WORLD

Iceland sealed a place in Russia with a 2-0 victory against Kosovo in Reykjavik, becoming the smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup finals. Heimir Hallgrimsson’s team knew a win against Group I’s bottom side would guarantee top spot and an automatic qualifying place, and Everton’s Gylfi Sigurdsson settled their nerves with a superbly taken goal five minutes ...

CHELSEA starlet Charly Musonda looks to have vented his frustrations on Instagram at not being given chances at Stamford Bridge. The 20-year-old has made just one league appearance for the Blues since joining from Anderlecht in 2012. The winger also started in Chelsea’s 5-1 win over Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup last month in which he scored his first ...

The winger will watch the games in Russia from home after yet another physical problem kept him out of his national side’s last qualifying game Gareth Bale is Wales. There is no denying the Real Madrid star’s importance to his national team. With Bale in the team, the Dragons are a side capable of reaching the semi-finals of major tournaments, ...

WASHINGTON ― The Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico expired Sunday night, and “it is not being extended at this time,” Department of Homeland Security spokesman David Lapan told HuffPost on Monday. DHS had temporarily waived the Jones Act ― an arguably outdated law that imposes exorbitant shipping costs on the U.S. island ― on Sept. 28. The waiver has ...

Barcelona will consider entering the race to sign Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann next summer, potentially scuppering Jose Mourinho’s transfer plans once again, according to reports. Griezmann agreed a new deal at Atletico this summer, following intense speculation that he would leave for Old Trafford. The Frenchman said it would have been a “dirty move” for him to leave given the ...

My earliest recollection of Liberia was the 1990 capture, torture and execution of its first native president Samuel Doe by rebel leader Prince Yormie Johnson. The grotesque episode; which was captured on video, showed Johnson presiding over the torture of Doe as he was maimed one extremity at a time. Prince Johnson later fled to Nigeria where he lived in ...

BARCELONA have made Atletico Madrid hitman Antoine Griezmann their No1 summer transfer target, according to reports. The Argentine ace has yet to sign a new contract with Barcelona and the Catalans will be growing anxious as the January transfer window approaches. Any player whose contract is due to expire in the summer of 2018 can agree to join a foreign ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have rejected a bid from Arsenal for Anthony Martial, according to reports. Manchester United have enjoyed a stunning start to the new season, with Martial showing significant signs of improvement from last term. Under Louis van Gaal, the France international took English football by storm, scoring 17 goals in his first season at the club. But, after Jose ...

DAVID DE GEA is the best goalkeeper in the world. That is according to his Manchester United team-mate Matteo Darmian. De Gea has conceded just two Premier League goals this season pulling off a number of fine saves and his heroics have vindicated United’s refusal to sell him to Real Madrid despite considering interest. United boss Jose Mourinho has spoken ...

JOSE MOURINHO has put himself on course for another club-versus-country clash with England coach Gareth Southgate, this time over striker Marcus Rashford. The Old Trafford manager does not want Manchester United starlet Rashford to be used in both of England’s final World Cup qualifiers this week. England face Slovenia at Wembley tomorrow at Wembley before travelling to Lithuania for their ...