PSG boss hints at Blanc departure

The future of Laurent Blanc as Paris Saint-Germain coach was thrown into grave doubt on Friday after the chairman of the big-spending French champions said major changes were afoot. Nasser Al-Khelaifi in April insisted that Blanc, who has been head coach at Qatari-owned...

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Spain prosecutors ask Messi be absolved in fraud trial

Barcelona’s football star Lionel Messi (L) leaves the courthouse on June 2, 2016 in Barcelona.The 28-year-old football star was cheered and jeered as he emerged from a van accompanied by his father Jorge Horacio Messi. The two are accused of using a chain of fake companies...

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FIFA headquarters searched, documents seized

By AFP PHOTO:AFP Swiss investigators have searched FIFA’s Zurich headquarters and seized documents, the country’s prosecution authority said on Friday, while FIFA said the search targeted sacked deputy general secretary Markus Kattner. “As part of the ongoing...

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Microsoft wants Windows to open into mixed reality

Microsoft announced on May 5, 2016 that its latest Windows operating system designed to work on laptops, desktops, smartphones, Xbox One consoles and more is powering 300 million devices around the world (AFP Photo/Joe Raedle) By AFP    Microsoft is out...

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Curbing Islamic extremism: Mothers are the government’s best allies against Islamic State recruiters

DEQA HUSSEN is the mother of Abdirizak Warsame (pictured above), one of ten Minnesota Somalis indicted in the trial of young men allegedly recruited by Islamic State (IS), and one of six who have already pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to provide material support...

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Nigeria’s energy mix: A conversation we must have now!

  Japheth Omojuwa Japheth Omojuwa  Africa’s installed capacity of power is 90GW. That is about the equivalent to Germany’s installed capacity from wind and solar sources alone. This tells two major stories; Africa is actually more power poor than it...

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Drunken graduates stab, rob, rape woman

The suspects Photo: Samson Folarin Samson Folarin Two graduates, Desmond Quadri and Richard Orji, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping a woman in the Ajah area. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects had attended a...

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