The eyes of the sporting world will be on the International Olympic Committee's headquarters in Lausanne on Tuesday evening when President Thomas Bach announces whether he and his board have banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Olympic weightlifter Edwin Mosquera Roa has died after being shot in the Colombian city of Palmira.
Colombia's Olympic Committee described Mosquera Roa as "one of the most prominent Colombian weightlifters of recent times".
The 32-ye…
Tottenham have had some memorable successes and signs of progress in 2017 -- the club's highest Premier League finish (above Arsenal), the departure from White Hart Lane, the victory against Real Madrid. But as winter arrives, they have ta…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will face no action over his animated post-match conversation with Southampton winger Nathan Redmond, sources have told ESPN FC.
The Football Association asked Guardiola for his observations of his …
Philippe Coutinho's dazzling display at Brighton last weekend may have drawn most of the plaudits, but his compatriot Roberto Firmino was equally impressive during Liverpool's stylish 5-1 win.
Coutinho was a joy to watch with his magic …
Ernesto Valverde says Barcelona will take their responsibility to beat Sporting Lisbon seriously despite already guaranteeing top spot in their Champions League group.
Sporting need to win at Camp Nou on Tuesday and hope that Juventus f…
CSKA Moscow coach Viktor Goncharenko believes his side's bad luck will be Manchester City's gain as he prepares to face Paul Pogba at Old Trafford.
Pogba's red card against Arsenal on Saturday has been accepted by Manchester United, mea…
Antonio Conte "will be just fine" at Chelsea despite persistent speculation suggesting that he could leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season, says the club's former technical director Michael Emenalo.
Emenalo took up a new role a…
Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis admitted it is "frustrating" not to be able to call upon Diego Costa for Tuesday's Champions League clash with former club Chelsea, and reiterated that the Premier League champions had no choice but to …
MUNICH -- Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman says he is looking for "revenge" against his former side when the German champions take on Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Coman, 21, joined the PSG academy at the ag…
Paris Saint-Germain will take to the Allianz Arena pitch on Tuesday night knowing that a win or even a draw will be enough to finish top of UEFA Champions League Group B.
In fact, even a low-scoring defeat (less than PSG's 3-0 victory a…
Liverpool will host Everton in an FA Cup Merseyside derby after the draw for the third round was conducted on Monday, while Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea were all drawn to face sides from outside the Premier League.
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Peter Crouch hopes he has proved he can be a regular starter for Stoke at the age of 36.
The striker has been a super-sub for the Potters this season and the club showed how highly they value him by tying him to a new one-year contract …
We review the weekend's footballing action across the world, and pick out our quintet of key African performers.
Victor Moses returned to the starting XI for Chelsea as they hosted Newcastle United this weekend, reminding Blues fans exa…
For the fifth time in six World Cup appearances, Nigeria have been drawn against Argentina in the group stage. The Super Eagles have lost all four previous World Cup meetings with La Albiceleste -- in 1994, 2002, 2010, 2014 -- albeit by sl…
At 24, Richmond Boakye is finally demonstrating that he can be one of the Black Stars' footballing superstars, and not the latest in the long line of unfulfilled Ghanaian talents.
The powerful frontman is scoring for fun at Red Star Bel…
Africa's five sides learned their fates in Friday's group-stage draw, but what are the quintet's chances of reaching the World Cup knockout stages now that we know their opening opponents?
Here's how we rank the continent's representati…
The World Cup draw is set, and all 32 teams now know who they will face in Russia next summer.
Click on the groups below to get the full lowdown ahead of the big kickoff. Each group has the top line view, predicted finish, must see matc…
Two months after taking the job, Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes is yet to sign his contract.
Kicker magazine reports that Heynckes has told members of the Rollwagerl "93 Bayern supporters" club that he has "still no contract" with Ba…
WATFORD -- Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham will emerge stronger from their slump after they failed to win for the fourth consecutive league game at Watford on Saturday.
The 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road leaves Pochettino's Spurs with one…
This could have been the game that saw Jose Mourinho rediscover his managerial mojo, but Paul Pogba's second-half red card ensures we might have to wait a little longer before learning whether the Special One really is ready to take on Pep…
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone hailed his team's persistence after they battled back to beat Real Sociedad 2-1 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday.
The win, secured by a late Antoine Griezmann goal, moved Atleti to within six po…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane admitted to disappointment with the result but not the performance after his team missed a chance to cut the eight point gap to La Liga leaders Barcelona by drawing 0-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday eveni…
Uganda interim coach Moses Basena has told KweséESPN that the Cranes are planning to use the upcoming CECAFA Cup in Kenya as a dress rehearsal for next month's Africa Nations Championship.
The regional defending champions travelled 285k…
Cesc Fabregas has said Chelsea and the other Premier League title challengers are hoping for Manchester City to slip as Pep Guardiola's side continue to dominate.
