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Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has predicted that Argentina striker Sergio Aguero will not play for another European club in his career, despite speculation linking the 28-year-old to Real Madrid. (Daily Mirror) West Ham’s French playmaker Dimitri Payet, 29, has refused to rule out a January move away from the club. (Telefoot, in French) But manager Slaven Bilic will plead with the midfielder to remain at London Stadium. (Daily Mirror) Sevilla midfielder Steven N’Zonzi says he is flattered by rumoured interest in him from Chelsea and Barcelona, but the 27-year-old Frenchman is happy at the club. (L’Equipe, in French) Tottenham…

At least 11 people are dead and 16 others have been injured after an attack on football fans in South Sudan, local media report. A gunman opened fire on a crowd watching an English Premier League game near the town of Juba. South Sudan’s National Courier newspaper said the gunman had escaped despite a “prompt response” from security forces. Police are investigating, but have not yet identified a motive. The incident took place in Gure, a suburb of Juba, the South Sudan capital. The city was hit by violence earlier this year as rival political factions clashed, prompting the vice-president,…

Todd Kohlhepp, the man arrested after a woman was found “chained like a dog” on his property in South Carolina, has confessed to seven killings, a sheriff says. Kohlhepp told police on Saturday that he was responsible for the deaths of four people in 2003. He also showed law enforcement officers where he said he had buried two other victims on his property. This comes after the discovery of a body at the 95-acre site on Friday. Registered sex offender Kohlhepp, 45, has been charged with four counts of murder and one of kidnapping. He was arrested on Thursday when…

Manchester United ended a run of four Premier League games without a win as they made light work of a feeble Swansea City side. United dominated from the start and were 3-0 up at half-time thanks to Paul Pogba’s stunning volley and two goals for Zlatan Ibrahimovic – his first in the league since September. Mike van der Hoorn headed in for Swansea midway through the second half but there was no real danger for the visitors, whose manager Jose Mourinho watched from the stands because of a touchline ban. United climb up to sixth in the table, while a…

Liverpool went top of the Premier League for the first time under manager Jurgen Klopp with an emphatic victory over Watford at Anfield. Sadio Mane’s acrobatic header finally put the Reds ahead after a host of missed chances, before Philippe Coutinho drilled in a second from 20 yards three minutes later. Adam Lallana crossed for Emre Can to nod home before half-time and underline the home side’s clear superiority – and the story was much the same after the break. Watford were abject and Liverpool masterful as Roberto Firmino tapped in a Lallana cut-back before the Brazilian turned provider and…

Kaduna Electric will deploy 50,000 prepaid smart meters in its franchise states. The launch which will take place in Kaduna is expected to be flagged off by the state governor, Malam Nasir El Rufai is scheduled for Wednesday, November 9 at NITR Layout, Unguwan Rimi in Kaduna metropolis at 10:00 am. A statement by head, Corporate Communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, said that customers in Kaduna state are to be provided with the smart meters free of charge in the first batch of the deployment. He said the company is expecting the delivery of more meters before year end which will be…

Nigeria’s top tomato paste maker, Erisco Foods, says it is leaving Nigeria to set up shops in Kenya, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire and Ethiopia. Chief Eric Umeofia, chief executive officer Erisco Foods said he is leaving Nigeria, because of “the harsh realities of doing business in the country”. Besides, he wants to be the dominant tomato paste manufacturer in Africa, producing from at least 20 countries. He told NAN today that the ease of doing business was his attraction in opening shops in the African countries. Umeofia had recently announced that he was relocating his key manufacturing plant to China, following…

Gareth Bale celebrated his new contract with two goals as La Liga leaders Real Madrid signed off for the international break with victory over Leganes. Real were far from convincing against their newly promoted neighbours until Bale latched on to Isco’s pass to open the scoring. The Wales forward got a second on the stroke of half-time after bundling the ball over from close range. Alvaro Morata added the third after the interval. Real stay top without playing well Zinedine Zidane’s side moved five points clear of second-placed Barcelona, who are in action later on Sunday away to third-placed Sevilla.…

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has condoled with the family of Etsu of Bassa-Nge Kingdom, Brigadier General Abu-Ali (Rtd) over the death of his son, Lt. Col. Muhammed Abu Ali. His condolence message was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secetary to the Governor, Petra Akinti Onyegbule, in Lokoja on Sunday. Bello described his death as unfortunate and “a momunental loss to Kogi State and Nigeria.” Bello said the late colonel “was a gallant officer who served the nation with his all and paid the supreme price by laying down his life for the peace of…

Harry Kane marked his return from injury after seven weeks with the equaliser that keeps Tottenham as the only unbeaten team in the Premier League after a north London derby draw at Arsenal. The England striker has been sidelined since 18 September with an ankle injury but was on target from the penalty spot early in the second half after Kevin Wimmer’s own goal three minutes before the interval gave Arsenal the advantage. The Gunners knew victory would put them top of the table and Theo Walcott almost put them ahead, crashing a shot against the post, before Wimmer glanced…