Wasps ended their run of five straight league and cup defeats by beating Northampton to earn only their third home win of the season.
After taking a 14-3 lead with converted scores from Josh Bassett and Juan De Jongh, Wasps were dragged…
Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda is in hospital in Vienna with influenza, five months after having a lung transplant.
It is understood doctors are taking every precaution given the serious nature of Lauda's surgery.
Aus…
Egypt international Aly Ghazal has signed for Feirense to help the club stay in the Portuguese top flight.
Feirense confirmed Ghazal would be further "reinforcement for Coach Nuno Manta Santos," in their bid to avoid relegation.
The …
Guinea international defender Florentin Pogba is on a week-long trial at Elche in the hope of securing a contract with the Spanish second division club.
Florentin, the older brother of Manchester United star Paul Pogba, has been without…
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi should not leave the club because he has a "very great future" in England, says boss Maurizio Sarri.
Blues assistant manager Gianfranco Zola confirmed Bayern Munich are "very interested" in Hudson-Odoi …
Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta has been criticised after posting a photograph of himself with two people in blackface as part of Epiphany celebrations in Spain.
Iniesta, 34, posed with his wife, two of his children…
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says the club has signed a "special talent" after concluding a deal with Manchester City for Brahim Diaz.
The Spanish club acquired the 19-year-old midfielder for around £15m, though the deal also …
Guinea will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations instead of the 2023 edition, according to the Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad.
Speaking on a visit to Guinea on Sunday when he was joined by Fifa president Gianni I…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko and regional rivals Ashgold played to a 1-1 drawn game after 120 minutes to climax the 80th birthday anniversary celebration of former President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor in the maiden J.A. Kufuor Cup at the Baba …
Stoke City have completed the permanent signing of Wolves striker Benik Afobe - for a reported £12m - and Brentford midfielder Ryan Woods.
Afobe, 25, joined the Potters in June on loan with an obligation to buy, just 11 days after he ha…
The GFA Normalisation Committee has donated GHC25,000 to support the President John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK) Cup match between Asante Kotoko and Ashantigold at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday.
A release signed by the president o…
Jeffrey Owusu Afriyie emerged winner of the maiden edition of the Ashanti Table Tennis Championship at the Kumasi Youth Centre on New Year’s Day.
The one-day event, which was dubbed “Table Tennis for Life and Health”, brought …
Fabulous Asante Kotoko and Ashgold are chasing what could be, perhaps, their only silverware in a troubled Ghana football season via the maiden J.A. Kufuor Cup match at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi tomorrow.
In what is expected to b…
India remain on course for a first series win in Australia after dominating day two of the fourth and final Test in Sydney.
The tourists lead the series 2-1 and declared their first innings on 622-7.
Cheteshwar Pujara was finally out…
Scotland women's head coach Shelley Kerr admits "the expectation of the nation" rests on her players' shoulders ahead of their World Cup debut.
The Scots begin their campaign in June when they face England in Nice.
Kerr says she will…
Tom Varndell says he struggled to adapt to life in France and is pleased to be back playing in England with Leicester.
The winger, 33, returned to the Tigers in December after nine and a half years away, having cut short a spell with So…
Maria Sharapova was forced to retire injured in defeat to Aryna Sabalenka at the Shenzhen Open, 10 days before the Australian Open begins.
Russia's Sharapova, 31, was using the event in China to prepare for the first Grand Slam of the s…
Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber and ATP Finals winner Alexander Zverev took Germany into the Hopman Cup final with victory over hosts Australia.
World number two Kerber beat Ashleigh Barty 6-4 6-4 to give the Germans an early lead i…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany should have been sent off in the Reds' Premier League loss at Etihad Stadium.
Centre-back Kompany escaped with only a booking for a heavy first-half challenge o…
Eight-time national junior tennis champion, Albert Adusei Osei, is helping to groom the country's next generation of tennis talents with the sixth Ashanti Junior Championship which has unearthed some amazing talents.
The annual competit…
Chelsea Women have signed German keeper Ann-Katrin Berger on a deal until 2022 after her contract with Women's Super League rivals Birmingham expired.
The 28-year-old last week turned down an offer to stay with Birmingham.
Berger, wh…
Veteran Morocco international midfielder Mbark Boussoufa has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab until the end of the season.
He moves as a free agent after he his contract with Al Jazira in UAE ended in July last year.
The 34-year-o…
The Guinea Football Federation (Feguifoot) has appointed the mother of Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba as an ambassador for women's football.
Yeo Moriba's nomination followed a meeting with Feguifoot President Mamadou Antonio So…
Comoros coach Amir Abdou has extended his contract until June this year with the option of a further two years.
The 46-year old, who has been in charge of Comoros since January 2014, saw his last contract expire five weeks ago.
"The …
Hibernian have announced defender Efe Ambrose has left the club after triggering a clause in his contract.
The former Nigeria centre-half was offered a three-year improved contract at the Easter Road club but has chosen to move on.
