Man City boss Guardiola tears into ambivalent players, brittle fans for lacking hunger to win
Pep Guardiola turned the heat on his players and fans despite a dramatic 4-2 comeback victory over Spurs. The Manchester City boss believes his team have gone soft after winning four of the last five titles and said he needs his home support back as well. The reigning champions got...
Ex-Man United midfielder lays bare ‘primitivity’ at Old Trafford, says Glazers’ reign is anarchic
Jesse Lingard slammed Manchester United for falling behind their rivals in the standard of their facilities and on social media. Lingard left Old Trafford last summer after 11 years at the club, joining Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis. And he has not held back from criticising the club in...
Ex-Man United ace Jesse Lingard opens up on how struggle with alcohol, mum’s depression affected his game
Jesse Lingard has revealed how he “was drinking to try to take the pain away” as his Manchester United career fell apart and he battled mental demons. The England international footballer has opened up on how the pressure to perform, abuse from fans, and his mother’s struggle with depression totally...
UN peacekeepers eastern DR Congo stumble on mass graves containing 42 bodies in Ituri province
A MONUSCO patrol in the wake of attacks by militia group CODECO in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Ituri province found mass graves containing 42 bodies. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for United Nations (UN) secretary general Antonio Guterres, said there were 12 women and six children in the 42 body...
Crystal Palace Olise’s stunning stoppage time free-kick a was a welcome twist Man United rebuild
If you’re feeling a strange pang in your stomach, a shiver down your spine or bile in the back of your throat while watching Manchester United these days, you are not alone. They’re feelings that arrive upon a realisation that is the antithesis of everything you were told by your...
Guantanamo: While Trump vowed ‘we gonna load it up with some bad dudes’ there’s slim hope Biden will close it
All told, although President Barack Obama’s administration poured far more energy into the effort to close Gitmo than his predecessor George W. Bush’s administration had, Obama failed during his terms in office to do so. In his last year, Obama continued to push hard with the rallying cry, “Let’s go...
Guantanamo Bay: Will America’s forever prison finally close on President Joe Biden’s watch?
As of December 8, 2022, Guantánamo Bay detention facility – a prison offshore of American justice and built for those detained in this country’s never-ending Global War on Terror – has been open for nearly 21 years (or, to be precise, 7,627 days). Thirteen years ago, I published a book,...
Glimmer of hope in DRC as M23 rebels agree to orderly withdrawal, respect ‘strict ceasefire’ in North Kivu
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel group M23 has, according to the East African Community (EAC), agreed to an orderly withdrawal and respect “a strict ceasefire” in North Kivu province in the east of the central African nation. A statement by EAC released on Monday says M23 leaders further agreed to...
Scramble for minerals, markets by foreign firms is forcing US to recalibrate security strategy in Africa
“The US has recalibrated its approach. We will not only seek to empower the African continent in the field of security, development and governance, but we will also strive to help them address the drivers of instability and conflict to meet the ambition and promise of Africa.” This is according...
India’s caste barrier: Some premier institutions are admitting more students from marginalised groups
Some premier institutes in India are doing a little better when it comes to access to education for all castes. At the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, a group of 38 labs, 18 per cent of researchers (combining senior staff grades) were Dalits and 4 per cent Adivasis, according...
