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Lingard Finding Form After Cutting Down On Social Media

January 6, 2020 5:05 pm

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Jesse Lingard is starting to regain his form after toning down his social media activity.

The 27-year-old England international, who had been a prolific user of social media, was criticised after he posted a crude video on Snapchat last June, for which he was disciplined by the club.

Lingard did not score a Premier League goal or register an assist in 2019 and has managed just two goals in the last 12 months in all competitions.

However, his manager, speaking ahead of United’s League Cup semi-final first leg against Manchester City on Tuesday, …

Philippines President Takes Action After Death Of Soleiman

January 5, 2020 2:15 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday directed the country’s military to prepare to evacuate thousands of Filipinos in Iran and Iraq if hostilities escalate in the Middle East.

Duterte issued the directive during an emergency meeting with defence, military and police officials, said Arsenio Andolong, spokesman for the Department of National Defence.

“The sole agenda was how to ensure the safety of our countrymen in the Middle East, especially those in Iraq and Iran as the tension between the United States and Iran rises,” Andolong said in a statement.

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Ihedioha Renames Zuma Road Owerri After Mbazuluike Amaechi

December 31, 2019 5:21 am

Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo on Monday renamed Jacob Zuma Road in Owerri after First Republic parliamentarian and minister, Chief Mbazuluike Amaechi.

A statement issued in Owerri by Mr Chibuike Onyeukwu, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, stated that Ihedioha announced the re-christening at an occasion to mark Amaechi’s 90th birthday in Owerri.

You would recall that the naming of the dual carriage way after the former South African president by former Gov. Rochas Okorocha attracted public opprobrium against the administration.

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In a speech, Ihedioha described Amaechi as …

Kilde Leads Paris After Super-G run in World Cup Combined

December 29, 2019 5:21 pm

Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde pushed Dominik Paris into second place after the super-G run of the men’s alpine World Cup combined event in Bormio on Sunday.

World super-G champion Paris had claimed back-to-back downhill wins on Friday and Saturday on his home piste.

But the 30-year-old Italian was pipped by just 0.03sec by Kilde who led the first run down the ‘Stelvio’ in the Italian Alps, with the slalom to come later on Sunday.

“I felt very tired. I made a mistake at (diagonal) Carcentina, now let’s see what the slalom legs will be like,” said Paris.

Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr …

Gray Scores After Penalty Miss As Leicester ‘Reserves’ Down

December 28, 2019 5:11 pm

Demarai Gray atoned for a first-half penalty miss by scoring the winning goal as a second-string Leicester piled the pressure on West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini with a 2-1 victory at the London Stadium on Sunday.

A fourth successive home defeat for the Hammers, who have won just twice in 14 matches, left them a point above the Premier League relegation zone and to make matters worse came the defeat came against an under-strength Leicester.

Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers made nine changes to the side hammered 4-0 by leaders Liverpool on Thursday, a decision that was as much a …

Solskjaer Defends De Gea, Slams United After Watford Loss

December 22, 2019 4:15 pm

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came to the defence of David De Gea after the goalkeeper’s blunder proved pivotal in a 2-0 loss away to Premier League bottom side Watford on Sunday.

The Vicarage Road clash was still goalless when De Gea somehow allowed a tame, spinning effort from Ismaila Sarr to creep through his hands and in at the near post.

Watford doubled their lead four minutes later when Troy Deeney fired home from the penalty spot after Aaron Wan-Bissaka brought down Sarr with a misjudged sliding tackle and not even the returning Paul Pogba, on as a …

Leipzig Keep Top Spot In Germany After Comeback Win

December 21, 2019 5:09 pm

Timo Werner warns there is more to come from RB Leipzig, who enter the Bundesliga winter break in first place after coming from behind to claim a 3-1 home win against Augsburg on Saturday.

The German league is put on hold for a month from Sunday onwards and Leipzig’s hard-fought home win left them two points clear in the table.

“Many teams do not yet know what we are capable of – we can do much more,” warned Germany striker Werner, who has scored 18 goals in 17 league games.

Leipzig fell behind after just eight minutes when Augsburg’s top-scoring …

2 Dead After Police Open Fire Amid Raging India Protests

December 19, 2019 5:21 pm

At least two people are dead after police opened fire at a demonstration, an official said Thursday, as fresh protests erupted across India against a contentious citizenship law that critics say is anti-Muslim.

The men — Abdul Jalil, 49, and Samshir Kudroli, 23 — “died in police firing during the protests”, Qadir Shah, a spokesman for the deputy commissioner of the southern city of Mangalore, told AFP, adding that a curfew had been imposed in the city with schools, restaurants and bars shut.

Another man taken to the King George’s Medical University Trauma Centre in Lucknow in the northern …

What Buhari Told Lawan, NASS After Signing 2020 Budget

December 17, 2019 2:42 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the National Assembly for ensuring detailed legislative review and passage of the 2020 Budget within two months.

President Buhari made the commendation when he signed the 2020 Appropriation Bill into law at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday.

He particularly lauded the lawmakers for the patriotic zeal they adopted in the passage of the bill, saying that it had restored the nation’s budget cycle to a predictable January to December fiscal year.

“I am very pleased that the National Assembly worked uncommonly long hours in the interest of our people and the national economy to …

Chinese TV Pulls Arsenal Match After Ozil’s Uighur Comments

December 16, 2019 4:42 pm

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV pulled a game between Arsenal and Manchester City from its programme after the Gunners midfielder Mesut Ozil expressed support for mainly Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang.

Ozil, a German of Turkish origin, condemned China’s crackdown on Uighurs and other minorities in the western region in a tweet on Friday, while criticizing Muslim countries for failing to speak up against abuses.

Sunday’s Premier League game in London between Arsenal and Manchester City was initially scheduled to be broadcast live by CCTV’s sports channel shortly after midnight on Monday, according to an earlier schedule published on the league’s official …

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Lebanese Burn Ruling Parties Offices After Night Of Clashes

December 16, 2019 10:15 am
Attackers in northern Lebanon set fire to the offices of two major political parties yesterday, the state-run National News Agency said.

The assaults came just hours after the capital Beirut was rocked by the most violent government crackdown on protesters since nationwide demonstrations began two months ago. Lebanese security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas and used water cannons throughout the night to disperse anti-government protesters from the city center, the epicenter of the protest movement in Beirut and around parliament.

The overnight confrontations in Beirut left more than 130 people injured, according to the Red Cross and the …

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Cuba-US Relations Backslide Five Years After Landmark Thaw

December 15, 2019 3:07 pm

Five years ago this week, Washington and Havana surprised the world when they agreed to reopen diplomatic ties severed in 1961, but relations have since slid downhill as if on a fresh layer of Cold War ice.

United States President Donald Trump has regularly assailed Cuba on Twitter and tightened sanctions over the Communist-run island’s human rights record and its support for Venezuela’s socialist regime.

President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who assumed power last year amid high hopes of reform, has in turn cracked down on dissidents.

Relations are at “a very low point” the top Cuban diplomat with responsibility for relations …

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