London braces for return of ex-Arsenal captain Aubameyang, who heads to Chelsea from Barca
Spanish outlet Relevo has confirmed that Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after verbally agreeing a fee with Barcelona. The Blues are in the market for an attacker, having lost Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner this summer. Moreover, the future of Christian Pulisic is also a...
Done deal: Man United land their man as Real Madrid’s Casemiro undergoes medical, ready to tango
Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro is set to undergo a medical on Friday ahead of his expected move to Manchester United on a long-term deal, according to reports. The Red Devils are said to be in advanced talks with Real Madrid after firming up their interest in Casemiro’s services over the...
Man United’s manager plans to strip Maguire of captaincy as questions raised about his ability
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag could be preparing to take a leaf out of his predecessor Ralf Rangnick’s book and drop club captain Harry Maguire. The former Leicester City man has endured a torrid time of it for the bulk of his Red Devils career, with constant question marks...
Unconvinced Cristiano Ronaldo feels manager Erik ten Hag’s style won’t raise Man United from slump
Wantaway Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly unconvinced by what he has seen from Erik ten Hag’s first few weeks in the Old Trafford hotseat. The Dutchman’s strict management style is thought to have gone down badly with some members of the Red Devils’ camp amid feelings that they...
Should Kenyans opt for mandatory voting to correct a system that is designed to deliver kakistocracies?
What are we supposed to do when the electoral system consistently yields terrible candidates? If you’ve noticed an eerie silence coming from the direction of Kenya, it’s because many of us are struggling to believe that what the news is telling us. William Samoei Ruto, former deputy president and International...
EPL transfers: Analysts say Arsenal manager Arteta is replicating Guardiola’s Man City script at Emirates
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta’s plan for the remaining weeks of the summer transfer window bears plenty of similarities to Pep Guardiola’s approach during his early years in charge of Manchester City. Arteta has worked tirelessly to improve his squad in the months since the end of the previous campaign, with...
English Premier League set for bizarre ‘crisis club derby’ as winless Liverpool faces Man United
Really, it’s Graeme Souness we feel sorry for. Just a day after he finally got his Men’s Game for Burly Men back it was once again cruelly snatched from him as Our League – our glorious league – was forced to endure the shameful sight of a dastardly foreign making...
Kenya: Presidential candidate terms poll result ‘null and void’ as BBC fact checkers say tally ‘not suspicious’
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has rejected the results of Kenya’s presidential election saying that the figures announced on Monday were “null and void”. According to the official results, Odinga narrowly lost to Deputy President William Ruto. Odinga accused the head of the electoral body of a “blatant disregard of...
Kenya comes to terms with veteran Raila Odinga losing presidential election for the fifth time
After a tumultuous political day in Kenya, the country on Tuesday began to come to terms with the reality of a new president-elect, William Ruto, a sharply divided electorate and uncertainty over how the election’s apparent loser would react to defeat in a nation pivotal for the economy and stability...
Kenya’s elections agency declares Ruto president-elect at event skipped by his boss President Kenyatta
Kenya Deputy President William Ruto will take over from President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced six days after the August 9 General Election. Mr Ruto polled 7,176141 or 50.9 per cent of people who voted and his closest rival Raila Odinga garnered 6,0942930 or 48.8...
