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The Brazilian legend was quick to pay tribute to the Juventus star’s international milestone Brazil great Pele has congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo for surpassing a century of international goals for Portugal. The 36-year-old scored in either half of his country’s 2-0 win over Sweden in the Nations League on Tuesday to bring his tally on the international stage up to 101. ...

The Red Devils legend wants to see the potential of a player he works with in the Wales national team set-up handled with care Ryan Giggs is hoping to see Dylan Levitt and Manchester United make the right call when it comes to the teenager’s future, with a loan move being mooted for the highly-rated midfielder. At 19 years of ...

Barcelona have contacted Arsenal over a potential move for Spain defender Hector Bellerin. (Sport – in Spanish) French champions Paris St-Germain also want to sign right-back Bellerin and have made contact with the 25-year-old’s representatives. (Independent) Rennes have confirmed they are in talks with Chelsea over a deal for Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, 28. (Goal) Real Madrid are willing to ...

Renowned pollster, Ben Ephson has cautioned former president John Dramani Mahama who is seeking re-election on the ticket of the NDC and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the risks posed to their respective parties in engaging in public rebuttals. His comments follow recent string of unsavoury political statements on ethnic lines made by John Mahama and a subsequent reply from president Akufo-Addo. John ...

Europe’s largest migrant camp, Moria, has been “completely destroyed” after massive fires broke out early Wednesday at the overcrowded site on Greece’s Lesbos island, according to an eyewitness. Firefighters are trying to contain the fire at the refugee camp, home to an estimated 13,000 people, more than six times its maximum capacity of 2,200 people. There are no reports of injuries ...

Drug giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had paused global trials of its coronavirus vaccine because of an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers. It’s a standard precaution in vaccine trials that is meant to ensure experimental vaccines don’t cause serious reactions among participants. “As part of the ongoing randomized, controlled global trials of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine, our standard ...

Novak Djokovic has apologised for hitting a line judge with a ball at the US Open, saying he is “extremely sorry for creating her such stress”. World number one Djokovic, 33, was disqualified from his fourth-round match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta because of the incident. The Serb took a ball out of his pocket and hit it behind him, ...

US President Donald Trump has told people in the state of North Carolina to vote twice in November’s election, despite this being illegal. Mr Trump suggested voters send a postal vote and then vote in person in order to test the system. The president has frequently made false claims that postal votes are vulnerable to significant electoral fraud. “Let them ...

At a roundtable event in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, President Donald Trump answered for a pair Black pastors in the room when they were asked whether they think police violence is a systemic issue. The two pastors were James Ward and Sharon Ward, who said they were pastors for Julia Jackson, the mother of Jacob Blake. Blake, a Black man, ...

Van de Beek completes Man Utd medical Donny van de Beek has completed a medical at Manchester United, according to Sky Sports. The 23-year-old is set to move to Old Trafford from Ajax, joining the Premier League club for a £40 million ($53) fee. Van de Beek had his medical while with the Netherlands national team ahead of their Nations League games against Poland and Italy. Kolasinac wants Schalke return Arsenal left-back Sead ...