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Pastor Joel Osteen, whose televised sermons are seen by more than seven million viewers weekly, has been hit with criticism after he closed his Lakewood church due to the severe floods in Texas. Hurricane Harvey has dumped over 30 inches of rain throughout parts of southeast Texas since it made landfall Friday evening. In the wake of this natural disaster ...

Egypt Coach Hector Cuper has warned against expecting an easy tie against Uganda Cranes depending on previous meetings. The Pharaohs have an impregnable record against The Cranes and also won the most recent meeting, 1-0 in Gabon during the 2017 Africa Nations Cup. However, Cuper says football evolves every time and expects a very different opposition in Uganda when the ...

North Korea has fired a missile over northern Japan in a move Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an “unprecedented” threat to his country. The missile, launched early on Tuesday Korean time, flew over Hokkaido island before crashing into the sea. The UN Security Council is expected to hold an emergency meeting in response. North Korea has conducted a flurry ...

US President Donald Trump has lifted restrictions imposed by Barack Obama on the transfer of surplus military-style equipment to the police. An executive order provides police with items including bullet-proof helmets and armoured vehicles. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the aim was to enhance public safety. Mr Obama barred the military from handing over some types of military equipment to ...

CHELSEA were last night closing in on a £75 million double early transfer deadline day swoop. The Stamford Bridge club agreed a £35m fee with Arsenal for England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – and yesterday were moving towards a £40m deal for Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater. Oxlade-Chamberlain, currently with Gareth Southgate’s England squad as they prepare for Friday night’s World Cup ...

The Jamaican speedster got his hands on the Europa League and League Cup trophies before cheering on the Red Devils from the stands Retired sprint idol Usain Bolt was evidently delighted with his invitation to Old Trafford as he rubbed shoulders with Manchester United legends on Saturday. The Jamaican track star bowed out of athletics this month following the World ...

CHELSEA have agreed a £35million fee with Arsenal to sign Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who will have a medical at St George’s Park. Arsenal are ready to sell Oxlade-Chamberlain after he refused to sign an improved £180,000-a-week contract. The Blues look set to beat Liverpool to the England international, although the Reds have themselves today confirmed the signing of Naby Keita for ...

Africa’s World Cup qualifiers top scorer Farouk Miya believes Uganda have a real chance in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Cranes were drawn alongside Egypt, Ghana and Congo and they started the qualifiers well, collecting four points from their first two games despite not many giving them a chance. They drew with Ghana in Tamale before ...

KASPER SCHMEICHEL would be an ideal replacement for David de Gea at Manchester United if the Spaniard joined Real Madrid. That’s the view of pundit Garth Crooks. David de Gea has been continually linked with a switch to the Bernabeu but United have always rejected Madrid’s advances. However, many believe the Spain international will one day complete a move to ...

KYLIAN MBAPPE’s move to PSG has been all but confirmed after Stevan Jovetic was pictured wearing the teenager’s number 10 shirt at Monaco. Mbappe’s future has been one of the summer’s longest-running transfer stories, with Real Madrid and several Premier League clubs linked with a big-money move for the France forward. PSG, who have already spent £198m to bring Neymar ...