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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expects Alexis Sanchez to return to training on Tuesday after repeating his belief that the forward will stay at the club. Sanchez was set to report back for pre-season on Sunday after his summer break, but has stayed away because of illness. “He has flu, yes. I had him on text yesterday,” said Wenger after Saturday’s 5-2 win over Benfica. “There’s no development – he is staying, of course.” Enfermo ???????????????????? sick ???????????????????? A post shared by Alexis Sanchez (@alexis_officia1) on Jul 27, 2017 at 6:33pm PDT The striker posted a picture on Instagram on Friday…

Having a dig at China for doing very little to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapon test, President Donald Trump labelled past US leaders as ‘foolish’. Trump who stated that he was disappointed in China said the US have only allowed the Asian powerhouse to make billions in trade while it got little or nothing from China when it comes to North Korea. Writing on Twitter, he said “I am very disappointed in China. “Our foolish past leaders have allowed them to make hundreds of billions of dollars a year in trade, yet they do NOTHING for us with North Korea,…

At least two people have been killed and 17 injured in a crush at South Africa’s biggest stadium, football officials say. It took place during the Soweto derby between football clubs Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in Johannesburg. Orlando Pirates said the crush happened when people attempted to push their way through the gates into the 87,000-capacity FNB stadium. Authorities allowed the pre-season cup game to continue. READ: We must avoid a ‘Jose Mourinho season’ – Antonio Conte Public safety official Michael Sun said on Twitter that all gates at the stadium had been opened to ensure crowd control and…

Senator Ahmed Makarfi, leader of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has survived a car crash on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. Makarfi, Chairman of the caretaker committee of PDP, survived the crash in the early hours of Friday. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Dayo Adeyeye, explained that the vehicle conveying Makarfi was involved in a multiple collision with other vehicles on the expressway. He added that Senator Makarfi and all other occupants of his vehicle came out unhurt, assuring party members, and supporters that the Party’s caretaker committee chairman is well. Makarfi recently regain his leadership position…

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says that he must avoid “a Mourinho season” as the champions attempt to defend their Premier League title. Jose Mourinho won the league with Chelsea in 2015 but was sacked the next season with the club in 16th place. “Two years ago Chelsea finished 10th; that cannot happen again,” Conte said. READ: Arsenal close to £45m Lemar deal, Conte wants Oxlade-Chamberlin The last team to win back-to-back Premier League titles were Manchester United, who completed a hat-trick of successive wins in 2008-09. “We know the difficulty and for sure we want to avoid the Mourinho season…

Authorities in northeastern Nigeria say at least 14 people are dead after a suicide bombing blamed on the Boko Haram extremist group, AP reports. Bello Dambatta, head of the rapid response team for the State Emergency Agency, SEMA, said a female suicide bomber sneaked into a building late Friday in Dikwa, east of the city of Maiduguri, and detonated her explosives. Volunteers said at least two dozen others were wounded and had to wait until Saturday morning to be evacuated because of safety concerns and the lack of phone service. Meanwhile, three geologists abducted in an ambush attack Tuesday by…

A man suspected of killing his wife while on a cruise ship in the US state of Alaska did so because “she would not stop laughing” at him, a witness says. Kenneth Manzanares has been charged with the murder of his 39-year-old wife, whose body was found with severe head wounds in their cabin. He was detained after security agents found blood on his hands and clothes, court documents said. Mr Manzanares’ court-appointed public defender has not commented. The victim has been identified by US media as Kristy Manzanares, from Utah. A witness who entered the couple’s cabin before the…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Ahmed Makarfi, on Friday escaped death after a vehicle he was travelling in was involved in multiple collision along Abuja-Kaduna Highway. PDP spokesman, Dayo Adeyeye in a statement, said that Mr. Makarfi “and all other passengers in his vehicle came out unhurt.” He said, “This is to allay the fears of our Party members, teeming supporters and well wishers who heard of the accident and have been making frantic calls; as well as those who may stumble on half-baked information.”

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has directed Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff and Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, to relocate to Maiduguri, Borno state capital, with immediate effect. This directive came after an emergency meeting with some service chiefs on Thursday. The acting president said there was a need for them to be at the military command control centre in the hotbed of insurgency. Apart from Buratai and Abubakar, those who attended the meeting were Mansur Dan-Ali, minister of defence; Gabriel Olonisakin, chief of defence staff and Ekwe Ite-Ibas, chief of naval staff. Speaking with state house correspondents at…

Fresh facts have emerged on how the release of the six Igbonla Model College students was secured on Friday at Ajamkpa in Ese-Odo Local Government of Ondo State. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the governments of Ondo, Ogun, Delta and Lagos states began negotiations with the kidnappers 10 days ago when information came out that the students were kept at the creeks in the riverine communities of Ondo State. The students, Peter Jonah, Isiaq Rahmon, Adebayo George, Judah Agbausi, Pelumi Philips and Farouq Yusuf, were kidnapped from their state-owned school on May 25. The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, who…