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At least four United Nations peacekeepers and a Malian soldier have been killed in two separate attacks in northern Mali, according to officials. Friday’s attacks, which also left 21 other soldiers injured, took place while troops from the UN mission in the country, known as MINUSMA, were carrying out a joint operation with Malian forces near the border with Niger. ...

French President Emmanuel Macron starts his first tour of Africa on Monday. He is to visit Ghana, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire in an effort to revitalise France’s image on the continent. Macron’s advisers say he hopes to modernise France’s relations with Africa by emphasising business links, education and sport rather than development aid. Although Macron has pledged to increase ...

FLOYD MAYWEATHER has told Amir Khan his shameful attempt at a Bushtucker Trial in I’m a Celebrity has ruined the Brit’s chances of a potential blockbuster fight. Khan has made no secret of his desire to face Mayweather in the ring and only last month challenged the pound-for-pound great to end his retirement and fight him. The English boxer hasn’t ...

The world’s first “space nation” has taken flight. On November 12, Asgardia cemented its presence in outer space by launching the Asgardia-1 satellite. The “nanosat” — it is roughly the size of a loaf of bread — undertook a two-day journey from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, the United States, to the International Space Station (ISS). It contains 0.5 ...

JOSE MOURINHO says there is no risk in playing comeback star Marcos Rojo against Brighton tomorrow. Rojo made an outstanding return in the Champions League defeat to Basel in midweek after seven months out with ruptured knee ligaments. He played the full 90 minutes but with fellow centre backs Eric Bailly and Phil Jones ruled out by injury again tomorrow ...

Former Manchester City star Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for rape. The ex-Brazil international, alongside five others, were convicted in Italy this evening for the gang-rape of a 22-year-old Albanian woman. The now 33-year-old was found guilty of the offence which was committed in a Milanese disco in 2013, while he was on the books at ...

There’s a Manchester United midfielder currently enjoying increased game time in a team boasting nine straight victories. His side sit second in the league, four points off top spot, and have rattled up wins of 6-3, 5-0 and 4-0 as part of the run which is the envy of almost the entire continent. But Andreas Pereira is not contributing to ...

VICTOR LINDELOF insists he’s learning despite the horror start to his Manchester United career. Lindelof has struggled since arriving at Old Trafford from Benfica in a £30m deal. He played in the Super Cup against Real Madrid and was given the run around. He then had to wait over a month for his next appearances and made his Premier League ...

Cristiano Ronaldo did not know who Ousmane Dembele was when Barcelona signed him in the summer, and claims that he only joined the Catalan club to play with Lionel Messi. Dembele played one full season for Rennes in Ligue 1 after graduating from the club’s academy in 2015-16 before catching the eye of Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund. Thomas Tuchel, then ...

JOSE MOURINHO reportedly hopes that dropping Henrikh Mkhitaryan will revitalise his Manchester United career. Mkhitaryan has been left out of back-to-back match day squads – the 4-1 win over Newcastle at Old Trafford last Saturday and subsequently the 1-0 Champions League defeat away to Basel in midweek. Following a loss of form, the Armenian has failed to convince Mourinho that ...