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Kylian Mbappe has described his club Paris St-Germain as a “divisive team”, amid a contract standoff between the player and the French Ligue 1 champions. Relations between PSG and Mbappe soured last month after the French forward said he would not renew his contract, which expires at the end of next season, meaning he can leave for free in June 2024. If he runs down his contract, PSG would be unable to recoup any of the 180 million euros ($197 million) they spent to sign him. PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has said they will not let him go for free.…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) has refuted claims of a raid on its office by officers of the Department of State Services (DSS). Terrorists set to attack worship centres during Eid-el-Kabir – DSS Online news medium SaharaReporters, in one of its publications, reported a raid on the office of the ICPC by men of the DSS, where documents incriminating President Bola Tinubu were retrieved. According to the statement released by the commission via its verified Twitter handle, “While the Commission does not dispute the role of the media to inform the public, it is however deeply…

Spanish keeper David de Gea says he is leaving Manchester United this summer, saying “it’s the right time to undertake a new challenge”. The 32-year-old was a free agent as his contract at the Old Trafford club had come to an end last month. De Gea has been at United for 12 years and played in 545 games. “I just wanted to send this farewell message to all Manchester United supporters,” he wrote in a social media post. De Gea started his career at Atletico Madrid but joined United for £18.9 million in 2011. De Gea, Thiago Alcantara left out…

Volodymyr Zelensky has posted a video of himself visiting an island that became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance as the war enters its 500th day. As the war reaches its 500th day, Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of himself visiting an island that has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. At the commencement of the conflict, Ukrainian forces guarding Snake Island resisted a Russian warship’s order to surrender. Russia took the Black Sea island, which Ukraine eventually regained. In a video, Ukraine’s president described it as a “victory place” that would never be retaken. In the undated clip, posted on…

Two police officers and four attackers were killed when gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a police station in Iran’s restive southeast on Saturday, Iranian state television reported. The suicide bomb attack occurred in Zahedan, capital of Sistan-Baluchistan province, scene of some of the bloodiest protests during a wave of nationwide unrest last year triggered by the death of a young Kurdish woman in the custody of the morality police. Suicide bomber kills nine Pakistani policemen State television said “all four terrorists” and two policemen had died in the raid. A police spokesman said three attackers had died, according to different…

Hundreds of football players from all around the globe will take the pitch on Saturday to compete in the Homeless globe Cup, an international competition conducted this year in California for those who do not have permanent housing or are in rehab centres. The Homeless World Cup Foundation organised the 40-team event, which will take place from July 8 to 15 at the University of California, Sacramento. According to the foundation, it has over 100,000 participants in partner leagues throughout the world. In Sacramento, around 500 of those players will compete. “Soccer is a unifying force; it’s incredibly powerful, and…

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the posting of Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Bankole Sikiru, to Head the INTERPOL National Crime Bureau (NCB), Force Criminal Investigations Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja. The posting follows his recent promotion to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police. CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force PRO, revealed this in a statement. The posting is with immediate effect. The new Head of the INTERPOL NCB, AIG Bankole, was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1990. He holds a Degree in Law and is a…

Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is touring his father’s native Cameroon for the first time this week as doubts swirl over his future at the French club. Excited fans gathered at the airport in the capital, Yaoundé, where the 24-year-old star touched down on Thursday for a three-day tour of the central African nation. “It is an honour for me to be here, to be in the country of my origin, to be with my family, and to see the people out there. They have shown me some love,” Mbappe said on Friday after meeting Cameroon’s Prime Minister Joseph Dion…

UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) has cleared the way for several teams to compete in next season’s competitions after Europe’s soccer governing body relaxed its rules on multi-club ownership, it said on Friday. Aston Villa and Vitoria Sport Clube, Brighton & Hove Albion and Royal Union Saint-Gilloise, plus AC Milan and Toulouse, had proceedings opened against them due to a potential conflict with the multi-club ownership rule. Milan and Toulouse are majority owned by RedBird Capital Partners, while Aston Villa owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens have a stake in Vitoria. Brighton owner Tony Bloom has a stake in…

Arsenal defender William Saliba has signed a new four-year deal until 2027. The 22-year-old French centre-back became a key player for the Gunners last season after making his first-team debut in August. He played 33 games, 27 in the Premier League, and scored three goals in all competitions. The Gunners spent much of the season at the top of the table before losing out to eventual champions Manchester City. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said: “To have William extend his contract with us was something we have wanted to do for a long time. William proved last season just how good…