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Ronaldo told judge he would ‘like to go back’ to England

Cristiano Ronaldo told a judge he would like to return to England while revealing his frustration over an investigation into his tax returns, according to Spanish newspaper Cadena Ser. Ronaldo, who played for Manchester United between 2003 and 2009, appeared at magistrates court in a Madrid suburb on Monday to answer charges of tax evasion. And in a quote published by ...

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UEFA set to allow Man Utd and Real Madrid drink breaks during the Super Cup due to heat

MANCHESTER UNITED and Real Madrid will be allowed to stop for drink breaks during Tuesday night’s Super Cup if the heat in Skopje continues into the evening. Temperatures have rocketed across southern Europe thanks to a heatwave dubbed ‘Lucifer’, regularly taking the Macedonian capital above 40 degrees Celsius. It is forecast to be 36C when Jose Mourinho’s United side train ...

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SA minister accused of hitting a woman

South Africa’s Deputy Education Minister Mduduzi Manana has been accused of hitting a woman during a row at a nightclub. Mr Manana has not formally commented. However, in a recorded conversation, a person believed to be the minister can be heard admitting to slapping the alleged victim. The government has said it is aware of the assault accusation. South Africa ...

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Google employee anti-diversity memo causes row

A Google employee’s opinion criticising the firm’s diversity initiatives is causing a furore at the firm. In an internal memo, a male software engineer argued the lack of women in top tech jobs was due to biological differences between men and women. “We need to stop assuming that gender gaps imply sexism,” he wrote in the piece which was widely ...

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North Korea rejects “insincere” talk offer

South Korean authorities told the BBC that its foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha spoke to her North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho on Sunday on the sidelines of a forum in Manila. Tensions have escalated on the Korean peninsula in recent months amid repeated missile tests by the North. The UN Security Council voted on Saturday to impose fresh sanctions. South ...

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Massive Buddha statue is stolen from Botswana temple

A massive Buddha statue weighing about half a tonne has been stolen from a temple in the Botswana capital, Gaborone, police say. The Buddhist community in the city say they are devastated by the loss and have appealed for help to retrieve it. The bronze statue was donated by Thailand in 1996 and is 1.5m (5ft) tall and 1.2m wide. ...

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Wenger on Neymar to PSG: Anything possible when a country owns a club

Arsene Wenger has characterised Neymar’s €222 million move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain as “beyond rationality” and has blasted the deal as being a result of when “a country owns a football club.” Qatar Sports Investments became the majority shareholder of the Ligue 1 club in 2011 and has proceeded to make headlines for the exorbitant sums they’ve spent on ...

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Large fire rips through Dubai’s Torch Tower

A large fire has ripped through a residential skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates – for the second time in two years. Footage posted on social media showed flames spreading up the Torch Tower, and burning debris falling down. The authorities later said that civil defence workers “successfully evacuated” the building and the blaze was brought under control. ...

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