Ex-Man United boss Mourinho said to be plotting to spirit Red Devils defender Eric Bailly to Roma Manchester United defender Eric Bailly is attracting interest from Jose Mourinho at Roma. But Bailly has told United he wants to fight for his place after Napoli enquired earlier in the window. However,...
Chelsea and Barcelona scrap for France stopper Jules Kounde’s signature as Sevilla targets huge profit
Jules Kounde has taken to Instagram to share a cryptic post about ‘achieving your dreams’ as Chelsea and Barcelona continue to scrap for his signature. The Sevilla centre-back is the subject of strong interest from both clubs, although the Blues are currently the highest bidders at £55 million. Once again,...
Cristiano Ronaldo: From hot cake to unwanted brand, iconic player may have overstayed his welcome
Cristiano Ronaldo is all about the mythology building. It’s explicit in that relentless demand for betterment and in the endless chase for records and trophies. This has always been a player who’s given the impression of having one eye on his legacy. He never just wanted to be the greatest....
Age just a number: Better remuneration, diet and lifestyle change makes playing past 30 years a new normal
One of the big anomalies of this summer’s transfer window has been the amount of money spent on what are perceived to be ‘older’ players. Whether it’s the reportedly boracic Barcelona dropping £40 million on the 33-year old Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi still plodding along for PSG at the ripe...
Doctors in US say President Biden may have contracted highly contagious variant of Covid
President Joe Biden may have contracted a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through the United States, and now has body aches and a sore throat since his positive test, according to an update from his doctor on Saturday. The variant, known as BA.5, is an offshoot of...
Black market arms traffickers said to be plotting divert Western weapon shipments to Ukraine
Criminal gangs are plotting to intercept Western weapons supplies sent to Ukraine to sell on the black market, a security source has claimed. Approximately £7 billion ($8.4 billion) of military aid has been sent to the country to help fight off the Russian invasion, including hi-tech British anti-tank rockets. Higher-grade...
We are fighting against two armies: Rwanda and Uganda – army commander says of situation in Congo
Aid officials in eastern the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they have limited funding to support recently displaced people and that insecurity has disrupted their operations. “For 2022, we appealed for 1.8 billion dollars, we received barely 20 per cent of this amount,” says Joseph Inganji, head of...
Aid agencies in eastern DR Congo overstretched as M23 and other rebel groups spring back to life
The return of a long dormant rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is overstretching an underfunded humanitarian relief operation and piling hardship onto communities that are already contending with dozens of other armed insurgencies. For several months, the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group has fought Congolese...
Reading University study says regular intake of B6 and B12 vitamins can treat depression, anxiety disorders
Everyone may feel anxious or sad at times. However, some people may experience life-disrupting levels of these emotions on a regular basis, developing into a mental health disorder that requires treatment. Researchers at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom studied how vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 may impact...
Senegal’s Sadio Mane win of African Player of Year cements his credentials as a national icon
After an exceptional season, the writing was on the wall that Sadio Mané was going to win the African Player of the Year award, his second in history. And on Thursday he did. Mané is more of a national symbol for the Senegalese whom he led to their first African...
