Mauricio Pochettino says Dele Alli deserved to be booked for diving against Liverpool but the Tottenham manager claims "tricking" officials and opponents is part of the game he loves.
The Spurs boss warned that excessive focus on "small…
For most supporters, the perfect weekend of football results is a rarity. Over the past few days, though, Manchester United fans have been left smiling as the final whistle has blown in a number of games.
First, Manchester City drew awa…
New Schalke 04 recruit Baba Rahman has set sights on helping the club qualify for the Uefa Champions League next season.
The Ghana international, on a permanent contract with English giants Chelsea, completed an 18-month loan move …
NorthEast United FC coach Avram Grant may not have been a great player but his performances as coach probably makes him the biggest name to take charge of a franchise in the Indian Super League. The Israeli manager who steered Chelsea FC t…
The launch of the 2017/18 Ghana Premier League has been cancelled following a court injunction.
Officials of the Premier League Board held an emergency meeting on Monday evening and concluded the planned launch should be terminated…
All is set for this year’s Seven Great Princes Sports Festival which begins on February 7 and climaxes on February 9.
After a hectic training regimen at the Karikari Brobbey Park in Dansoman and the Kaneshie Sports Complex, the thr…
On-form Ghanaian striker Jordan Ayew has emerged the third most fouled player in the 2017/2018 season.
Ayew, has been fouled 62 times in 2038 minutes behind Watford's Brazilian wonder kid Richarlison (who has been fouled 76 times i…
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has indefinitely postponed the 24th Ordinary session of Congress which was scheduled to be held at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence (GSCE) in Prampram on Thursday February 8, 2018.
This postp…
Gary Harris scored 27 points, Nikola Jokic had 15 points and 16 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-104 on Monday night.
Will Barton and Jamal Murray scored 18 apiece for Denver, who had seven players in doub…
A new Athletics World Cup will take place in London this summer, with eight top nations competing.
The inaugural competition is scheduled for 14 and 15 July - the same weekend as football's World Cup final in Russia and the Wimbledon te…
All-Star guard Bradley Beal scored 21 points and Kelly Oubre Jr had 15 on Monday night to help the Washington Wizards hold on for a 111-102 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
The Wizards have won five straight overall, all without John Wa…
A FIFA delegation led by secretary general Fatma Samoura met with Spanish officials on Monday to discuss concerns about government meddling in the local football federation.
FIFA sent a letter last year reminding Spanish football offici…
Referee Jon Moss has admitted that asking the fourth official if he had seen a crucial moment on "TV" in Sunday's Liverpool-Tottenham game was "misguided" -- but says the correct decision was still made.
With the game entering its final…
Chris Froome will begin his 2018 cycling season next week, despite being under investigation for the use of his asthma medication last year.
Team Sky have confirmed the 32-year-old will be part of the line-up for the Ruta del Sol, start…
Last week there were record prize funds for the Oates Vic Open. This event at Barwon Heads near Melbourne is not the biggest of tournaments but it carries an important distinction.
Men and women compete at the same time, on the same cou…
Thirty-two Russian athletes have appealed against their exclusion from this month's Winter Olympics.
They include those who had their life bans lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) last week.
A hearing is set to take pl…
Wayne Rooney says he doesn't foresee Manchester United catching Premier League pace-setters Manchester City next season, let alone during the current campaign.
Rooney rejoined Everton last summer after spending 13 years at Manchester Un…
The African Nations Championship 2018 is in the books after Morocco defeated Nigeria 4-0 in Sunday's showpiece in Casablanca to win the continental title for home-based players.
Several players - many of whom were unheralded heading int…
Antonio Conte insisted that he does not fear for his job and his "soul is clear" despite Chelsea suffering a second humiliating Premier League defeat in less than a week against Watford.
Troy Deeney, Daryl Janmaat, Gerard Deulofeu and R…
Toronto are again on the mission they have been trying to complete for the past five seasons: finish the regular season as the best, the No 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The Raptors have been an Eastern Conference power for…
MANCHESTER -- Manchester City have the quality to challenge in every competition if they can avoid picking up too many injuries, according to Kevin De Bruyne.
Pep Guardiola's side moved 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League w…
LONDON -- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted he wanted to sign a defender in the January transfer window and that he now has to find "an internal solution to our defensive problems."
Arsenal had targeted West Brom centre-back Jonny…
SA Rugby announced on Friday that it had reached an agreement with Allister Coetzee to part ways with immediate effect.
The Rugby Department of SA Rugby, headed by director of rugby Rassie Erasmus, will manage the responsibilities of th…
Mr. Wilson Agbesi, General Secretary of Ghana Wheelchair Basketball Federation (GWBF), has commended the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS), for the swift action over comments, made by the National Sports Authority (NSA) Regional Director…
Mr Robert Odenke Mensah, the chairman of the Accra Turf Club (ATC), is unhappy with the lack of support for horse-racing in the country.