City are odds-on favourites to win the title, with their dominant form le…
Pep Guardiola said he was happy to have his own version of "Fergie time" after Manchester City again left it late to clinch a 2-1 win over West Ham United on Sunday.
Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United regularly won games late on, wit…
Manchester United have confirmed the signing of youth player Aliou Traore.
Sources told ESPN FC in July that France under-17 midfielder Traore would join from Sarcelles and the club have now confirmed the deal.
"Traore is a boy we've…
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has told the BBC he hopes injuries to "important players" could derail Manchester City's season.
United moved to within five points of Premier League leaders City with a 3-1 win at Arsenal on Satu…
Just when Milan fans thought they had seen everything this season, up stepped goalkeeper -- yes, goalkeeper -- Alberto Brignoli to snatch a point for Benevento, ending their 14-match losing run in Serie A and wrecking Gennaro Gattuso's hop…
It always seemed likely that the electric performances produced by Mohamed Salah since his summer arrival at Liverpool would catch the eye, and the Mail reports that Real Madrid are doing plenty of looking.
Egypt international Salah is …
Three thoughts on Man City's come-from-behind 2-1 win over West Ham at the Etihad.
1. Man City leave it late again
Until this week, Manchester City had not been behind in the Premier League since August but twice they have had to sav…
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refuses to concede defeat in the Premier League title race.
Mauricio Pochettino has ruled Tottenham out of contention, but Wenger will not be doing likewise despite Saturday's 3-1 loss to Manchester United.
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Antonio Conte admitted that he hopes Chelsea manage to agree contract extensions with Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard before next summer's World Cup, and warned the rest of the Premier League that neither player has yet reached the peak o…
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) will introduce Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for the first time in a CAF competition at the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) Morocco 2018. The usage of the latest technology was accepted …
Neymar's father has said it is too early to discuss the prospect of his son joining Real Madrid but stressed that there are no current plans to leave Paris Saint-Germain.
Neymar Jr. joined PSG from Barcelona in a €222 million deal in th…
The Gulf's diplomatic crisis is not hurting Qatar 2022's preparations, a senior Qatari official has claimed, as the organising committee revealed the design for the first demountable World Cup stadium.
The Ras Abu Aboud Stadium is the s…
Obafemi Martins could have a chance to play at another World Cup if he maintains his scoring form, Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has told KweséESPN.
The 33-year-old, who plays in China for Shanghai Shenhua, has scored 16 goals in 39 appeara…
Dani Alves has admitted he left Juventus in the summer because he was not enjoying his football in Italy, where he feels he was misunderstood.
Speaking after being named in the Italian Professional Footballers' Association (AIC) Team of…
Chapecoense have sued the insurance company hired by LaMia airline, and several Bolivian government entities over damages caused by the air crash that killed 71 people a year ago in Colombia, the Brazilian club said on Wednesday.
The cl…
MADRID -- Spanish prosecutors have accused Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric of defrauding tax authorities of €870,728 ($1 million) in 2013 and 2014.
Modric's wife, Vanja, is also being accused of tax irregularities.
Prosecutors sai…
The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi has said that Premier League Clubs who prevent TV Rights Holder, Startimes, from telecasting their matches will suffer points deduction. The move he said will be applied…
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has acknowledged that he is hopeful that Vincent Enyeama will return to the Super Eagles setup, but has hinted that the keeper's club situation will need to improve before he could retake the No. 1 spot.
Having…
Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt has told Sport Bild that returning to Bayern Munich is "like coming back to a family."
Muller-Wohlfahrt, 75, left the club in April 2015 after 38 years, along with his staff, after disagreements with fo…
With Alan Pardew back in management at West Bromwich Albion, the Premier League's old boys' network has found another placement for one of its members.
Back after almost a year out of the game following his sacking by Crystal Palace on …
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale is a doubt for Saturday's La Liga trip to Athletic Bilbao after the Wales international sat out training the morning after his impressive return from injury as a substitute in Tuesday's 2-2 Copa del Rey draw at…
Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku is struggling to deal with the added pressure of competing with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Lukaku began his United career with 11 goals in his first 10 games following a £75 millio…
It's time to give Ivan Gazidis some credit.
The Arsenal CEO has backed up his talk about bringing change to the club with this month's hires of Raul Sanllehi and Sven Mislintat, two heavy hitters who have proven to be among the best in …
Jose Mourinho's transfer thinking has changed, according to the Independent -- and that's due to the form of Anthony Martial.
The Manchester United boss seemed likely to sell Martial in the summer after not playing him regularly last se…
Victor Lindelof almost became a Manchester United player in January.
After losing Eric Bailly and Chris Smalling to injury, Jose Mourinho briefly thought about fast-tracking a deal for the Swedish defender. In the end, though, it was pu…
He was within a whisker of joining Real Madrid in 2015 -- and now it seems as though it's next summer or never if Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea is to move to the Bernabeu.
The Mirror, citing reports in Spain, says Madrid pre…
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