O…
Harlequins full-back Mike Brown will break the club's appearance record when they travel to face Newcastle Falcons on Saturday.
The England international will make his 308th appearance, breaking the record set by Grahame Murray in 1973.…
Ashgold’s leading striker, Shafiu Mumuni, says the Miners are poised to win the maiden J.A Kufuor Annual Cup at the expense of regional rivals, Asante Kotoko, at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday.
The match, which is one of the …
Holders of the Sprite Ball Boys title, Osu Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC), will be without their Championship-winning starting five when they begin their defence on January 11 at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra.
Osu PRESEC …
Black Stars striker, David Accam, has tied the knot with a member of the female national team, the Black Queens, Florence Dadson.
Both players, who ply their trade, in the United States of America (USA), had a traditional wedding in the…
Football has quasi-religious status in Brazil and becoming a professional player is every Brazilian boy's dream. But prejudice within the game - and wider Brazilian society - means that, for some, that dream is cut short.
When Douglas B…
Craig Bellamy has temporarily stepped down from his role as Cardiff City Under-18s coach following the club's decision to investigate a bullying claim against him.
The investigation follows reports of a complaint about the former Wales …
Wolves are keen to sign striker Tammy Abraham from Chelsea.
The 21-year-old is on loan at Championship side Aston Villa, where he has scored 16 goals this season.
Wolves are exploring the possibility of exploiting a break clause in t…
Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he does not want to leave his role at the club in the summer.
He was named as interim boss after the club sacked Jose Mourinho in December.
His side's 2-0 win at Newcastle…
What has happened to Scott Allan?
The last sighting of the Celtic playmaker was while he on loan at Hibernian in May, scoring in their 5-5 draw with Rangers on the final day of last term. Since then, he has been limited to pre-season fr…
Falkirk have signed midfielders Ross MacLean and Ian McShane from Motherwell and St Mirren respectively as manager Ray McKinnon revamps his squad.
A third midfielder, Abdul Osman, who left Greek club Lamia in November, signed a one-year…
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has confirmed that midfielder Steven Davis is expected to rejoin Rangers.
The 34-year-old Northern Ireland captain left Ibrox to sign for the Saints during the summer of 2012.
Davis' first-team ch…
Reading midfielder Pelle Clement has joined Dutch Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle on a two-and-a-half year contract.
The move re-unites the 22-year-old with former boss Jaap Stam - who left the Royals in March 2018 and took over at Zwolle la…
Middlesbrough's Martin Braithwaite has joined Spanish club Leganes on loan until the end of the season.
The 27-year-old Denmark forward has not scored for Boro since asking to leave the club at the end of August.
It is the second ti…
Preston North End have signed striker Jayden Stockley from League Two side Exeter City for a fee understood to be £750,000.
The 25-year-old, who was the leading scorer in England's top four leagues in 2018, joins the club until 2022.
…
Reading Women have signed Chelsea midfielder Jade Bailey on loan for the rest of the season.
The 23-year-old, who can also play in defence, spent time out after tearing an anterior cruciate knee ligament in April 2017.
Bailey started…
Michael Schumacher turns 50 on 3 January 2019.
His physical condition remains a mystery to those outside his personal circle, following the skiing accident which left him with severe brain injuries in December 2013. He has not been seen…
F1 legend Michael Schumacher's "life and legacy will last forever" says Lewis Hamilton, as tributes are paid to the seven-time world champion on his 50th birthday.
The German won a record 91 Grands Prix and is the most successful F1 dri…
Cheteshwar Pujara scored his third century of the series as India took control on day one of the fourth and final Test against Australia.
The 30-year-old, who scored 123 in the first Test and 106 in the third, finished the day on 130 no…
Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu says she "did the impossible" by beating seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams a day after defeating world number three Caroline Wozniacki.
Andreescu, 18, won 11 games in a row on her way to a …
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny will see a specialist about concussion which has ruled him out for two months.
Halfpenny has not played since 10 November when he suffered a late tackle from Australia centre Samu Kerevi.
Flanker James…
Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos will face no disciplinary action for his behaviour against Celtic.
Morelos appeared to aim a kick at Scott Brown, caught Anthony Ralston with his studs and seemed to grab at Ryan Christie as Rangers won 1…
Newcastle Falcons back-row forward Mark Wilson has signed a new four-year deal with the Premiership club.
The 29-year-old has made 221 appearances for the club and has also won eight England caps.
"This is the club that I love and I'…
The Football Association has asked Watford captain Troy Deeney to explain his comments following Wednesday's 3-3 draw with Bournemouth.
In an interview for the BBC's Match of the Day programme, Deeney accused Bournemouth's Dan Gosling o…
England international Billy Vunipola makes his return from the broken arm he sustained in October as Saracens make seven changes for the trip to Sale.
The 26-year-old number eight missed the autumn internationals after the injury to his…
Caroline Wozniacki's preparations for her Australian Open title defence faltered when she lost to qualifier Bianca Andreescu at the ASB Classic.
The Danish world number three was beaten 6-4 6-4 by the 18-year-old Canadian in the last 16…