Goals from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn gave Aston Villa a narrow first-leg lead over Lille in their Europa Conference League quarter-final as Unai Emery marked his 1,000th game as a manager.
Watkins scored in the 13th minute, left u…
Liverpool's hopes of giving Jurgen Klopp a dream send-off in the Europa League final in Dublin next month are hanging by a thread.
The Reds boss has announced he is leaving the club at the end of the season and his players were keen t…
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Max Whitlock will retire after the Paris 2024 Games.
The 31-year-old, who has won 32 major international medals, is Britain's most successful gymnast.
He will become the first gymnast to win four…
Manchester City midfielder Rodri says he is planning to take a break during the season run-in as the club chase a second successive Treble.
The 27-year-old made his 41st appearance of the campaign in Tuesday's Champions League quarter…
At a time when football is growing more predictable, and wealth determines both the match-ups and the winners, stories such as Atalanta's remind us that well-run clubs can still have their say in European competition.
It was 2019 when…
Atletico Madrid held off a late Borussia Dortmund fightback to hold a slender advantage after the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
Diego Simeone's side made a blistering start at Estadio Metropolitano and Rodrigo de …
The first legs of the Champions League quarter-finals have delivered.
And, none more so than Barcelona's trip to Paris St-Germain as the five-time winners came from behind to earn a 3-2 victory before next Tuesday's second leg.
F…
The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) has announced an upcoming Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) scheduled to take place in Accra.
The assembly is set for April 20, 2024, at the San Marino in Osu, as stipulated by Article 7.3 of t…
Jurgen Klopp's successful reign at Liverpool is coming to an end and the Reds are being heavily linked with Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim as his most likely replacement.
Xabi Alonso was the early favourite to be the next boss at …
Former England midfielder Danny Murphy says he became addicted to cocaine after his playing career ended.
Murphy played for Crewe Alexandra, Liverpool, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham, Fulham and Blackburn Rovers before retiring in 2013.…
Head coach Diego Simeone says Borussia Dortmund are the "hardest" side Atletico Madrid could have drawn in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Dortmund are fifth in the Bundesliga and are competing in the last eight of the Champions …
Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher saved three penalties and scored another as the United States beat Canada 5-4 on penalties to win the SheBelieves Cup.
Naeher denied Jade Rose, Cloe Lacasse and Evelyne Viens, before Emily Fox scored the winni…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff painted a bleak but realistic picture of the Formula 1 season after the Japanese Grand Prix.
"No-one is going to catch Max this year," he said, following Max Verstappen's success at Suzuka.
"His…
Roberto Duran and Dave Radford were from different worlds.
Duran was a champion boxer, considered one of the greatest to ever step into the ring, while Radford, a part-time plasterer from Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, was often fightin…
Tiger Woods says he is still capable of winning a sixth Green Jacket and 16th major "if everything comes together" at this week's Masters.
Woods has barely played competitive golf since having ankle surgery last April after withdra…
The Match Day 12 of the Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League ended on Sunday with some shocking results recorded across the various league centres after the league.
Some of the “big teams” fell casualty to their opponents as the batt…
The Ghana Golf Association has confirmed its participation in the 2024 Zimbabwe Junior Open and the All-Africa Junior Team Challenge, scheduled to take place at the Benoni Country Club in South Africa.
Three talented junior golfers fr…
For the first time in the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League season, Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey featured in the competition as Arsenal drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners drew against the German side in the…
Caitlin Clark says the impact she has had on women's sport has been "the coolest part" of her journey as her record-breaking collegiate basketball career came to a close.
American Clark, 22, has scored over 3,900 points, more than a…
Head coach of Medeama SC, Nebojsa Kapor, says his team is having trouble scoring goals despite getting his team to play well in games.
After losing 1-0 to league leaders Samartex 1996 at Nsenkyire Sports Arena Samraboi in Week 24 of the…
Holders Manchester City and Real Madrid shared six goals in a thriller to leave their Champions League quarter-final evenly poised after the first leg at the Bernabeu.
Pep Guardiola's side took the lead in the second minute when Berna…
It was honours even on a memorable night of Champions League action at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday as Arsenal's quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich ended 2-2 - but can both sides feel aggrieved at having penalty shouts go against…
Bayer Leverkusen v West Ham United
UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg, BayArena, Thursday 11 April 2024, 9pm CEST (8pm BST)
Little under a month since West Ham United’s thumping 5-0 win over SC Freiburg at London Stadium, the U…
Kurt Zouma admitted he is driven by the thought of lifting the UEFA Europa League trophy as West Ham United captain, ahead of his team’s return to the prestigious competition away at Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of the quarter-f…
The sun was low in the sky and the shadows lengthening from the towering Augusta pine trees as Canadian Mike Weir approached his ball on the 10th fairway.
Len Mattiace, his opponent in a sudden-death play-off, was in a spot of bother of…
Bayern Munich defender Eric Dier says he is playing the "best football of my career" and should still be part of the England squad.
