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Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has joined Ligue 1 side Monaco, managed by his former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry, on a three-and-a-half year deal. The 31-year-old Spaniard captained the Blues in the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest on Saturday and was in tears as he applauded fans at the final whistle. He joined Chelsea from Barcelona in 2014, having played 303 times for Arsenal between 2003 and 2011. Fabregas described the move as “a new project”, calling it a “great honour”. “I’m here to help the team, I’m looking forward to starting. I am very excited,” he added. BBC Sport understands…

A former Ghanaian diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs, James Victor Gbeho, has called on the delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to concentrate on how to quickly return the party to power by winning the next Presidential election with the selection of a winnable presidential candidate. “And the winnable candidate is the great man you’re seeing here, Professor Joshua Alabi,” he said. According to the veteran diplomat, the struggle by the NDC in the hope of returning to power in 2020 will be successful when the party elects Prof Joshua Alabi in the January 26 primary. Ambassador Gbeho,…

The defeated opposition candidate in DR Congo’s presidential election has vowed to challenge the result in court. Martin Fayulu told the BBC the people of the nation deserved to know the truth of the election, which he said had led to a “coup”. Another opposition candidate, Felix Tshisekedi, was declared the winner amid accusations of a power-sharing deal with the outgoing president. Several deaths and injuries have been reported in the wake of the results. The election was to choose a successor to Joseph Kabila, who has been in office for 18 years. The result, if confirmed, would create the…

Police in Las Vegas have issued a warrant for a DNA sample from Cristiano Ronaldo as part of their investigation into the rape allegations made against the Juventus forward. The 33-year-old’s lawyer, Peter S. Christiansen, told BBC Sport it was a “very standard request”. The Wall Street Journal says the warrant was recently sent to the court system in Italy. Ronaldo denies assaulting Kathryn Mayorga at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. “Mr Ronaldo has always maintained, as he does today, that what occurred in Las Vegas in 2009 was consensual in nature, so it is not surprising that DNA…

Lady Gaga has apologised for working with embattled R&B star R Kelly, and vowed to remove their duet, Do What U Want, from streaming services. It comes after the broadcast of a new documentary about Kelly, which detailed allegations of sexual and physical abuse against women and underage girls, spanning several decades. Gaga called the stories “horrifying” and “indefensible”, adding: “I stand behind these women 1000%”. Kelly has denied all the allegations. His lawyer also dismissed the documentary as “another round of stories” being used to “fill reality TV time”. But film-maker Dream Hampton said the film depicted how Kelly…

Tension seems to be mounting in Yendi in the Northern Region as the Andani Royal family readies to commence final funeral rites for the late overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Naa Yakubu Abdulai Andani. One person, whose name has only been given as Ali, is said to have been caught in a cross fire around 6:40pm on Thursday and killed. Though the exchange of gunshots are not directly linked to the Abudus and Andanis, it is believed that sympathisers of the two families are behind it. It all began, according to 3news.com’s correspondent, when some youth pelted stones at the convoy of…

The government has been commended by a group of Zongo youth at Asawase for the commitment in seeking justice for the unjust killing of seven of their colleagues by the police last year. The group, Progressive Zongo Youth of Asawase, says though the GH¢ 1.7 million compensation cannot bring back the lost lives, the package for the bereaved families is appreciable. President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the compensation package for the deceased at the Zongo for Peace and Development Conference held in Kumasi. Addressing a press conference in Kumasi, the group lauded initiatives by the government to ensure all the 1,080…

A woman who happened to be on board a taxi caught during a crossfire between police and some suspected armed robbers at Esuekyir near Ankaful in the Central Region has lost her life. She was hit by a stray bullet. Her husband, Aboagye Okyere, 47, who was also on board the taxi, is battling for his life. A school girl, 15, who was also by the road looking for a car for school, was also hit by a bullet from the crossfire. Narrating the incident to journalists on Thursday, Central Regional Police Commander DCOP Paul Manly Awini said a patrol…

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the 2020 elections will be a make-or-break one for the National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to him, there have been numerous calls from Ghanaians across the nation for the NDC to return to save them from the hardship under the current government. He said that makes it imperative for the party to put its house in order for victory next year. The former president charged delegates, therefore, not to try any flagbearer aspirant but to go in for an experienced person come January 26, 2019, when the party goes to the polls. He was…

Menzgold Ghana Limited has given the clearest indication yet that it is meeting all stakeholders in order to agree on a payment plan to have all customers settled once and for all. The Acting Communications Director of the gold-trading firm told TV3’s Ebenezer Agyekum in an interview on Wednesday that the schedule being drafted is expected to have all customers settled. Nii Armah Amarteifio indicated, however, that only principals will be paid, just as was agreed at a meeting with customers in 2018. “We can’t pay extra values,” he pointed out. Events after the shutdown of Menzgold Ghana Limited in…