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  Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola has slammed suggestions from Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that Manchester City are guilty of “tactical” fouling in an attempt to stop rivals from counter-attacking. Solskjaer, talking before the crucial Manchester derby between the sides at Old Trafford on Wednesday, made …

Paris, France | AFP | Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah was compared to British Olympic diver Tom Daley at the weekend after winning the penalty that sealed a 2-0 victory for title-chasing Liverpool at lowly Cardiff. The exaggerated fall by the reigning African Footballer of the Year angered Cardiff manager Neil Warnock …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said prior to the humiliating 4-0 thrashing by Everton there would not be wholesale changes to Manchester United personnel in the close season, but Gary Neville, for one, believes he should think again. United’s millionaire stars such as Paul Pogba and David …

  London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Liverpool lead Manchester City in the Premier League title race by two points, but the destiny of the title remains in City’s hands as they have a game in hand. Here, AFP Sport looks at who both sides have still to face in …

Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer apologised to the club’s supporters for an “unworthy” 4-0 loss away to Everton on Sunday that did fresh damage to their hopes of Champions League football next season. Goals from Richarlison, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Lucas Digne and Theo Walcott …

Milan, Italy | AFP | Italian giants Juventus claimed an eighth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday after a 2-1 win at home against Fiorentina. Here, AFP Sport looks at five things that helped the Turin giants lift a 35th Scudetto with five matches to spare, equalling the record for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cubs have been ejected from the on-going U-17 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. The Cubs missed out on booking a semi final berth and a FIFA World Cup slot after drawing 1-1 with the Golden Eaglets on …

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday he knows exactly what kind of players he wants to sign this summer as he looks to revamp Real Madrid’s squad for next season. Madrid are expected to be busy after a miserable campaign that has left them lying 13 points behind Barcelona in La …

Paris, France | AFP | Kenya’s former Olympic and world 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop has vowed to fight on to clear his name after being handed a four-year suspension on Saturday for using the banned blood-booster EPO. The 29-year-old failed an out of competition test in November 2017 and was provisionally suspended in 2018. On …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s javelin star Josephine Lalam has won a gold medal at the 2019 Africa U-18 Youth and U-20 Junior Athletics Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Lalam, a Commonwealth Youth Games champion covered a distance of 49.72m in the U-20 women’s category to win gold. …