Regular readers will know I'm not a big fan of Peter Bosz. It's nothing personal; it's just that I don't think he's particularly good at what he does. And the fact that he's been let go as manager of Borussia Dortmund after their 2-1 home …
Following another goalless performance for Romelu Lukaku, Steve Nicol reiterates his stance that the Belgian striker isn't a good fit for Man United.
As has happened before when these two meet, the postmatch witnessed all sorts of shena…
It was, perhaps, the last realistic chance to begin to derail the Pep Guardiola Express. But Manchester City's 2-1 win at Old Trafford means their lead is up to 11 points, more than the league leaders in any of Europe's top leagues. The fa…
Mohamed Salah has been crowned BBC African Footballer of the Year following an exceptional year with AS Roma, Liverpool and the Egyptian national team.
The 25-year-old pipped team mate Sadio Mane as well as Victor Moses, Pierre-Emerick …
Africa Online Ghana last Saturday needed a penalty shootout to defeat Surfline 2-1 to clinch the second edition of the C Squared Fibre Cup after the final ended 0-0 in normal time.
Africa Online breezed past eight teams on their journey…
Head coach of the nation under-20 female team, the Black Princesses coach Yusif Basigi has invited twenty three (23) players to camping at the Ghana Center of Excellence Prampram.
The camping which started on Sunday, December 10, is to …
FRANKFURT -- Jupp Heynckes paid tribute to a revitalised Arturo Vidal's match-winning performance as Bayern Munich moved eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a scrappy 1-0 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Vidal has scored…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he felt his team had played their way back into goal-scoring form after Saturday afternoon's 5-0 La Liga stroll past Sevilla at the Bernabeu.
With this result following the 3-1 victory in Wednesday…
LONDON -- Antonio Conte conceded that Chelsea are not in the title race after suffering their fourth Premier League defeat of the season at West Ham United.
Marko Arnautovic's early goal was enough to give West Ham their first Premier L…
Borussia Dortmund plan to announce the sacking of coach Peter Bosz on Sunday, Sport Bild and other German news outlets reported, after the spiralling club lost at home to Werder Bremen on Saturday.
The result extended the Black and Yell…
LONDON -- Mauricio Pochettino insisted he never doubted his Tottenham team as they ended their Premier League slump with a 5-1 win against Stoke at Wembley.
Harry Kane scored twice as Spurs ended a run of four league games without a win…
Simba FC striker, Nicholas Gyan, says he is ready to move to Kuwait at the right offer after several clubs from the Gulf state had enquired of his availability.
Gyan, a former player of Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs, believes it is the right…
Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez has warned owner Mike Ashley he may need to loosen the purse strings in January if he is to protect his investment in the club.
Ashley was photographed leaving the same North London restaurant as prospectiv…
LONDON -- Antonio Conte admitted that a "great worker" like Chelsea's N'Golo Kante will never win the Ballon d'Or, despite claiming that he would be worthy of such recognition in the eyes of every coach in the world.
Kante finished eigh…
MANCHESTER -- Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told derby referee Michael Oliver to watch out for Manchester City players diving at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Mourinho admitted at his pre-match news conference on Friday he is co…
It has been a curious six weeks for Tottenham, who finished three points ahead of Real Madrid at the summit of their Champions League group but lie sixth in the top flight -- level with Burnley.
Mauricio Pochettino's side have struggled…
Charly Musonda will be with Chelsea until 2022 after signing a new deal with the Premier League champions.
The 21-year-old has become a fixture around Antonio Conte's first-team squad this season after making his debut on the opening da…
MANCHESTER -- Paul Pogba has backed his Manchester United teammates to win this weekend's derby without him.
The midfielder, 24, will miss the game against Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday after he was sent off in the 3-1 win o…
Accra Hearts of Oak skipper Thomas Abbey has ruled out any move to arch-rival Kumasi Asante Kotoko despite reports strongly linking him with the Porcupine Warriors.
In fact, he has also denied inching towards newly-crowned Premier Leagu…
Paris Saint-Germain were "stupid" to spend an estimated €400 million in signing Neymar and Kylian Mbappe if all they will win this season is the Ligue 1 title, the French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet has said.
PSG are cur…
Holders Wydad Casablanca head a list of 10 former winners in the draw for next year's Champions League race, facing a tough struggle in their bid to buck the trend and retain their title.
Many of the usual suspects return to the fray, i…
It's difficult to know how to judge Chelsea's Champions League campaign so far this season.
