Baised towards United: As Howard Webb refute claim

Former referee Howard Webb has finally hit back at claims which dogged his career that he was biased towards Manchester United. Rival fans constantly called into question Webb's professionalism and Liverpool's Ryan Babel was even fined £10,000 for linking to a picture of him mocked up in a United shirt on Twitter following their FA Cup defeat in 2011. But Webb, who retired from officiating last week to take up the role of technical...

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Beauty of the Nail

A chronic nail biter who bit her cuticles until they bled overcame the habit – by growing them to an incredible 14 inches. Mother-of-four Larue Drummond was 13 when she spotted a woman in the supermarket with long nails. She said: ‘I plucked up the courage to speak to her and she told me if you look after your nails, they will look after you. From then on I let me nails grow and became obsessed with pampering them.’ And since then,...

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Khloe Kardashian flashed her toned legs in racy animal print frock

The 30-year-old flashed her toned legs in a racy animal print frock as she filmed scenes for reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians with Kim and their pals Jonathan Cheban and Malika Haqq in The Hamptons. The reality star showed off her curves in the figure-hugging dress, which nipped in at the waist and sported a thigh-high slit. Khloe swapped her signature heels for nude flat sandals, and shielded her eyes with mirrored aviator shades. She...

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Pope Francis set to face a challenging Asia Visit

Exactly 17 months after his election in Rome as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Francis is shifting gear and turning his attention to Asia. This week, he begins the first of three - and perhaps four - long-distance trips to encourage his flock in the continent that presents the Catholic Church with its greatest missionary challenge in the 21st century. Although only 3% of the world's Catholics live in the planet's...

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United Captain: Louis Van Gaal name Wayne Rooney United Captain

Van Gaal made the announcement following United’s final pre-season friendly against Valencia, when Rooney skippered the side to a 2-1 victory courtesy of Marouane Fellaini’s late goal. The England international, who is also in the running to skipper the national side in the wake of Steven Gerrard’s international retirement, takes over the role from Nemanja Vidic, who departed for Inter Milan in the summer. Midfielder Darren Fletcher has...

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Here comes our helper: As Canada accept to donate Ebola vaccine to WHO

Canada says it will donate up to 1,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine to help battle the disease's outbreak in West Africa. It comes after the World Health Organization said it was ethical to use untested drugs on Ebola patients. However, experts say supplies of both the vaccine and the experimental drug Zmapp are limited and it could take months to develop more supplies. More than 1,000 people have been killed...

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Former Barcelona boss 'Tata Martino' hired as Argentina coach

Former Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino has been named the new Argentina boss by the Argentinian Football Association. A statement on the AFA website said Martino, 51, will be formally introduced as Alejandro Sabella's successor at a press conference in Ezieza, Buenos Aires on Thursday. Sabella's contract expired after the World Cup in Brazil, where Argentina were beaten 1-0 by Germany in the final. It will be Martino's second spell as...

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Cristiano Ronaldo: Madrid win, a well-deserved one

Cristiano Ronaldo had a night to savour in Cardiff after he scored both goals to secure UEFA Super Cup glory for Real Madrid -- and then received his man-of-the-match award from Sir Alex Ferguson. Ronaldo's former boss at Manchester United said the Madrid star had "made it easy" for him at Cardiff City Stadium in terms of deciding the game's outstanding individual.  Ronaldo struck in each half against Sevilla to ensure a successful...

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