Arsenal star Ben White has been slammed by sections of the media after rejecting an England call-up, but former goalkeeper Ben Foster has defended him. White has not featured in an England squad since the World Cup, during which he departed early after…
‘Trust me’: Fabrizio Romano says he’s now ‘sure’ what Liverpool are going to do with Xabi Alonso next month
April is set to be a big month in Liverpool’s hunt to land Xabi Alonso as their new manager. Alonso has been installed as the favourite to take over at Anfield next season ever since Jurgen Klopp announced his shock intention to leave the club in Janua…
‘Got the talent’: Alan Jones says £90k-a-week star ‘absolutely’ has the potential to become F1 world champion
Australian former F1 world champion Alan Jones now believes that McLaren star Oscar Piastri could follow in his footsteps one day. The 22-year-old is only two races into his second Formula 1 season but has already impressed the vast majority of the pad…
Gary Lineker reacts to Kobbie Mainoo England international call U-turn, Man Utd captain weighs in
Kobbie Mainoo is celebrating being called into the England squad for his first senior cap. England boss Gareth Southgate made a U-turn on his plan not to call Kobbie Mainoo into the Three Lions squad. Speaking last week, Southgate played down Mainoo’s …
At least 22mn votes injected into Russia’s presidential election vote count
By Ben Aris in Berlin At least 22mn fake votes were injected into the Russian presidential election vote count, Russian opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported on March 20. That was a conclusion by famous Russian mathematician Sergey Shpilkin who h…
Ghana set to license Starlink for satellite internet operation
By Kent Mensah in Accra Ghana’s minister for communications and digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has revealed that the government will grant a licence to Starlink, the satellite internet network of billionaire Elon Musk, to operate within the count…
Poland’s Tusk says motion to try central bank chief is ‘ready’
By Wojciech Kosc in Warsaw A motion to put the head of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) Adam Glapinski on trial is “ready” and will be submitted “in the coming days”, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on March 19. Any attempt to put Glapinski bef…
President Tinubu hosts Federal Executive Council for Ramadan Iftar
The banquet was attended by Ministers of Information and National Orientation, Housing, FCT, Transportation, Youths as well as service chiefs. President Bola Tinubu has hosted members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to a Ramadan-breaking fast (I…
Olympic men’s pentathlon champion Joe Choong faces extra challenge to retain his title at Paris Games
Olympic gold medallist Joe Choong knows he’ll need to be more than a ‘one-day wonder’ to defend his title in Paris. Choong’s sport – modern pentathlon, consisting of swimming, fencing, horse riding, shooting and running – has undergone a radical change…
£21m Tottenham man may never play for the club again, his Spurs career could be finished – opinion
Tottenham Hotspur have a lot of work to do in the upcoming summer transfer window, don’t they? Ange Postecoglou has transformed Spurs since taking charge of the club last summer. He has turned Tottenham into one of the most exciting clubs in the Premie…