Ghana coach Maxwell Konadu could only offer an apology, mere moments after the Black Stars second string had trudged off the field on Sunday, with their Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) hopes up in flames.
The Black Stars B side lost …
Leicester defender Danny Simpson insists Riyad Mahrez is an example to fellow professionals over how to handle transfer speculation.
Algeria international Mahrez brushed off on-going talk over his future to inspire the Foxes to a 2-0 wi…
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr will make a host of recalls when the Super Eagles squad for next month's 2018 World Cup qualifier against Cameroon is announced this week.
According to the coach, veteran captain John Mikel Obi, who is back fro…
In Sunday's away 3-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna, Real Madrid's defensive midfielder Casemiro scored. This type of event stopped being news at some point last season, as the industrious Brazilian progressively has added a remarkable offen…
It was inevitable that Arsenal's first defeat of the season would prompt an immediate review of their transfer business. Defeat at Stoke has led fans and pundits alike to question whether this Arsenal squad is strong enough to achieve thei…
Nice general manager Julien Fournier says no talks have taken place with Barcelona over the transfer of midfielder Jean Michael Seri.
Multiple reports in Spain on Sunday said that Barca expected to finalise a €40 million deal for the Iv…
Wayne Rooney sent a message to critics who thought he was past his prime after scoring the 200th Premier League goal of his career on Monday night.
After striking in Everton's draw at Manchester City, the 31-year-old now has two goals i…
Pep Guardiola refused to comment on Kyle Walker's controversial red card in Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Everton.
The £45 million summer signing was sent off in the 44th minute after appearing to back into Toffees defender Dominic Ca…
Marseille president Jacques-Henri Eyraud says despite his "complicated contractual situation," Diego Costa could be a target for the club this summer.
Costa was told by manager Antonio Conte he doesn't figure in the Stamford Bridge club…
Raheem Sterling's late strike earned a 1-1 draw for Man City against Everton in a bad-tempered Premier League game at the Etihad.
Wayne Rooney's 200th Premier League goal gave the visitors the lead (35) on Monday Night Football before K…
Loud-mouthed boxer Braimah Kamoko (alias Bukom Banku) says he will stop fellow undefeated fighter Bastie Samir in the sixth round of their much hyped light heavyweight encounter at the Bukom Boxing Arena on September 30.
Kamoko, who cam…
Ghana will miss the 2018 Africa Nations Championships in Kenya after Burkina Faso stunned the Black Stars B in the final qualifier in Kumasi.
Ghana gained what looked like a perfect 2-2 draw away from home in the first leg, but blew the…
Neymar has slammed Barcelona's directors in the wake of Paris Saint-Germain's 6-2 defeat of Toulouse on Sunday, telling reporters the club "deserve much better."
The Brazil international moved from Barcelona to PSG for a record fee of €…
Super Eagles of Nigeria secured passage to a third successive CHAN tournament thanks to a 2-0 win over the Squirrels of Benin on Saturday in Kano.
Goals in either half from Kano Pillars midfielder Rabiu Ali and Lobi Stars forward Kingsl…
Mauricio Pochettino still struggles to find the right words in English. The Tottenham manager has been discussing the problem of signing players and competing with Spurs' wealthier English rivals, topics he has no difficulty articulating. …
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Alexis Sanchez should be fit to return to action against Liverpool next week, while he has defended Mesut Ozil's performance against Stoke.
Sanchez, who has under a year left on his Arsenal contract an…
Kevin-Prince Boateng may not have got off to a winning start on his Eintracht Frankfurt debut, but the Ghana international is confident that a bit more attacking finesse could signal a big improvement for his new club.
The midfielder un…
Pep Guardiola would like to see the transfer window closed before the start of the season even though he hasn't finished his summer spending yet.
Reports indicate the Premier League is expected to approve changes that will see the deadl…
Talking of West Ham, Sky Sports reports that they "are close to signing William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon and will pay his £40m release clause."
However, it adds that "there is an awareness the deal needs to be done soon because oth…
Pep Guardiola has said he would be happy with the Manchester City squad as it is -- but what if he had the chance to add Lionel Messi to the ranks?
Unlikely but not impossible, according to the Mirror, which reports that "City have met …
Leicester have confirmed stewards were forced to eject a number of supporters from the King Power Stadium for homophobic chanting during the 2-0 win over Brighton on Saturday.
A "responsible minority" of fans in the home end closest to …
Antonio Conte said the atmosphere inside Wembley will be "amazing" for visiting teams this season after his side beat Tottenham.
Spurs's woes at Wembley continued with a 2-1 defeat to Conte's Premier League champions in their first leag…
Sir Mo Farah signed off from British track racing with victory in the 3000m at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting.
Farah won at a canter in his penultimate race before turning to the road, and the 34-year-old now goes to Zurich on We…
Barcelona have issued Liverpool an imminent deadline to accept their latest bid for Philippe Coutinho or they will withdraw their offer for the Brazilian, according to Guillem Balague.
Liverpool rejected a third bid of £113m for Coutinh…
Tottenham's woes at Wembley continued with a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in their first league game at their temporary home.
