Uli Hoeness has announced he will leave his post as Bayern Munich president in November with former adidas CEO Herbert Hainer set to take over.
Hoeness, 67, is widely regarded as the man who created Bayern in the modern era as one of wo…
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award on Thursday, taking the prize over Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo.
The award was handed to Netherlands captain at the end of the UE…
MANCHESTER, England - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he would speak to Zlatan Ibrahimovic if the LA Galaxy forward were serious about returning to Manchester United.
Ibrahimovic said this week he believes he is still capable of performin…
Eric Cantona has added to his long list of unique and bizarre speeches after collecting the UEFA President's Award.
The former United forward was on stage ahead of the Champions League draw in Monaco to receive the award, which "recogni…
Real Madrid will face Paris Saint-Germain, while defending champions Liverpool have been paired with Napoli, Salzburg and Genk in the Champions League group stage this season.
Thirteen-time champions Madrid eliminated the Parisians in t…
The nine-year-old daughter of former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has died after battling cancer.
Enrique, 49, confirmed his daughter Xana's death on Thursday afternoon, saying she had fought osteosarcoma - or bone cancer - for "five …
Lewis Hamilton says he feels rested and recharged after F1's summer break - but says his large championship lead will not lull him into a false sense of security.
The season resumes at awesome Spa-Francorchamps this weekend with Hamilto…
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard is keen to draw Manchester United in the Europa League and joked he "wouldn't mind parking the bus at Old Trafford".
Both sides will be involved in Friday's draw for the Europa League group stages after Ra…
Bolton captain Jason Lowe says he is relieved the club has finally secured its future but it now needs to find normality and direction.
Football Ventures completed its takeover of Bolton on Tuesday after the EFL had announced it had giv…
Jurgen Klopp does not see English teams dominating this year's Champions League and has cast doubt on Liverpool's chances of retaining the trophy.
Holders Liverpool will be among the top seeds for Thursday's group-stage draw but Klopp d…
LAFC forward Carlos Vela has said he had accepted a move to Barcelona in January, before the Catalan side opted for Kevin-Prince Boateng instead.
Boateng made the surprise move to Camp Nou during the winter transfer window as a back-up …
Serena Williams avoided what would have been her earliest loss in 19 appearances at the US Open.
Williams came back from a set down in the second round -- the first time she had ever lost a set in the round of 64 -- at Flushing Meadows …
Novak Djokovic is through to the third round at the US Open and will use some of the time until then getting more treatment on his left shoulder.
Djokovic fought through trouble with the shoulder to beat Juan Ignacio Londero 6-4, 7-6 (3…
Carabao Cup holders Manchester City will visit League One side Preston North End as the draw for the third round of the competition was held on Wednesday.
The draw was held after all second round matches were complete, which saw Everton…
Venus Williams needed a little pick-me-up on a rainy day in New York.
It takes more than caffeine to beat Elina Svitolina, though.
Williams had a resurgence after some coffee was sent her way after dropping the first set against the …
Nottingham Forest and Derby County are in dialogue after an incident involving Rams captain Richard Keogh and Forest groundstaff after Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie, reports BBC Nottingham Sport.
Keogh did not play in his side's 3-0 defeat …
West Bromwich Albion manager Slaven Bilic and Millwall boss Neil Harris have been charged with misconduct after being sent to the stands on Saturday.
Both could get touchline bans if found guilty by the Football Association.
Harris w…
England must be "braver and tougher" as they begin their quest to win a home European Championship in 2021, head coach Phil Neville said.
The Lionesses lost to the United States in the World Cup last four in July, their third successive…
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham fans are calling for Uefa to change how it manages the Champions League and Europa League finals.
Problems last season saw fans struggle with travel arrangements and with getting tickets for the…
Uefa will name its Men's Player of the Year on Thursday with Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk up against Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi for the award.
Last year, Luka Modric ended Ronaldo and Messi's d…
Celtic, Rangers, Liverpool, Man Utd, Hearts, Hibs, Kilmarnock, Leicester, Sunderland, Porto, Basel, Zenit, Aston Villa, Legia
Celtic and Sunderland are vying to sign Kilmarnock's Greg Taylor after submitting bids for the left-back, with…
After Hearts won eight of their first 10 games last season - including a win over Celtic - some were asking if they could be title contenders.
Manager Craig Levein talked about his side showing the same "hunger and ambition" as the 1986…
St Johnstone winger Drey Wright has been given the all clear to resume playing after being sidelined since November with a knee problem.
Wright, who signed for the Perth side last summer after leaving Colchester United, picked up a knee…
Celtic have signed Austrian international right-back Moritz Bauer from Stoke City on a season-long loan.
The deal for the former Grasshoppers Zurich and Rubin Kazan defender contains an option for the Scottish champions to buy him next …
England's Lucy Bronze will find out on Thursday whether she is the Uefa Women's Player of the Year.
But she will need to prevail over two team-mates if she is to become the first English player to win the award, with fellow Lyon players…
Rangers have a "responsibility" to compete in Europe, says manager Steven Gerrard, as he called for calm heads in Thursday's Europa League decider against Legia Warsaw.
