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The 27-year-old has suggested the former Manchester United defender has taken a cheap shot at the Gunners following their latest setback Granit Xhaka has said that claims Arsenal are mentally weak – such as those made by Patrice Evra, who branded them “babies” – are “bullsh*t”. The Arsenal captain was speaking in the wake of a 1-0 away loss against Sheffield United, in ...

Nigeria’s government is under pressure to take urgent action against schools that are abusing children in the name of religion. Over the last one month, police have conducted three raids on Islamic schools in the northern part of the country, where men and boys were chained to walls, molested and beaten, according to police sources. The total number of people ...

The Spurs boss was expected to push for further reinforcements in the New Year, but he is forecasting little movement in and out of north London Mauricio Pochettino is predicting a quiet January transfer window for Tottenham despite the intense speculation regarding possible comings and goings in north London. Spurs have endured a difficult start to the 2019-20 campaign, with various reasons ...

At night the women on the Maasai Steppe are busy with their harvest. One by one hives stored in the branches of the trees are lowered to the ground and the honeycomb carefully removed. The hives are then again restored high up in the canopy. The Steppe itself is massive stretching from the Usambara to the Great Rift Valley across ...

South Africans are bracing themselves for yet another bout of power cuts after the power utility company Eskom on Thursday announced a second day of load-shedding citing a number of generating units still out of service. A day earlier Eskom imposed its first power cuts in around seven months, highlighting the challenge facing President Cyril Ramaphosa in rescuing the state ...

Being a good ball player is becoming an increasingly sought-after trait when clubs are in the market for a new shot-stopper Manchester United back-up goalkeeper Sergio Romero is as good with the ball at his feet as Ederson and Alisson, according to former England number one David James. The Argentine is set to start Sunday’s Premier League clash against leaders Liverpool after David de Gea limped ...

The Barcelona superstar suffered an agonising Champions League exit at the hands of Liverpool last season, with a Dutch centre-half catching his eye Lionel Messi has faced plenty of talented defenders during his time at Barcelona, but Liverpool centre-half Virgil van Dijk has earned special praise from the five-time Ballon d’Or winner as they prepare to do battle for the 2019 award. The Netherlands international ...

With 2020 approaching, Goal has decided to pick out the best players to have represented the Reds over the past 10 years #1 GK: Alisson Becker This was not a difficult choice. Alisson Becker may only have been at Liverpool for 15 months but he is undoubtedly the best goalkeeper to have represented the club in the last decade – and beyond. Calm, ...

Manchester United have an injury crisis ahead of their clash against Liverpool on Sunday as they currently have 12 players battling injuries. David De Gea was the latest of the lot to suffer an injury after going out of Spain’s clash against Sweden with a muscle injury. Liverpool, however, are enjoying different fortunes with Alisson, Joel Matip and Mohamed Salah all fit ...

Boxer Patrick Day has died aged 27 – four days after suffering a brain injury in a fight against Charles Conwell. The American was put into a coma on Saturday after he was knocked out in the 10th round of his super welterweight bout in Chicago. Promoter Lou DiBella confirmed Day had died on Wednesday “surrounded by his family, close friends and ...