After exquisitely putting the champions ahead with a first-half free-kick, Marcos Alonso snatched a dramatic win in t…
Jose Mourinho praised the "confidence, consistency and discipline" of his Man Utd team after their comfortable 4-0 win at Swansea.
United, who beat West Ham by the same scoreline in their opening Premier League game, have now scored at …
Alan Pardew praised Romelu Lukaku's finishing ability against Swansea but says the Manchester United forward still has areas to improve.
The £90m summer signing from Everton scored his third Premier League goal for Manchester United in …
Manchester United maintained their 100 percent start to the new season with a 4-0 win at Swansea to remain top of the Premier League.
Eric Bailly opened the scoring and his United account on the stroke of half-time, nudging the ball ove…
Liverpool couldn't face much harder opponents than Crystal Palace this Saturday, in their first home game of the season. Ordinarily that would sound preposterous but the South Londoners will fight for their fourth straight win at Anfield. …
Usain Bolt will be prevented from achieving his dream of playing for Manchester United by the hamstring injury suffered in his farewell race.
United Legends take on their Barcelona counterparts in a charity match at Old Trafford on Sept…
Jonny Evans had been back to Old Trafford a couple of times as a player since his move from Manchester United to West Brom in 2015 but, despite that, his mindset had barely changed: He still let on to staff like he played there, still wore…
When Stuart Baxter was finally confirmed as coach of South Africa in May, he suggested off the bat that he would like to have former national team players form part of his technical team.
There were a number of reasons for this; not lea…
Borussia Dortmund boss Peter Bosz has "no idea" where Ousmane Dembele will be at the end of the transfer window.
The 20-year-old attacking midfielder went AWOL at the club in hopes of forcing a move to Barcelona, who have stated their i…
Nemanja Matic says Manchester United are the biggest club he's played for and Jose Mourinho was the reason he joined.
The Serbia international, a £40m signing from Chelsea this summer, made his Premier League debut for United in their 4…
Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal that could be worth over £40 million to sign Ajax centre-back Davinson Sanchez, sources have told ESPN FC.
Spurs were not expecting to announce the deal until the weekend, but an agreement is in plac…
Barcelona vice-president Jordi Mestre has reassured fans that Lionel Messi will soon sign a contract extension.
Argentina superstar Messi agreed terms on a new deal until 2021 last month, with the club saying it would be signed in the n…
Diego Costa has told ESPN Brasil that he believes Chelsea are pricing him out of a move away from Stamford Bridge.
Costa, 28, said that Chelsea need to lower their asking price in recognition of his achievements at the club, and admitte…
Mr Ofori Asare, a veteran boxing coach has urged Ghana to bid to host a continental boxing championship in Accra.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, the certified boxing trainer said Ghana must make good use of the new Bukom bo…
The Chief Executive Officer of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr Daniel McKorley has redeemed a pledge made to the Ghana Tennis Federation to organise a junior tennis competition before the end of the year.
Dr McKorley redeemed his pledg…
Africa's richest man says he is plotting a bid to take over Arsenal -- and that his first move as owner would be to fire Arsene Wenger.
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote told Bloomberg in an interview that he is planning to make an off…
Alexis Sanchez has been called up for Chile's upcoming qualifiers against Paraguay and Bolivia, despite a recent injury.
Sanchez, whose future at Arsenal has been a talking point for most of the year, was ruled out of the Gunners' Premi…
Eden Hazard and Tiemoue Bakayoko have given Chelsea a boost by taking part in a friendly against Queens Park Rangers.
Hazard has been out since injuring an ankle during a training session with the Belgium squad in early July, which subs…
Everton manager Ronald Koeman has admitted he would be open to signing Chelsea forward Diego Costa on loan.
Costa is surplus to requirements at Chelsea, but has been told he must return to training despite having no future at Stamford B…
Tottenham have had a bid accepted by Ajax for defender Davinson Sanchez that could be worth up to a club-record £40m, according to Sky sources.
The highly-rated centre-half was Ajax's player of the year last season and was also a target…
Paul Merson says he would be worried about signing Diego Costa after his behaviour at Chelsea but he adds that Atletico Madrid hold all the cards.
The Blues striker has refused to return to the club for pre-season training, preferring t…
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is the leading contender to win FIFA's Men's Coach of the Year award after the shortlist was published on Thursday.
Zidane, who guided Madrid to a Champions League and La Liga double last season, is join…
Cristiano Ronaldo will be hoping to be named Best FIFA Men's Player for the second year running after being included among the nominations for the 2017 award.
Real Madrid star Ronaldo, who won the inaugural award last year, is one of 24…
Roger Federer has blamed a back injury niggle picked up last week in Montreal for his Monday decision to withdraw from the Cincinnati Masters.
The pullout of the world number two leaves Rafael Nadal as the sole top five player in a depl…
Goals from Dries Mertens and Jorginho were enough to earn Napoli a 2-0 win against Nice in their Champions League qualifying play-off first leg.
Mertens rounded Nice goalkeeper Yoann Cardinale after racing on to a ball over the top to f…
Las Palmas have released Kevin-Prince Boateng after reaching an agreement to terminate his contract following the player's request to leave the La Liga club due to "irreversible personal reasons."
The announcement comes just three days …