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Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson is expected to end speculation about his future after agreeing on a new long-term contract at Anfield.It was already revealed in July that there was considerable uncertainty about offering Henderson a new contract due to his age - he turned 31 in June - and the door was tentatively opened for a possible sale this summer.Talks between the two parties have continued since then, and as noted by The Athletic, an agreement has in principle been reached on a three-year contract with the…

On Monday, August 16, applications for the Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship open today. This is the eighth edition of this scholarship, which each year trains ten young journalists and radio technicians from French-speaking Africa. An award bearing the name of our colleagues who were murdered in 2013 while reporting in Kidal, in northern Mali. The selected candidates will first be trained for one month, then the scholarship…

Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has defeated incumbent Edgar Lungu in Zambia's presidential election, the election commission said on Monday as releasing the final results from 156 constituencies, without one.…

Taty Castellanos has been hailed as "top class" by coach Ronny Deila after his stay in the NYCFC's 2-0 win over Inter Miami.With Heber suspended from September 2020 with an ACL injury, Castellanos has had to shoulder a much larger goal burden than he might have expected.But this season alone, the Argentine has scored eight goals in 18 games in the MLS and set up another six - both teams' tops.His latest strikes came in a valuable 2-0 win over Inter Miami on Saturday leaving NYCFC second in the Eastern Conference. The first…

In the tenth minute of Barcelona's opening day, action-packed 4-2 victory over Real Sociedad on Sunday night, there was a heartfelt minute of applause and singing for the recently resigned Lionel Messi.It was the first time in 17 years that the club did not have its best player ever among its ranks, and the mood towards the new era was subdued to say the least.But after 90 minutes of action, it is safe to say that the mood has changed. Yes, in the tenth minute of the second half, another round of 'Messi! Messi! 'songs…

Tottenham manager Nuno Espírito Santo paid tribute to Son Heung-min after his goal secured a 1-0 victory over champions Manchester City in their opening match of the Premier League season. After a shaky start, Spurs managed the game well and struck a deadly blow through Son Heung-min just after half time. The match was Nuno's first charge of Tottenham since taking over from interim manager Ryan Mason last summer.The win extended Spurs' latest good record against Pep Guardiola's side with City who have yet to score at their…

Pep Guardiola has said that his Manchester City team was not good enough during their first day defeat against Tottenham. City lost the match 1-0 with Son Heung-min scoring the only goal shortly after half-time and beating Nathan Ake before bending an attempt into the far corner. Guardiola's side had several good chances early on and had to curb their waste. The loss was City's second of the season after previously falling to a 1-0 defeat to Leicester City in the Community Shield. Speaking after the game, Guardiola…

Tottenham kicked off the Nuno Espirito Santo era perfectly on Sunday night and countered with a 1-0 win over Manchester City on the premiere day of the Premier League season.Son Heung-min scored the only goal in a game where Jack Grealish made his league debut for the citizens. This summer's arrival Cristian Romero also enjoyed a cameo for Spurs, while Harry Kane - who is desperate for a move to City - watched from the stands.Billed as the title of the opening weekend, Neutral will not have had it as much as some of the…

A Lionel Messi-less Barcelona started their La Liga campaign with a well-deserved 4-2 victory over Real Sociedad, even though they had to survive a late comeback horror.Ronald Koeman's men showed their hunger from the start and got their reward within 20 minutes. Memphis Depay, at its competition debut, took an assist to the opener with a beautifully whipped free kick into the box, which Gerard Pique linked to clinically to go past Alex Remiro. La Blaugrana doubled their lead in the second minute of stoppage time, when…

Harry Maguire has praised Manchester United's signings of Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho and claims that the couple's winning mentality is a "really, really exciting" opportunity for everyone at Old Trafford.The 28-year-old Varane completed the formalities for his £ 41m move from Real Madrid on Saturday, about two weeks after the Red Devils first announced that they had reached an agreement with Real Madrid for his transfer.Sancho finally completed a £ 72.9m move to United towards the end of July, about two and a half years…