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Police in Sudan have fired tear gas at football fans demanding an end to President Omar al-Bashir’s rule as protests spread across the country. Hundreds of demonstrators blocked a road near a football stadium in the capital, Khartoum, on Sunday before clashing with riot police. Opposition figures say 22 protesters have been killed since Wednesday, but officials say the figure ...

Manager Unai Emery says Arsenal “need” Mesut Ozil and he will be in the squad for Saturday’s Premier League match against Burnley at Emirates Stadium. Ozil, 30, has been linked with a move after being left out for “tactical” reasons in recent weeks. The former Germany international, who joined Arsenal from Real Madrid in 2013, failed to make the bench ...

Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he will “get the players enjoying football” again following the sacking of Jose Mourinho. United appointed their former striker as boss until the end of the season on Wednesday, a day after Mourinho was dismissed. Solskjaer, 45, takes over with United sixth in the Premier League. The Norwegian told MUTV that he ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to Manchester United’s Carrington training ground on Thursday to begin his stint as interim manager, knowing he has a chance of landing the role on a full-time basis. The 45-year-old has been put in charge for the remainder of the season following the dismissal of Jose Mourinho on Tuesday. United are committed to using the time ...

Goals from Son Heung-min and Dele Alli gave Tottenham victory over bitter rivals Arsenal and secured a two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea. Son pounced on Alli’s smart ball over the top to put Spurs in front after just 20 minutes at the Emirates. Alli then coolly chipped it over keeper Petr Cech with the outside of his boot in ...

Manchester United have named former player Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as caretaker manager until the end of the season, a day after sacking Jose Mourinho. Solskjaer spent 11 seasons at Old Trafford, scoring the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final. The 45-year-old takes over with United sixth in the Premier League. “Manchester United is in my heart and it’s ...

Manchester United have sacked manager Jose Mourinho after identifying a catalogue of his failings at the club. The Portuguese, 55, took over in May 2016 and led United to League Cup and Europa League titles, but they are 19 points behind league leaders Liverpool. The club have made a change after no progress with results or style despite spending nearly ...

Jose Mourinho has claimed Liverpool are “the lucky ones” as they bid to end a wait of nearly three decades to win the English league title. Mourinho and his Manchester United side visit Anfield on Sunday with Liverpool 16 points ahead of their bitter rivals. But Mourinho points to perceived good fortune enjoyed by Liverpool in recent victories over Everton, ...

Manchester City swept back to the top of the Premier League as Gabriel Jesus struck twice in the champions’ 3-1 win over Everton, while Christian Eriksen kept Tottenham in the title hunt in a last-gasp 1-0 victory against Burnley on Saturday.Jesus hadn’t scored a Premier League goal since August, but the Brazil forward ended that drought to put Everton to ...

Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri is likely to assess the attacking talent on offer in the January transfer window after Alvaro Morata suffered an injury this week. The Spanish striker was forced out of the Europa League draw at Hungarian club Vidi just before halftime after injuring his knee while shooting and will almost certainly miss Chelsea’s Premier League trip to ...