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Tottenham sign Werner on loan

 Tottenham have signed the RB Leipzig forward, Timo Werner, on loan until the end of the season. Spurs have the option to make the deal permanent in the summer. Werner returns to the Premier League having scored 23 goals in 89 appearances for Chelsea between 2020 and 2022. “The manager straight away gave me the …

PSG chief criticises Messi for lacking ‘respect’

Paris Saint-Germain chairman, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has criticised Li­onel Messi for lacking “respect” for the French club following his departure in June 2023. The Argentina captain said in Sep­tember that he resents that PSG did not honour him after his World Cup heroics. “He’s not a bad guy but I don’t like it,” Al-Khelaifi told RMC …

Black Stars arrive in Cote d’Ivoire

 A 27-man playing staff of the Black Stars and both technical and adminis­trative staff touched down in Cote d’Ivoire yesterday, confident about break­ing an over 40 years Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) drought. Despite winning the trophy for four times, Ghana has chased the continental silverware to no avail in a couple of decades. Within …

Mane predicts tough AFCON for champions Senegal

 Senegal captain, Sadio Mane, predicts that “a really difficult group” lies ahead for the Africa Cup of Nations holders when they face Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea. “The match against Cameroon is going to be very tough and we dare not underestimate our other opponents,” the two-time African Player of the Year told reporters. “While accepting …

We‘ve strengthened measures against exams malpractices – Dr Adutwum

 The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adut­wum, says steps are being taken to eliminate cheating in examination in the country, despite the number of cases recorded in the last West African Senior Secondary Certificate Ex­amination (WASSCE). He said the Ministry of Edu­cation in collaboration with the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) had introduced a …

‘Concerted efforts needed to address root causes of violent extremism’

 A community engage­ment workshop to curb violent extremism and threats to peace and security has been held in Savelugu in the Northern Region. Organised by the UNDP with funding from the government of Denmark, it was meant to co-de­sign sustainable livelihood value chains to inform interventions to support various communities to prevent violent extremism. It …

Guinness World Record attempt: Failatu Abdul-Razak clocks 227 hours in cooking marathon

Dozens of people con­verged on the Modern City hotel in Tamale yesterday to applaud the Guinness World Record (GWR) contender, Failatu Abdul-Razak, as she ended her 227 hours cooking marathon. She turned off her stove at 10:00 a.m. having prepared 156 local and continental dishes which were distributed to spectators, street children and homeless people …