Puel, 57, had been unable to get Leicester out of a recent slump with the club losing five of their last six league matches, and a 4-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday compounded their misery. “The club would like to thank Claude for his efforts in leading the team during his 16 …

Jurgen Klopp’s side came into the game level on points with champions City, who were not in Premier League action this weekend due to facing Chelsea in the League Cup final. However, the title contenders looked some way below their best, as they made basic errors and struggled to find any sort of fluidity. United …

MAURIZIO Pochettino launched a furious rant at referee Mike Dean after Tottenham’s Premier League title challenge suffered a crushing blow in a controversial 2-1 defeat against Burnley, while Huddersfield were pushed closer to relegation by their 2-0 loss at Newcastle on Saturday. Pochettino’s side would have moved within two points of leaders Manchester City with …

ANTHONY Dirrell captured the vacant World Boxing Council super-middleweight world title with a 10-round technical split decision over Turkey’s Avni Yildirim on Saturday in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The action-packed bout was stopped in the 10th of 12 scheduled rounds on the advice of the ringside doctor because of a gaping cut over Dirrell’s left eye. With …

The trial of the alleged murderers of the Major Maxwell Mahama resumed on Thursday at an Accra High Court with the prosecution producing its seventh witness, Mr Ebenezer Appiah. The witness, who was led by Mrs Frances Mullen Ansah, Principal State Attorney to give evidence in chief spoke in Twi, which was translated by an …

PThe Ministerial Advisory Board (MAB) and the Audit Committee (AC) of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources were yesterday inaugurated in Accra. The core mandate of the MAB and AC are to, among others things, advise the sector Ministry on adjustments in policy direction, planning objectives, operational strategies, and to ensure that all audit …

Member of Parliament (MP) for Klottey Korle constituency, Dr Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings has suggested to the government to take necessary steps to decouple the security services from partisan interference as a way of adhering to the rule of law.  She noted that “a lot more can be done by government in ensuring that the security …

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has declared a national state of emergency, dismissed the federal government and sacked all state governors. Mr Bashir made the announcement in a TV address to the nation, but later appointed members of the security forces as replacement governors. Earlier, Sudan’s National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS) said that Mr Bashir …