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Donald Cerrone believes he is edging closer to a fight with Conor McGregor in the new year. McGregor announced last week that he plans to return to the UFC in Las Vegas on January 18. He did not reveal an opponent but Cerrone is believed to be the favourite ahead of Justin Gaethje. And the American is confident McGregor will eventually agree to face him. "I think it's going to happen this time, I really do," Cerrone told TMZ. "Conor is really serious about making a comeback. He's doing whatever he wants to do.

Jesse Lingard's clothing brand JLingz lost more than £200,000 in its first year. Manchester United and England star Lingard launched the brand in the summer of 2018, with the help of Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba and Raheem Sterling.   JLingz, has a logo based on the midfielder's goal   celebration, and sells a range of clothes and  accessories from t-shirts to hats.   The first set of accounts for the company, of which Lingard is one of three directors, had a loss of £211,688, due to the amount it owes creditors. The manchester evening news reports the business had only been selling products for the second half of the year the accounts relate to, up to January this year. It was reported earlier this year that boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had warned Lingard and teammate Rashford to focus on football - rather than fashion. Last season, Gary Neville criticised Lingard for launching a line of clothing ahead of the defeat to li...

The University of South Africa (Unisa) has conferred the degree of Doctor of Social Work posthumously on the late struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela for her doing social work and impacting the lives of many South Africans and fighting the apartheid system. Madikizela-Mandela, who was a professional social worker, was also recognised for her role in community development and women empowerment. The university recently renamed three buildings after Madikizela-Mandela. Madikizela-Mandela’s grandson, Zondwa Mandela, who received the award on behalf of the family, says this a proud moment for the family. Meanwhile, Unisa Vice-Chancellor Prof Mala Makhanya says:”We always say that everything else in life has its own time. It may not have happened at any other time but this is an appropriate time.” “You may be aware that we recently renamed this building that is an academic building in the university as a Winnie – Madikizela – Mandela building , that sa...

Naomi Osaka’s struggles at the WTA Finals continued on Tuesday as the world no. 3 was forced to withdraw from this year’s tournament in Shenzhen with a shoulder injury. Her exit from the competition comes two days after the Japanese right-hander won her opening match against Petra Kvitova, the first time she had secured victory at the season-ending competition. “It’s not ideal,” said Osaka, who lost all of her matches on her debut in Singapore 12 months ago. “This is the second time I had to withdraw from the finals. I mean, the last time I at least played, so a retirement instead of a withdrawal. “It kind of sucks because I thought I was playing well. I definitely wanted to win here.” Osaka made her first appearance at the WTA Finals last year after winning the US Open but lost her first two matches before pulling out midway through a match with Kiki Bertens with an injury. On Sunday evening she ground out a 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4 win over Kvitova to give hers...

Ed Sheeran has been named as Britain’s richest celebrity under 30 in  Heat  magazine’s Rich List 2019. The 28-year-old singer topped  Heat  magazine’s Rich List 2019 with a whopping £170 million worth, thanks to his two-year-long  Divide  tour as well as huge sales of 150 million records worldwide. Daniel Radcliffe, aged 30, known for his roles in the  Harry Potter  movies, was second on the list with an impressive £90 million whilst Harry Styles, aged 25, placed third with £64 million. Another  Harry Potter  star Emma Watson, aged 29, came fourth with £57 million leaving One Direction star Niall Horan, aged 26, to round off the top five with £54.8 million. Elsewhere to feature in the top 10 included girl group Little Mix – made up of Leigh Anne Pinnock, Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall, with £50 million for all four of them as well as 1D’s Louis Tomlinson (£46 million), Liam Payne (£44 million) an...