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The Ballon d’Or will be awarded tonight with Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk among the favourites. Lionel Messi has reportedly already been told that he will win the Ballon d’Or at a meeting in Barcelona. The Argentine forward is among the favourites to win the gong with Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk also in contention following a superb season ...

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would like to sign Borussia Dortmund and West Ham stars Jadon Sancho and Declan Rice when the transfer window reopens in January. Manchester United are hopeful of bringing in Jadon Sancho and Declan Rice when the transfer window reopens in January, reports say. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admires the duo and, with his side struggling, ...

Anthony Joshua’s training for the Andy Ruiz rematch was hindered after he was badly hurt in sparring. Anthony Joshua was hurt during sparring while training for his rematch with Andy Ruiz, according to reports. Joshua will fight Ruiz for the second time in Saudi Arabia on Saturday having been beaten by the Mexico in June. It was Joshua’s first professional ...

A star striker on the books at PSG has been linked with a possible move to Anfield and Stephen Warnock believes a stunning coup could be achieved Kylian Mbappe to Liverpool is plausible, says Stephen Warnock, with the only concern regarding a stunning transfer coup being the French forward’s desire to win the Ballon d’Or. A raid from Anfield on ...

The Red Devils have got off to a terrible start in the Premier League, leading to questions over the manager’s position but he remains safe in his job Manchester United have no plans to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and will only consider taking action if the situation becomes ‘catastrophic’. United have just four Premier League wins in 14 matches this ...

Lionel Messi scored in his 700th match for Barcelona and also set up goals for Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann as the Catalans beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Wednesday. The win for Barca ensured that they sealed a spot in the Champions League knockout stages as Group F winners. Messi set up Suarez to put Barca ahead at a packed ...

Black Friday is almost upon us and this year many retailers have extended their deals for the whole week. And hot on its heels will be Cyber Monday, a phrase coined back in 2005 when online shopping needed promotion, but is increasingly becoming less relevant. There will be bargains to be had but shoppers need to keep their wits about ...

The United Nations has underlined its unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people in their ongoing struggle to achieve self-determination, independence and sovereignty. Senior officials joined ambassadors and other representatives from the international community in New York on Wednesday to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, officially observed each year on 29 November. Established in 1977, it marks ...

Ernest Bai Koroma has arrived in Namibia to lead the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM). The Mission comprises 40 Short Term Observers (STOs) representing various Member States of the African Union (AU), deployed since 21 November 2019. The delegation consists of members from the African Union Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC), Pan-African Parliament (PAP), African Election Management Bodies, Civil Society ...

A submarine loaded with more than 2,000kg (4,409lb) of cocaine has been seized in Spain, police sources say. They say two people were held after the vessel ran aground off Galicia’s coast in the north-west. A third person fled. They all are said to be from Ecuador. Spanish media report that the submarine was from Colombia and police are trying ...