Christian Atsu has been ruled out of the rest of the Africa Cup of Nations with a hamstring tear, officials said on Tuesday.

Yannick Bolasie missed from the spot as Africa Cup of Nations debutants Madagascar beat DR Congo in a dramatic penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals.

Ferjani Sassi struck the winning spot-kick as Tunisia beat Ghana 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out to secure their place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.

Wilfried Bony and Serey Die missed penalties in the shootout as Algeria sealed a 4-3 victory over the Ivory Coast following an entertaining 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final draw on Thursday.

The sporting action starts to hot up over the weekend, with plenty on offer for armchair fans should the weather take an unexpected turn for the worse.

Riyad Mahrez has pulled-out of the Algeria squad ahead of their African Cup of Nations clash with Botswana on Monday. He assisted in the 5-0 thrashing of Zambia, has not travelled to Botswana

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has warned that the decision to move the African Cup of Nations back to a January slot will have an impact on the club's transfer policy.

Liverpool are facing up to the prospect of potentially being without star man Mohamed Salah for four months next season, if the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic games move to a spring slot.

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Jofra Archer's first Test wicket provided the catalyst as England's bowlers enjoyed a profitable third morning against Australia at Lord's.

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Finally I have an answer to my question. How do you get Steve Smith out? A straight one from Chris Woakes. Simple.

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Captain Joe Root was back in the old routine, as he went to his hundred with a broad smile. You could see the relief, having at last got into some sort of nick.

All games for the under-23 competitions and below have been terminated for the rest of the season, with a means of determining final standings still to be announced.

Manchester United are readying themselves for all possibilities once football is able to finally return amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the dawning realisation that fans may not be present until 2021.

Former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam has been out of a job since resigning as boss of Eredivisie side Feyenoord in October after less than five months in charge of the club.

According to Tutto Mercato, Manchester United scouts have attended four of Juventus' Champions League fixtures this season to run the rule over midfielder Adrien Rabiot.

Rojo, who is on loan at Estudiantes until the end of the season, was seen playing poker and smoking with friends in a video posted on social media and later deleted by his brother Franco.

The Manchester United forward has not played since sustaining a back injury against Wolves in an FA Cup third round replay on January 15, but is nearing full fitness as he trains during lockdown.

The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to Old Trafford since the beginning of the season and could set the Red Devils back £80million should they want him this summer.

A retail worker has been slammed online after he complained about a female colleague for breastfeeding her baby in the lunch room every day.

Reddit has become infamous for its abusive and toxic users. The site has revised its policies on bullying and harassment in an attempt to combat the anti-social behavior of many of its users.

Reddit user Alarmed_Writer asked if he is in the wrong for wanting to pay his 22-year-old daughter to work out while she in graduate school because he is worried about her weight.

The friend was furious and and has since blocked the Redditor on social media and reported her to Child Protective Services.

A driver smashed traffic lights while driving wooden beams in their trailer in Schliersee, Bavaria, Germany, in a clip shared yesterday. Some viewers have said 'common sense failed to load'.

 A decision to charge punters to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks (right) from public parks has caused outrage online.       

A Reddit user revealed the awkward moment between the bride and groom. The bride forbid the groom from dancing with his mom at their wedding because she couldn't dance with her dad.

Reddit user inoahguy98 took to the 'AmItheA**hole' forum on Sunday to ask if he was in the wrong for not getting his cousin's unborn child a gift.

The man, believed to be from the US, explained in a Reddit post that his spouse had presented him with a booklet 'of some fantastic photos', but his joy turned to anger when she said the photographer was male.

A Reddit user insisted he didn't think it would be a problem that he proposed to his girlfriend at the wedding because he and his brother 'get along great.'

The red Ferrari 360 was pictured in a Brisbane car park with no sign of a disabled permit.

Video has emerged of a line of Australian shoppers queuing in a calm, orderly fashion as supermarket staff hand out packs of toilet paper. 

An internal investigation by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has concluded that contrary to what appears to be shown in a video, a deputy did not plant drugs on suspect Dominique Griffin.

In a Reddit post, a mother from the US revealed that she's had a huge fall-out with her daughter after ordering her to cancel the wedding and refusing to pay for it because the groom is her fifth cousin.

People had very strong reactions to Google's 'Loretta' Super Bowl commercial 

Using Clearview AI police can upload a photo of an unknown person they would like to identify, and see a list of matches culled from a database of over three billion photos.

Eileen Naughton had faced a mass walkout of some 20,000 staff around the world in 2018 over huge severance packages going to Google executives implicated in sexual misconduct claims.

Huawei has confirmed its first smartphone made without access to Google apps will be released in the UK on February 20, sold exclusively through Carphone Warehouse.

New research has shown that 11 cities in the UK, including Blackburn, Bournemouth and Bradford, named missionary as their all-time favourite as Valentine's Day approaches.

A new study has found that Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo raising awareness of his rare genetic bone disorder increased Google searches of the condition by more than 90%.

Millennials are turning their backs on leisure interest programmes such as those hosted by Nigella Lawson, pictured, in favour of online how-to guides and tutorials.

The study analyzed 8 million video recommendations over the past 15 months and used an algorithm that rated videos on a scale of 0 to 1 for likelihood that it pedaled conspiracies.

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Dining, a wildlife photographer from Cornwall who has been active on YouTube for 10 years, was the top beneficiary of this bizarre trend.

YouTube is allowing ads to run on videos that promote sham coronavirus advice such as listening to music that 'improves cognitive positivity' and even not entering Chinese restaurants, a report says.

The data, released on Friday by Google, uses aggregated, anonymized data harvested from from Google Maps to track recent changes in population movement.

Though hardware solutions allow those who are visually impaired to type on mobile devices, a virtual keyboard offers users a quick way to type without having connecting a physical keyboard.

Sydneysiders are not following social distancing measures as strictly as Melburnians, according to new data from Apple and Google.

Investigators used the search engine marketing tools Google Trends and SEMrush to determine what UK internet users have been looking up in lockdown.

Worldwide data reveals an all-time peak in queries pertaining to 'buzz cut' as people are forced to cut their own hair amid lockdown.

Charbel Kassas, 11, is talking and walking despite spending more than two months unconscious in Westmead Children's Hospital following the shocking crash in Sydney on February 1.

Today, Apple officially opened a hacking program that will pay people who discover bugs and security holes in the company's full range of devices, with the top prize offered being $1million.

Just weeks ago it was announced that they would be going through with their divorce.And on Sunday , Teresa Giudice stepped out in Miami to have lunch while her daughters celebrated Christmas.