On the one hand, there must be a reasonable amount of satisfaction with qualifying for the knockout stages -- especially after being given a tou…
Despite the calendar reading December, there are just seven days to save the title race. A single week will either slow Manchester City down or turn the Premier League into a procession. The most important period of the season is about to …
Former Champions League winners Marseille were among the eight teams to qualify for the knockout stage of Europa League on the final night of group matches on Thursday.
Athletic Bilbao, Copenhagen, Lokomotiv Moscow, AEK Athens, Astana, …
Pep Guardiola, not Jose Mourinho, is playing football better suited to Manchester United's traditions. And if Manchester City win the derby this weekend, the title race will be over, according to Andrei Kanchelskis.
Kanchelskis was part…
MUNICH -- Germany international striker Sandro Wagner is closing in on a return to his boyhood club Bayern Munich, according to Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann.
The German champions have been in talks with Hoffenheim about signing th…
Mike Ashley and prospective Newcastle owner Amanda Staveley met face to face for the first time in London on Wednesday.
The duo talked figures at an Indian restaurant more than three weeks after Staveley's PCP Capital Partners opening b…
Dillian Whyte says he will "100 per cent" accept a rematch with Anthony Joshua early next year if his British rival cannot agree a unification clash with Joseph Parker.
Negotiations for Joshua to put his WBA 'super' and IBF titles on th…
Cristiano Ronaldo has equalled Lionel Messi's record of five Ballon d'Or awards after claiming the 2017 prize in Paris.
Ronaldo led Real Madrid to a record 12th Champions League trophy in June, scoring hat-tricks against Bayern Munich a…
MANCHESTER -- Juan Mata has warned Manchester City that they are destined to suffer a blip in this season's title race and he is hopeful Manchester United can land the first blow this weekend.
Pep Guardiola's side head into the derby un…
Peter Bosz described Borussia Dortmund's winless Champions League campaign as a disappointment after Wednesday's 3-2 loss to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
"We started very poorly," the 54-year-old told his postgame news conference, addin…
LONDON -- Arsene Wenger says Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has to start his rehab all over again after his latest foot surgery, pushing the Spaniard's return to the pitch well into the spring -- if he can come back at all.
Cazorla an…
LONDON -- Mauricio Pochettino hailed Tottenham's progress in Europe and encouraged supporters to "dream" of the Champions League final after Wednesday's 3-0 win over Apoel Nicosia.
Goals from Fernando Llorente, Son Heung-Min and Georges…
Manchester City slumped to their first defeat of the season with a 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in their final Champions League Group F game.
First-half goals from Brazilian pair Bernard and Ismaily stunned Pep Guardiola's side on a fre…
The 32 teams in the group stage of the 2017-18 Champions League have combined to set a new total goals record of 293 midway through the matchday six finale on Wednesday.
Philippe Coutinho's goal for Liverpool -- a hat trick for the Braz…
Lizzy Sports Academy last Sunday brushed aside a late comeback to edge Dansoman Barcelona 4-3 and claim the ticket to represent Ghana at the second edition of the U-13 Dubai International Cup slated for February 2018.
Lizzy Sports Acade…
Accra Hearts of Oak coach, Frank Nuttall, appears to be holding the club’s pre-season preparations to ransom after demanding his return ticket from Scotland where he is currently on vacation with his family.
Nuttall’s posture has put th…
England will have five teams in the round of 16 of the Champions League when the draw for the first knockout stage is made on Monday.
It will be the first time that any nation has had as many teams in the last 16 of European football's …
There are set to be some heavyweight ties in the Champions League round of 16 with the seedings for the first knockout round now known.
With Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus and Real Madrid all failing to win their respective groups, it…
Prophet Kelvin Baah, a Ghanaian based in Durban, South Africa, is set to roll out support for the Ghana Wheelchair Basketball Federation (GWBF), to help develop and promote the sport in Ghana. Prophet Baah, in partnership with the GWBF, wo…
Neogenics Education Group, an International Education Consultancy and Training Service provider on Friday held its maiden sport day programme for Teachers in the Accra Municipality at the El-Wak Stadium. About 200 participants from ten sch…
Mazola FC has won the second edition of the Honourables Club “Presidents Cup” by beating First Banc FC in a penalty shoot out by 5-4. The Honourables Club is an Accra based community and social networking club, aimed at promoting good heal…
Tarkwa based golfer Kojo Barnni has won the 4th edition of the just ended Gold Fields Professional Golfers Association (PGA) championship held at the Damang golf course. Barnni beat 2017 West African champion Vincent Torgah to a sudden dea…
The President of the Professional Golfers Association (PGA), Mr. