Emre Can believes the manner of Liverpool's win over Manchester City will earn them more respect from opponents at home and abroad.
The Reds brought City's 30-match unbeaten Premier League run to an end in thrilling style with a 4-3 vic…
Libya served a stern warning to their African Nations Championship Group C opponents as two first-half goals from Saleh Taher Saeid and a late strike from Zakaria Alharash saw them ease past Equatorial Guinea in Tanger on Monday.
The 20…
Manchester City's standards have been set so high that following their 4-3 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday, one English newspaper's sport section read: "Souvenir Edition -- City lose football match." While it was a tongue-in-cheek reaction t…
Three thoughts on Manchester United's 3-0 win vs. Stoke in the Premier League
1. Man United cruise to victory
The optimism is back at Manchester United. This routine win over Stoke City helped, but so has the mounting speculation tha…
Riyad Mahrez could be worth £100 million in the summer, according to Leicester boss Claude Puel.
The Foxes do not want to sell the winger amid further speculation about his future this month.
Mahrez asked to leave Leicester in the su…
Manchester United continue to doubt reports that Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Real Madrid to return to Old Trafford, sources close the Premier League club have told ESPN FC.
Spanish newspaper AS reported on Monday's front page that …
Johanna Konta eased into the second round of the Australian Open - but is still lamenting her forgotten blueberries.
The ninth seed has a fine record at Melbourne Park having reached the semi-finals and quarter-finals the last two years…
The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has validated four candidates for four vacancies at an election to be organized during the Ordinary General Assembly on 2 February 2018 in Casablanca, Morocco.
The c…
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), has ratified major reforms to the continents club competitions. According to CAF, the next continental competitions, would commence in December and end May 2019.
The current calendar for the c…
Head coach of Ghana U-20 female team, the Black Princess, Yusif Basigi has named his final 18 squad for the final hurdle of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Women’s World Cup against Cameroon. Coach Basigi’s team…
The International Federation of Skate Soccer (IFSS), an NGO committed to the development of the physically challenged in society in partnership with its title Sponsor, Binatone will be organising a friendly tourney for local teams.
The …
Sunday night belonged to New Orleans forward Anthony Davis, whose outstanding performance led his team to an overtime road win against the Knicks in New York.
Pelicans down Knicks
A huge 48-point, 17-rebound double-double from Anthon…
Ryan Giggs is set to be named the new Wales manager on a four-year contract.
The Football Association of Wales has called a news conference for Monday afternoon in Cardiff, where the former Manchester United winger is expected to be unv…
Belinda Bencic said it was an "amazing feeling" after she beat 2017 runner-up Venus Williams in the first round of the Australian Open.
The unseeded 20-year-old Swiss, ranked 78th, won 6-3 7-5 on the opening day in Melbourne.
She rea…
Arsenal fans probably don't need anything else to depress them at the moment, but with apologies, here's another one: Their team last won a Premier League game in which Alexis Sanchez didn't feature back in January 2016.
That of course …
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said Bayern Munich will have to break their transfer record to keep pace with other elite clubs.
Bayern's record signing is 23-year-old Corentin Tolisso -- signed from Lyon for €40.5 million this summer.
Ami…
Jose Mourinho has left the door open for Henrikh Mkhitaryan to leave Manchester United this month but insists the midfielder is still part of his plans at Old Trafford.
Mkhitaryan has started just two of United's last 15 games and strug…
Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool's pulsating win over Manchester City was a "nice commercial" for the Premier League as they handed Pep Guardiola's side their first league defeat of the season.
Liverpool beat the league leaders 4-3 at An…
Paris Saint-Germain's Lucas Moura has admitted that his time with the Ligue 1 leaders looks to be up amid speculation that he is set for a move away from Parc des Princes in the January transfer window.
The Brazilian was an unused subst…
Arsene Wenger says Alexis Sanchez could leave Arsenal in the next 48 hours but a replacement will be found in the January transfer window.
Sanchez did not travel with Arsenal for their game at Bournemouth, with Manchester United confide…
Nantes president Waldemar Kita has called for the referee who kicked out at his player during Sunday's clash with Paris Saint-Germain to be banned for six months.
The official Tony Chapron lashed seemed to lash out at Nantes defender Di…
Liverpool brought Manchester City's unbeaten domestic run crashing to an end with a scintillating 4-3 victory at Anfield on Nissan Super Sunday.
Sensational goals from Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah in nine devastating se…
Jan. 10 marked the day, 11 years ago, that Patrice Evra joined Manchester United from Monaco in a deal worth around £5.5 million.
The left-back became Sir Alex Ferguson's second defensive acquisition of the 2005-06 January window days a…
Virgil van Dijk has told Sky Sports that his world-record price tag does not make him "nervous" and he considers Liverpool's £75 million spend on him to be a "compliment."
Van Dijk became the world's most expensive defender earlier this…
Manchester United were correct to act when Sevilla announced a ticket price of £89 for 2,400 travelling fans to attend next month's Champions League round-of-16 first leg, making it the most expensive in United history for a competitive ga…
Referees in African international matches will now be paid directly by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in the wake of Ghanaian official Joseph Lamptey's life ban.
Previously, referees were paid by the host nation, which CAF …
The January transfer window is usually quiet, but Barcelona are spending big; after making Philippe Coutinho the second most expensive player in the world, they are now adding 23-year-old giant Colombian centre-back Yerry Mina to their squ…
Manchester United would be making an "unbelievable'' signing comparable to their swoop for Eric Cantona if they landed Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, according to Phil Neville.
Reports in Italy and England suggest United are ready to hija…
A protest calling for Liverpool to cancel a sponsorship deal with Tibet Water Resources will be held before Sunday's visit of Premier League leaders Manchester City.
As part of a campaign led by Tibet groups and international consumer g…
Paris Saint-Germain are one of two French women's clubs in talks to sign Chelsea Ladies and England attacker Eniola Aluko, a source has told ESPN FC.
The 30-year-old, who was involved in a discrimination case against former England coac…
When Real Madrid host Villarreal on Saturday, one fortunate spectator will be treated to the VIP box and handed a free €10,000 bet as the winner of a competition organised by a Spanish betting company.
The bookmakers in question did not…
Moving away from speculation surrounding player transfers for a moment, Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport claims Carlo Ancelotti has been lined up to replace Arsene Wenger at the end of the season.
The former AC Milan, Chelsea, PSG, R…
After Thursday's bombshell rumour that Manchester United could be ready to beat crosstown rivals City to Alexis Sanchez, come reports that Jose Mourinho's team are also weighing a move to bring Javier Hernandez back to Old Trafford and als…
Eden Hazard claimed that he will "never" leave Chelsea and indicated that both he and Thibaut Courtois will sign new contracts with the Premier League champions during an appearance at the NBA London Game on Thursday.
The 27-year-old wa…
Jordi Alba labelled Lionel Messi "the best player in the world by a difference" after the two combined for three of Barcelona's goals as the Catalans thumped Celta Vigo 5-0 to reach the Copa del Rey quarterfinals.
Messi scored twice, wi…
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is confident Liverpool are well-equipped for life without Philippe Coutinho, insisting it is "business as usual'' at Anfield.
The Brazil playmaker, who contributed 12 goals this season, completed his dream £142 m…
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy will be fit to face Chelsea after recovering from a groin injury.
The England international missed Saturday's FA Cup draw at former club Fleetwood but will travel to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Captain …
After an uninspired 0-0 draw with Arsenal on Wednesday night there were few real positives for Chelsea to draw upon. One of those, however, was the display of Antonio Rudiger.
The 24-year-old was the pick of Chelsea's three centre-backs…
Leicester boss Claude Puel insists £25 million striker Kelechi Iheanacho will stay with the Foxes this month.
The Frenchman is not prepared to write off the former Manchester City forward, who has scored just once for the club this term…
Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante kotoko have bowed to Medeama SC and Dreams FC respectively in the ongoing G-8 tournament in Cape Coast and Kumasi Sports Stadium. Two first half goals from Kwame Boateng and Agyenim Boateng were all th…
Nigerian professional footballer and Chelsea FC player, Victor Moses has been voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Nigerian in one of the most credible and respected annual ranking polls organised by international reputed rating establish…
Ian Wright thinks Mesut Ozil would perform better at Manchester United than he has at Arsenal.
Ozil is out of contract at the end of the season and can talk to foreign clubs this month with a view to walking away from Arsenal for free i…
Serena Williams says that she "absolutely wants" more Grand Slam titles, but does not need them.
The 23-time champion, already the most successful player of the Open era, is two Grand Slam titles away from surpassing Margaret Court's re…
Kevin Durant is known as one of the greatest scorers of his generation. That reputation now goes up another notch with a significant milestone.
The 11th-year forward scored his 20,000th career point on Wednesday night, an accomplishment…
Manchester United are currently enjoying some warm-weather training in Dubai following their progression to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
United beat Derby 2-0 last weekend, and fans were confused by the team's over-enthusiastic celeb…
It is the dilemma that has confronted every Premier League manager: How do you stop the seemingly unstoppable?
Manchester City are unbeaten in 33 games over almost nine months against domestic opponents. They have dropped points against…
Neymar scored from the spot as holders Paris Saint-Germain secured a scrappy 2-0 win at 10-man Amiens to advance to the Coupe de la Ligue semifinals on Wednesday.
Amiens played for nearly an hour with 10 men after goalkeeper Regis Gurtn…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he was satisfied with his team's performance after their 2-2 draw against Segunda side Numancia on Wednesday night sealed a 5-3 aggregate passage to the Copa del Rey quarterfinals, but did not do much…
Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku is set to seek legal advice over claims by Everton's majority shareholder that he was driven to leave the club by "voodoo."
Farhad Moshiri told Everton shareholders at a meeting on Tuesday night t…
Mohamed Salah and Daniel Sturridge took part in Liverpool's training session on Wednesday ahead of this weekend's Premier League clash with leaders Manchester City.
Forward Salah, the Reds' top scorer with 23 goals in all competitions t…