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Liverpool lose their appeal against the length of Sadio Mane's three-match ban after he was sent off during Saturday's 5-0 defeat at Manchester City.

Militants detonated a car bomb next to a convoy near el-Arish, reportedly destroying four vehicles.

The Gambia Football Federation is considering quitting the West African Football Union over a series of refereeing controversies at tournaments.

At least eight soldiers are killed and dozens of civilians wounded in the assault.

The division's head says "nothing official had been said" about reports the firm will collapse.