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Mursi buried Mohamed Mursi’s son posted on his Facebook page on Tuesday, saying his father has been buried alongside other senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. The burial was attended by members of the family in Cairo’s Nasr City after authorities refused burial in Mursi’s home province of Sharqiya in the Nile Delta, Ahmed Mursi said. “We washed ...

A group of legends are returning to Stamford Bridge in a variety of roles as part of a root-and-branch shake-up in west London Claude Makelele will be given a prominent coaching post with the loan group at Chelsea as part of Petr Cech’s return to Stamford Bridge to take on a role similar to that of a technical director. Several sources close ...

Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani scored as Uruguay thrashed 10-man Ecuador 4-0 in their Group C Copa America opener. Nicolas Lodeiro opened the scoring early on before Uruguay made the most of their player advantage, as an Arturo Mina own goal completed the rout. Ecaudor’s Jose Quintero was sent off for an elbow on 24 minutes after the referee consulted ...

Inter Milan and Manchester United have agreed terms over a deal for Romelu Lukaku. The Belgium striker settled on a contract with Inter last month and now Sportmediaset says Inter have also struck an agreement over a fee with United. United want to sell Lukaku for €70m cash – and Inter are happy with the valuation. However, they’ve asked United ...

PSG supremo Nasser Al-Khelaifi has warned Neymar, Mbappe and rest of the squad ahead of next season ranting, “I won’t tolerate superstar behavior.” The Qatari owned club are reportedly not happy with transfer rumours swirling around duo Neymar and Mbappe and feels both owe the club not vice-versa. With Real Madrid and Barcelona watching on, Al-Khelaifi fired a warning to ...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has reportedly rejected a €170m switch to Juventus – but could revisit the situation next summer. According to The Mirror, which runs the story as an exclusive, Juve and Real Madrid were preparing £150m (€170m) bids for Salah. The newspaper assures the Egyptian will stay as ‘the timing is wrong’ for a departure now but warns he ...

The Glazershave stepped into Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba’s transfer plans to Real Madrid. Marca says United owners, the Glazer family, have informed agent Mino Raiola that Pogba is not for sale following reports that the French man is ready to force an exit by embarking on strike. Pogba has been heavily linked with moves to former club Juventus and ...

Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli has died aged 96. The Florence native directed stars including Elizabeth Taylor in the 1967 film Taming of the Shrew and Dame Judi Dench on stage in Romeo and Juliet. Italian media said Zeffirelli died after a long illness which had grown worse in recent months. The two-time Oscar nominee also served in the Italian ...

Australia battled back from 2-0 down to beat Brazil 3-2 in an extraordinary five-goal thriller and inflicted a first group-stage defeat on the South Americans in 24 years. The Matildas suffered a surprise loss to Italy in their opening game and their campaign looked in serious trouble when they trailed to a Marta penalty and Cristiane’s fourth strike in two ...

Thousands of fans stormed the streets of Toronto early Friday in a rowdy celebration of their hometown team’s first ever NBA championship. The Toronto Raptors clinched the win over Golden State Warriors 114-110 shortly before midnight local time, taking the best-of-seven series 4-2 and becoming the first team outside the United States to win the world’s premier basketball competition. Thousands of supporters ...