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Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma has denounced any unconstitutional take over of government in Zimbabwe. Zuma who is the chair of the regional body SADC said the body stands ready to assist in the political impasse currently gripping the country. “Presidency has called for calm and restraint and has expressed hope that developments in Zimbabwe would not lead to unconstitutional ...

BARCELONA star Lionel Messi has risked damaging the club’s hopes of signing Antoine Griezmann with a transfer demand, according to reports. Barcelona appear to be in pole position to sign Griezmann from Atletico Madrid at the end of the season. The France international was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer – but ended up sticking ...

Harare – Political tensions are high in Zimbabwe after fears of an attempted coup, which was denied by the military, against President Robert Mugabe‘s government. Zimbabwe’s army seized the headquarters of the state broadcaster ZBC in the capital Harare and blocked off access to government offices early on Wednesday. An army spokesperson confirmed the safety of the country’s 93-year-old leader – ...

ROBERT Mugabe has been removed from power and placed under house arrest with his family in what has been described as a “bloodless transition” as the military continues to deny reports of a coup. Robert Mugabe has been removed from power and his former vice president installed as an interim president Zimbabwe’s military officials continue to deny reports of a ...

Lars Stindl struck in stoppage time as world champions Germany extended their unbeaten run to 21 matches by drawing with France in a friendly. Brilliant footwork from Manchester United forward Anthony Martial allowed Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette to tap in the opener for France. Timo Werner turned home Mesut Ozil’s pass before Lacazette’s clinical strike restored France’s lead. However, substitute Stindl ...

As tensions continue to rise between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon over what is being dubbed a new proxy war between the Gulf Kingdom and Shia rival Iran, authorities are having to remove banners of Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Why? They are being burned. The resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on November 4 over what he said ...

A total of 622,117 tickets were successfully allocated (subject to payment) upon conclusion of the first window of sales phase 1 on 12 October 2017. Some 3,496,204 tickets had initially been requested with many ticket products and matches being heavily oversubscribed, requiring the allocation of tickets through a random selection draw process carried out in the presence of a public ...

NEYMAR had an hour-long meeting with PSG boss Unai Emery to discuss his problems since his transfer, according to Guillem Balague. The Brazilian, 25, quit Barcelona to complete a £200million move to PSG this summer – although it’s since emerged he’s not settled in in Paris. He admitted to Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi that he had his regrets but ...

CRISTIANO RONALDO has told Real Madrid he wants to leave next summer after another fall-out at the Bernabeu. Ronaldo, 32, threatened to leave last summer in the wake of his tax scandal but relations were smoothed. He admitted in court he wanted to return to England but Manchester United were not keen on bringing him back. But Ronaldo has reportedly ...

Missouri is launching an investigation into whether Google has broken its consumer protection and antitrust laws. In a statement, the state’s attorney general, Josh Hawley, said that his office has issued a subpoena to the search giant earlier on Monday. The investigation will seek to determine if Google has violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act — its principal consumer-protection law — and ...