentino Perez about signing Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne. Real Madrid are looking at overhauling their squad at the end of the season, with Manchester City star De Bruyne supposedly a target. The Belgium international has been in devastating form so far this campaign, helping City open ...

THIBAUT COURTOIS’ representatives have told Real Madrid he is desperate to leave Chelsea for a move to the Bernabeu, according to Guillem Balague. Thibaut Courtois has been linked with a move away from Chelsea for months amid reports he wants to head back to Madrid. The 25-year-old spent three seasons on loan with Atletico Madrid and it has been claimed ...

The attacker talks about his early days in the national outfit as he anticipates another call-up Aston Villa winger Albert Adomah is eyeing a return to Ghana’s national set-up in light of an exceptional season at club level. The 30-year-old has been left in the wilderness since playing against Canada in a friendly fixture in 2015. He made his international ...

BARCELONA and Liverpool will sit down on January 3 to discuss a potential deal for Philippe Coutinho, according to reports. Barcelona are determined to lure Coutinho away from Liverpool when the transfer window reopens next month. Despite missing out on the Brazil international back in the summer, the 25-year-old is still wanted by Barca boss Ernesto Valverde. Coutinho’s sparkling form ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have failed with a £70million bid for Juventus star Paulo Dybala, according to reports. Manchester United are desperate to sign a striker to ease the pressure on Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku started the season in fine form but the Belgian’s performances have recently prompted concern among the Old Trafford hierarchy. Juventus hitman Dybala has emerged as a target with ...

George Weah, a favourite to become next Liberian president believes Didier Drogba can also serve his people by entering politics, “Follow the same path,” Weah passed (a message) to Drogba. It started with a tweet from ex-Ghanaian international, Anthony Baffoe, congratulating George Weah for his political strides after the just ended presidential runoff. Baffoe’s message quoted Nelson Mandela in part ...

James Howells says the driver is now buried deep below thousands of tonnes of rubbish on a landfill site in Newport An IT worker says he accidentally threw away a computer hard drive full of Bitcoin now worth more than £74 million. James Howells says the drive is now buried deep below thousands of tonnes of rubbish on a landfill ...

The South Korean government has become the latest to try and control the digital currency Bitcoin prices slumped dramatically today as the South Korean government announced new regulations to try and halt the wild speculation that is engulfing the cryptocurrency. South Korea is following in the footsteps of China and Vietnam; two countries which have already imposed measures to try ...

Yusuf Buhari, son of Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, has been flown to Germany for medical treatment local media sources are reporting. The presidency on Wednesday confirmed that Yusuf had been involved in a bike accident in the capital Abuja. He is said to have broken a limb and sustained a head injury. He had subsequently undergone surgery at an Abuja ...