The play-off tie is finely poised after last week's 0-0 draw in Pol…
Morocco's new head coach Vahid Halilhodzic has retained Adel Taarabt in his 27-man squad for two upcoming friendly internationals.
Halilhodzic has cut his initial training squad from 46 for the games against Burkina Faso on 6 September …
Middlesborough striker Rudy Gestede is back in the Benin squad after a three-year absence.
The 30-year-old has been included in the 23-man Squirrels squad for their upcoming friendlies.
Benin play Ivory Coast on 6 September in the Fr…
England winger Jack Nowell's chances of playing at the Rugby World Cup hang in the balance, according to Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter.
Nowell, 26, has not played since injuring his ankle in their Premiership final loss to Saracen…
Ben Te'o's decision to call time on his England career by moving to French side Toulon "stinks", says former England back Ugo Monye.
The New Zealand-born centre, 32, signed a short-term deal with the French Top 14 side shortly after bei…
Mako Vunipola is set to miss England's final Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Italy with a hamstring injury.
The prop suffered a small tissue tear against Ireland, shortly after making his long-awaited comeback from another hamstrin…
Three-time champion Rafael Nadal opened his US Open campaign with a dominant win as Australian opponent John Millman could not replicate last year's shock win over Roger Federer.
Nadal's physical state is always a concern but the Spania…
Eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas said after his shock first-round defeat at the US Open that he sometimes does not "feel inspired" on court.
The Greek 21-year-old, tipped as a future Grand Slam champion, lost 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (9-7) 7-5 t…
Defending champion Naomi Osaka overcame a nervous start to scrape past Russian 20-year-old Anna Blinkova 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 in the US Open first round.
Wimbledon champion Simona Halep was also taken to a third set by American Nicole Gibb…
Alexander Albon says he is "not worried" about what he admits is "a big step" following his move to Red Bull for the Belgian Grand Prix.
The Anglo-Thai has been promoted to the team from junior outfit Toro Rosso for the rest of the seas…
Formula 1 is back. A breakneck run of nine races in 14 weeks, dotted all around the globe, starts at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix and takes the season to its conclusion in Abu Dhabi on 1 December.
In that time there is a lot to sor…
Australia will take the dramatic loss by one wicket in the third Test at Headingley extremely hard.
When you have chances to win the game but do not do it then it is always more difficult to take.
Ben Stokes played one of the best in…
Britain's Johanna Konta and Dan Evans came through tricky encounters to reach the second round of the US Open.
British number one Konta started in devastating form against Daria Kasatkina, winning the first set in 24 minutes, but was th…
New Zealand have surprisingly left Northampton-bound prop Owen Franks out of their 31-man Rugby World Cup squad.
Franks, 31, has won 108 caps but misses out with Atu Moli, yet to make an All Blacks start, among those preferred.
The h…
Ghanaian winger Albert Adomah was on top of his game Tuesday night as he scored a goal and provided an assist in Nottingham Forest 3-0 win against Derby County.
Adomah, 31, continued his fine form in the competition and he has now been …
Former World Boxing Organization super bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe is in line to make a return to the ring on December 14 against undefeated two-time Irish Olympian Michael Conlan (12-0, 7 KOs) on December 14 at Madison Square Garde…
Female high jumper, Amoanimaa Rose Yeboah, grabbed Ghana’s first gold medal at the ongoing African Games in Rabat, Morocco, yesterday with a jump of 1.84m.
Morocco’s Siba Rhizlane came second with a jump of 1.81m to win silver, while Et…
Johanna Konta and Dan Evans - Britain's remaining players in the US Open singles - face first-time opponents in the second round on Wednesday.
British number one Konta, who opened with a win over Daria Kasatkina, faces Margarita Gaspary…
Ghana’s Black Queens are confident of getting their 2020 Olympic Games qualifying campaign off to a good start when they play Gabon in the first leg of their first round tie in Libreville this afternoon.
The Libreville clash is one of e…
Ghana’s Joseph Paul Amoah missed a bronze medal in the finals of the Men’s 100 Meters Athletics Finals at the Prince Moulay Abdella Stadium in Rabat on Tuesday, in the 2019 African Games.
Amoah, made a time of 10:11 to place fourth, whi…
Ghana Premier League giants, Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, has officially accepted an invitation to feature in this year's “President Cup” against arch-rivals Asante Kotoko, slated for September 8, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kum…
Oksana Masters Once Again Joins Team Visa for the Paralympic Games, Alongside an Additional Five Paralympic Athletes from Around the World
Visa (NYSE: V) today announced an expanded commitment to Paralympic athletes training for the Tok…
Former Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance has revealed he no longer plays golf after "losing the love" for the sport.
The 65-year-old Scot enjoyed 44 professional wins and played for Europe in eight Ryder Cups as well as captaining their 20…
Steve Cram says his reaction to sprinter Christian Coleman being charged with missing three drugs tests is "less of surprise, more of despair".
He will be banned for one year if found guilty at an arbitration hearing on 4 September, rul…
Much changes for all of us in the aftermath of great sporting deeds. They have a long, lovely tail. You float along happily in their wake, wanting to stare from all angles all over again.
You don't really want to move on because it was …