Dier, who has 49 caps, has not played for England since their World Cup last-16 win over Senegal in De…
Uefa is considering increasing squad sizes for this summer's European Championship in Germany to 26 players following talks with coaches.
Discussions with international bosses whose teams had qualified for Euro 2024 were held in Dusse…
The Champions League returns this week with Manchester City once again having to find a way past La Liga leaders Real Madrid.
These two sides have met in the knockout stages in three of the past four seasons, including at the semi-fin…
The uncertainty around how financial rule breaches are handled "makes a mockery of the Premier League", says Luton Town midfielder Andros Townsend.
Everton were docked two points for a second violation of the Premier League's profit a…
Al-Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for elbowing an opponent during his side's 2-1 Saudi Super Cup semi-final defeat by Al-Hilal.
Ronaldo, 39, was shown a straight red card on 86 minutes after appearing to swing his elbow …
Arsenal may have thought they had seen the back of nemesis Harry Kane when he left Tottenham for Bayern Munich in the summer, but he returns to north London looking to dump Mikel Arteta's side out of the Champions League.
The Gunners …
Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus says he is unable to remember playing football "without pain".
Jesus, 27, had knee surgery after sustaining an injury that ruled him out Brazil's World Cup campaign in December 2022 - missing 99 days of a…
One of the volunteers involved in the recently concluded 13th African Games has anonymously revealed to Citi News that they are yet to receive the allowances promised by the Local Organizing Committee and the leadership of the Volunteer su…
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes Real Madrid will be determined to get revenge after they thrashed the Spanish giants on their way to winning last season's Champions League.
City beat Real 5-1 on aggregate in the semi-final…
An individual, reportedly associated with Los Angeles Football Club as a fan, has racially abused Ghana winger Joseph Paintsil in the wake of the latest El Trafico.
The derby clash between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles Football…
Paul George scored 23 points in the final quarter as he inspired the Los Angeles Clippers to a remarkable 120-118 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
American George, 33, was in fine form, scoring 39 points with 11 rebounds and seven assi…
Matt Richards won an epic men's 200m freestyle race at the British Championships in London but Olympic champion Tom Dean missed out on the chance to defend his title in Paris.
Richards won a race billed as the most competitive domestic …
Forty minutes into an Old Firm derby that made you feel like you were riding a rollercoaster rather than sitting still watching a classic of its kind, Fabio Silva went down under a challenge from Alistair Johnston.
The Portuguese reac…
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) says it is "considering multiple proposals" to host the event in 2026, amid continued uncertainty over its long-term future.
Last week, Singapore joined Malaysia in ruling out a bid, after the…
Brazil had just beaten England 1-0 last month when reporters approached Vinicius Jr for an interview at Wembley's mixed zone.
"But are we going to talk about football?" the Real Madrid forward smilingly responded.
Af…
Dreams Football Club striker, John Antwi, has described Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek as a quality side that will be difficult to play against.
He said this in an interview with Citi Sports after Dreams FC secured qualification t…
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo said James Maddison should have been sent off for "punching Ryan Yates in the stomach" during Sunday's 3-1 defeat at Tottenham.
Maddison caught Yates just before half-time with the score l…
Bibiani Gold Stars head coach, Stephen Frimpong Manso, has described his team’s 1-0 win over Accra Hearts of Oak as a win that means a lot to his side.
Gold Stars picked up its first win since the second half of the 2023-2024 Ghana Prem…
Jurgen Klopp has warned Manchester United they will get beaten by Arsenal next month if they play like they did against his Liverpool side.
Klopp urged Liverpool to "stay calm" after losing the Premier League leadership this weekend, …
Former Black Stars striker Augustine Arhinful has criticized the validity of the FIFA World Rankings, arguing that they fail to accurately represent the true form of national teams.
His comments come in light of Ghana’s persistent decl…
Ghana’s Futsal national team left Accra for Morocco yesterday to finalise their preparations for the 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The contingent, comprising players, technical staff led by Coach Philip Boakye and m…
Ipswich Town's Championship promotion hopes suffered a blow as the leaders were defeated by Norwich City in a tense East Anglian derby at Carrow Road.
Marcelino Nunez's first-half free-kick was the difference in a game that did not se…
Manchester City maintained their title challenge in ruthless fashion as Kevin de Bruyne contributed to three goals in a victory over Crystal Palace.
In an entertaining encounter, Palace stunned City with an early opener from Jean-Phil…
The Comptroller General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Kwame Asuah Takyi, has committed to recruiting the five civilian members of the Ghana Armwrestling Team who collectively won 41 of Ghana's 69 medals at the African Games.
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Kyogo Furuhashi doesn't need to don the cloak and scythe of the grim reaper when he fetches up at Ibrox on Sunday. The bare numbers of his story versus Rangers reveal how much of a bogey man he's been to the Ibrox club.
In the Decembe…