Rashford signs new contract until 2028

ENGLAND forward Marcus Rashford has signed a new deal to stay at Manchester United until 2028 worth £325,000-a-week. The 25-year-old had been in talks with United for a considerable period,…

Africans can overturn net effect of low trade,export volumes

The inaugural chief executive of Trade Catalyst Africa, Duncan Onyango(dO), spoke to The East African newspaper’s Vincent Owino (VO)on the reasons behind the formation of the commercial arm of the non-profit Trademark Africa.

Man Utd agree to £47m deal for Cameroonian keeper

LONDON. — Manchester United have agreed a £47.2m deal for Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana. The Old Trafford club will pay £43.8m up front for the Cameroon player, with an…

African central banks to keep interest rates tighter

African central banks due to decide on interest rates in the next three weeks are set to keep monetary policy tighter for longer to temper stubborn inflation.

Neymar back at training

PARIS. — Brazilian striker Neymar has returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain but Portugal left-back Nuno Mendes has ruptured a tendon in his right hamstring, the French champions said yesterday.…

Swift breaks number one albums record

Taylor Swift now has more number one albums than any other female artiste in history following the recent release of “Speak Now” (Taylor’s Version), Billboard said on Monday. The record…

IMF approves US$1bn for Kenya

The International Monetary Fund approved almost US$1 billion for Kenya, saying the East African country had met conditions for continued financing under programmes to help reform the economy and confront challenges posed by climate change.

Mbau back in arms of Zimbabwean businessman

Reality TV star Khanyi Mbau and her on-and-off bae Kudzai Mushonga are back in each other’s arms, now that she has returned to Dubai. The actress has been in South…

Aubameyang set for huge pay cut to join Marseille

LONDON. — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has agreed to join Marseille and take a considerable pay cut to end his Chelsea nightmare. But Chelsea have told Marseille they want £5 million for…

Nigeria monthly inflation hits seven-year high

Nigeria’s monthly inflation rate soared to a seven-year high in June, after President Bola Tinubu scrapped fuel subsidies and allowed the currency to weaken before declaring a state of emergency to control staple food costs.

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