England manager Gareth Southgate named a youthful 23-man World Cup squad on Wednesday with several notable absentees. Experienced goalkeeper Joe Hart was left out of the squad for Russia, as was Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere who between them have been capped more than 100 times. Everton’s Jordan Pickford, one of three keepers selected, is expected […]
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth flew in by helicopter to London to meet Prince Louis, fifth-in-line to the British throne and the latest member of Britain’s royal family. Prince Louis, the third child of Prince William and his wife Kate, was born on April 23. On Tuesday, the queen, 92, arrived at Kensington Palace, William and Kate’s […]
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More than 100,000 households in England could be living in bed and breakfast accommodation and hostels by 2020 due to a critical housing shortage, a study showed on Thursday. The report by charity group Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JFR) said current trends indicated the crisis would get worse as local councils battled to […]
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Former Real Madrid and England coach Fabio Capello on Monday confirmed he has retired from football management and ruled himself out of the Italy coaching job. The 71-year-old Italian had been linked with the vacant Italy coaching job after leaving Jiangsu Suning of the Chinese Super League (CSL) last month. “I’ve already had some experience […]
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It has been revealed that London has become notorious as far as murder cases are concerned and it’s becoming more like New York City. The city of Big Ben and the tube overtook New York in murders for the first time in modern history as the British capital dealt with a surge in knife attacks. […]
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The indefinite suspension of transfer allegiance by the International Association of Athletics Federations has stopped British-born Nigerian high jumper Mike Edwards from representing the country at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The IAAF in February 2017 froze all new transfer of allegiance until the IAAF committee on athletes transfer could come up with a […]
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FIFA has overlooked Nigerian referees as it named six African officials for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In addition there will also be 10 assistant referees from Africa. The referees are Abid Medhi (Algeria), Diedhiou Malang (Senegal), Gassama Bakary (Guinea), Grisha Ghead (Egypt), Sikawe Janny (Zambia) and Tessema Bamlak (Ethiopia). The assistant referees are […]
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Manchester United Football Club has agreed to terminate Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s contract, as he is set to sign for LA Galaxy. Ibrahimovic posted on Instagram: “Great things also come to an end and it is time to move on after two fantastic seasons with Manchester United. “Thank you to the club, the fans, the team, the […]
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As part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will play a friendly game against the Three Lions of England at Wembley Stadium on June 2, 2018. England manager, Gareth Southgate sees Nigeria as an ideal team to play to prepare his charges for their group game against […]
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage on Monday, becoming Britain’s first reigning couple to mark a platinum wedding anniversary. The decades-spanning marriage of the Queen — the nation’s longest serving sovereign — has outlasted those of all prior British monarchs. The royal couple will not hold any public events but […]
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