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Nairobi – Kenyan police fired teargas at opposition protesters who burned tyres and lobbed stones, a day after their leader Raila Odinga announced his withdrawal from the presidential race, plunging the country into uncharted waters. As poll officials mulled their next move, opinions were split on what the veteran opposition leader’s move could mean for a dramatic election saga that ...

ARSENAL have announced Calum Chambers has signed a two-year contract extension until 2021. Chambers joined Arsenal from Southampton for around £16million in summer 2014 and made an instant impact which led to him making his debut for England against Norway. But he lost his place in the team and last season was sent on loan to Middlesbrough, where he made ...

PANAMA battled through to the 2018 World Cup in hugely controversial circumstances last night – after scoring a goal that never went in. Panama scraped to a 2-1 win over Costa Rica as the USA missed out on qualification for the first time since 1986 The US started the night in third qualifying place but ended up fifth after losing ...

TWO RAF jets have been scrambled to deal with an incident over the Channel. The Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Coningsby at around 1.50pm this afternoon. AirLive reports the jets were sent to deal with a French aircraft over the Channel. The flight monitoring website said: “The two Typhons were scrambled from RAF Coningsby airbase to intercept a French ...

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli praised the “incredible” Lionel Messi, challenging his team to reach the star’s level when they face Ecuador. Sampaoli’s men need a win in the World Cup qualifier in Quito on Tuesday as they look to salvage a place at Russia 2018. Argentina 4/11 to beat Ecuador Messi has scored four goals in nine qualifiers this campaign, ...

Harare – Zimbabwe’s ex-freedom fighters have reportedly described President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace as being “misguided”, following attacks on Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The Mugabes recently launched scathing attacks on Mnangagwa, accusing him of fanning factionalism within the ruling Zanu-PF party, said reports. First to fire a salvo at Mnangagwa in front of thousands of party loyalists who ...

New York – The UN Security Council on Tuesday urged Libyans, divided with rival governments and beset by violence, to work together ahead of hoped-for elections. The 15-member council gave its full support to a plan by the new UN envoy Ghassan Salame for legislative and presidential ballots by July next year. It “strongly urges all Libyans to work together ...

Floyd Mayweather got into a shouting match with a heckler on the streets of NYC on Monday night — after the fan accused Floyd of running from Gennady Golovkin. Oh, and the video ends with Floyd’s bodyguard threatening to choke a dude out. Good stuff!!! It all started after Floyd and his TMT squad left the Knicks game at MSG ...

Monrovia – Vote counting continued across Liberia on Wednesday following presidential elections that are likely to go to a runoff with 20 candidates contesting, local media and observers say. Ex-soccer star George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai are leading, according to unofficial results reported by the state-run Liberia Broadcasting System. “There is a likelihood that there will be a ...

Nairobi – A Kenya police official says four people with gunshot wounds have been admitted to hospitals in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu county, where police used live ammunition to disperse protesters demanding reforms to the electoral commission ahead of a fresh election. The official says the four were wounded in a clash between protesters and police near Kondele slum ...