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Manchester United has confirmed reports that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been sacked following the humiliating 4-1 defeat to Watford on Saturday. The club said Michael Carrick will take over prior appointing an interim manager to the end of the season. “Manchester United announces that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has left his role as manager,” a statement on the club’s website reads. “Ole will always be a legend at Manchester United and it is with regret that we have reached this difficult decision. While the past few weeks have been disappointing, they should not obscure all the work he has done over…

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has reportedly appeared as a guest at a tennis tournament in Beijing, according to state media footage. State-affiliated media posted a clip said to be of Peng on Twitter, the latest to appear to show her. Governments, tennis officials and players have voiced concerns about her wellbeing. Two weeks ago, she made sexual assault allegations against a former China vice-premier. Since then she has not been in direct contact with the Women’s Tennis Association. A clip published on Sunday by the editor of the Global Times – a Chinese state-affiliated media organisation – said she…

Sudan’s ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is to be reinstated, after being placed under house arrest during a military coup last month. All political detainees will be released as part of a new agreement between the military, civilian leaders and ex-rebel groups, mediators said. On 25 October, Sudan’s military had declared a state of emergency and dissolved the civilian leadership. It sparked weeks of mass protests in which at least 40 people have died. The deal was reached late on Saturday night, and is to be signed into action on Sunday, the head of Sudan’s Umma Party, Fadlallah Burma Nasir,…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over N6 trillion in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2000 and 2019, as documented in the recent Forensic Audit Report on NDDC.” In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1360/2021 filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, SERAP is seeking “an order of mandamus to direct and compel President Buhari to publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over N6trn in the running of the…

Popular Afrobeats star David Adeleke, aka Davido, has pledged to give away 250m Nigerian Naira ($608,000; £450,000) to orphanages in Nigeria after fans sent him about 200m Naira last week. Earlier this week, Davido had asked his fans to send him money as a gesture of kindness for all his hit songs so far. He posted his Wema bank account details on social media. The account was credited with over 60m Naira in the next one hour. The artiste was able to garner about 200m after 24 hours. According to him, the appeal had been made in a “playful manner”,…

Former Ekiti Governorship aspirant, Senator Gbenga Aluko has died at the age of 58. Reports say that the Ode-Ekiti born politician slumped in his office on Saturday evening in Abuja. His demise was disclosed by Television Continental (TVC). He was said to have been rushed to the hospital after he collapsed where he unfortunately eventually passed on. According to a source who spoke to Radio Nigeria, he was neither sick nor exhibited any symptom of sickness before his death. He was the son of popular late economist, Professor Sam Aluko. Aluko in 2018 contested the governorship ticket on the platform…

Lionel Messi scored his first goal in Ligue 1 as 10-man Paris St-Germain moved 13 points clear at the top with a late rally to beat Nantes. Messi curled home left-footed from 20 yards three minutes from time. Kylian Mbappe had given PSG an early lead but the hosts were reduced to 10 men when goalkeeper Keylor Navas raced from his box to foul Ludovic Blas. Nantes levelled via Randal Kolo Muani’s backheel but Dennis Appiah’s freak own goal and Messi’s measured shot won it. The victory was Les Parisiens’ 12th in 14 league games and it looked set to…

New Barcelona manager Xavi celebrated his first game in charge at the Nou Camp with a slim derby victory over Espanyol in La Liga. Although the home fans were able to claim bragging rights over their city rivals, the visitors could easily have won the game having wasted numerous chances in the second half. Xavi eventually saw his side take the lead seconds after the restart through a Memphis Depay penalty. The win puts Barca sixth on the table. Xavi, who played 767 games and won 25 titles with the Catalan giants in his 17 years in the first team,…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been relieved of his duties as Manchester United’s manager. After coming to take the job as the head manager in 2018, Ole did make some considerable progress with the squad but he didn’t win any important silverware. The latest development is yet to be confirmed by the club officially. Popular football pundit, Fabrizio Romano revealed this via Twitter on Sunday morning. He wrote: “Manchester United board decision to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjær has been also approved by Glazer. It’s over. #MUFC” “Official statement in place, mutual agreement reached to respect Ole and part ways.” “Fletcher-Carrick now…

Liverpool ended Arsenal’s 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions with a devastatingly routine victory at Anfield. Sadio Mane grabbed the opener when he headed in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick in the first half. Diogo Jota took advantage of a Nuno Tavares mistake to roll into an empty net before Mohamed Salah slotted home a Mane cross for the third. Right-back Alexander-Arnold was the provider again when he teed up Japanese substitute Takumi Minamino to make it 4-0 with his first touch, just 48 seconds after coming on. Victory for Liverpool sees them jump up to second in the Premier League, while…