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Carvalhal, 52, watched Swansea’s game at Liverpool on Boxing Day from the directors’ box and is in pole position to take charge Carlos Carvalhal has been named the new Swansea manager. Former Sheffield Wednesday boss Carvalhal was axed from Hillsborough on Christmas Eve but has since held successful talks with Swansea. Carvalhal, 52, even watched Swansea’s game at Liverpool on ...

The former Red Devils striker revealed details of a recent chat he had with the legendary Manchester United boss Dwight Yorke has revealed details of a conversation he had with Sir Alex Ferguson about Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese manager is the Red Devils’ third boss since Ferguson retired back in 2013, tasked with the job of turning ...

Togo on Thursday voted with the United States in Washington’s resolution to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. But at the end of the day, it was Togo, the United States and seven others against the motion whiles 128 other countries voted in favour of the motion rejecting the U.S. move. Out of the 35 countries that chose to ...

President Muhammadu Buhari spoke for the first time yesterday on the excruciating nationwide fuel scarcity, expressing his sympathy for Nigerians who are enduring weeks of needless queues at filling stations. In a statement personally signed by him and posted on his twitter handle, @Mbuhari #FuelScarcity, he said the development was regrettable. “I am being regularly briefed, especially on the Nigerian ...

A fresh round of protests kicked off in Togo on Wednesday as opposition supporters hit the streets with anti-government demonstrations in the capital Lome and other towns. A 14-member opposition coalition in the West African country continues its demands for the resignation of the incumbent president Faure Gnassingbe. Hundreds of people wearing red head bands and carrying placards marched the ...

The Reds love snapping players up from the Saints, but at a considerable south coast mark-up. So how much would they have saved if they’d have got in there first? Sometimes you just like shopping in certain places, so much so that you’ll keep going back there. And Liverpool like shopping at Southampton. They like it a LOT. On January 1, Virgil ...

Reports indicate that authorities in Ethiopia have restricted access to social media in the wake of renewed clashes that have led to deaths in the Oromia region. A popular news portal, Addis Standard, said access to regular internet was impossible in the affected areas which included the capital, Addis Ababa. According to the portal, the restriction “came amidst increasing reports ...

Recently retired army chief Constantino Chiwenga, who led a de facto coup last month that ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, was installed as Zimbabwe’s vice president in Harare on Thursday. Chiwenga, whose appearance on state television on Nov. 15 preceded armed soldiers taking to the streets, paving the way for Emmerson Mnangagwa to become president, is the latest in a ...

LIVERPOOL ace Jon Flanagan has been charged with common assault, police have confirmed. The 24-year-old has been charged in relation o an incident in Liverpool city centre on Friday night. A spokeswoman said: “Merseyside Police can confirm that Jonathan Patrick Flanagan, aged 24, from Cressington in Liverpool has been charged with Section 39 common assault following an incident on Duke ...

Tesla’s chief has pledged to make a pick-up truck as part of future plans for the electric vehicle-maker. Elon Musk made the promise on Twitter after asking his followers for suggestions about how the firm could improve. He said the open-backed truck would follow the Model Y – a yet-to-be detailed car, which is expected to be based on its ...