He said horseracing is the “King of Sports” and needs serious attention to enable it to take its …
The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS), has on behalf of Government and the people of Ghana urged Ghanaian boxer Habib Ahmed, to go all out in his pursuit of becoming a world champion, as he challenges Mexican opponent Gilberto Ramirez f…
The International Boxing Organization(IBO) has ordered an eliminator between Fedor Papazov of Russia and Howik Bebrahan of Germany.
The fight, would see the winner facing Ghana’s Emmanuel “Game Boy” Tagoe, who is currently the IBO Light…
The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) has called on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to reconsider and stop its intention and identification with the proposed establishment of a confederation of sports journalists …
MINNEAPOLIS -- When Nick Foles contemplated retiring two years ago and let his love for football pull him back, could he have imagined that his decision would yield a night such as this?
Could he have pictured how this would all play ou…
The Philadelphia Eagles have finally won a Super Bowl. Are they primed to make another deep run -- with Carson Wentz -- in 2018?
The ESPN power panel -- a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities -- is already looking…
Super Bowl LII came down to the final moments, but it was clear early that records were going to be broken long before the Lombardi Trophy was hoisted.
Tom Brady and Nick Foles became the first quarterback duo to each top 200 passing ya…
MINNEAPOLIS -- Fifty-eight years, 20,859 days, more than two generations. That's how much time had passed since the Philadelphia Eagles last won a championship.
For a fan base whose loyalty has not wavered amid endless heartbreak, the d…
MINNEAPOLIS -- As their delirious fans sang their theme song and their owner lifted the Lombardi Trophy, the Philadelphia Eagles finally could breathe freely.
Yo, Philly, you really did beat Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in a t…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Forget that Tom Brady shattered NFL records as a 40-year-old quarterback in the 2017 season, playing some of his best football in his 18-year career.
Brady didn't just dominate the 40-year-old age bracket; his exce…
Former UFC champion Lyoto Machida refused to pass the torch to a young, up-and-comer on Saturday -- especially in his native Brazil.
Machida (24-8) pulled out a narrow split decision against Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night in Belem, Braz…
An innings of a lifetime from Jake Weatherald helped Adelaide Strikers to their maiden BBL title.
Weatherald clubbed Hobart Hurricanes to all parts of the Adelaide Oval, hitting eight sixes and nine fours in a stunning 115 from just 70 …
Alosio Sovita Naduva scored three tries as Fiji rallied from 17-5 down at halftime to beat South Africa 24-17 Sunday in the final of the New Zealand leg of the Rugby Sevens World Series.
In claiming its first World Series title since Ho…
UFC president Dana White publicly slammed veteran referee Mario Yamasaki for his officiating of a women's bout at UFC Fight Night on Saturday.
Yamasaki oversaw a female flyweight bout between Valentina Shevchenko (15-3) and Priscila Cac…
ALBERTVILLE, France -- Adrian Mannarino sent defending champion France through to the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup, rallying from a set and 5-3 down Sunday to beat Robin Haase of the Netherlands 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-7 (2), 7-5 in a topsy…
INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was killed early Sunday morning after being hit by a suspected drunken driver along the side of Interstate 70 in Indianapolis, according to the Indiana State Police Department.
Jackson and …
England's players ended a successful opening weekend of the 2018 Six Nations in style after they got the chance to celebrate their win over Italy with James Bond actor Daniel Craig.
The encounter with Britain's greatest spy came after E…
The 2017/2018 Ghana Premier League season will be launched at the forecourt of the headquarters of the Ghana Football Association in Accra on Monday February 5, 2018 at 6:00 pm.
The occasion will also see the unveiling of the new offici…
Former Champions Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko have been knocked out of the ongoing GFA StarTimes Gala competition being staged at the Nduom Stadium in Elmina on Saturday.
Four times winners Hearts of Oak suffered 6-5 defeat to city r…
Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook shoved a fan who had stepped onto the court and come face to face with him in the moments after the Nuggets' buzzer-beating, 127-124 victory Thursday night in Denver.
Video of the bizarre con…
According to the Guardian, West Ham missed out on a deadline-day deal for Islam Slimani because Leicester's owners were offended by a newspaper article written by Karren Brady last year.
In her column for The Sun, the Hammers vice-chair…
Liverpool face stiff competition to sign Roma's Alisson after Real Madrid expressed an interest in the goalkeeper, reports Mundo Deportivo.
The La Liga giants are desperate to find a long-term replacement for Keylor Navas, but have been…
Another player whose name has come up in connection with Arsenal is Schalke midfielder Max Meyer.
The talented 22-year-old is out of contract in the summer and could follow teammate Leon Goretzka, who recently signed a pre-contract agre…
They may have only just completed a £56 million club-record deal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but Arsenal aren't planning to put their wallet away yet.
According to the Evening Standard, the Gunners are eyeing two more big-money signi…
The Premier League's record-breaking January transfer window is part of a trend that will soon see £2 billion spent in a season, according to Deloitte.
The accountancy firm's analysis showed the 20 top-flight clubs spent £430m last mont…
DETROIT -- About the only thing that didn't go right for Blake Griffin in his Detroit Pistons debut was at the start of the second half, when he realized he had forgotten to put his jersey back on in the locker room.
Griffin scored 24 p…
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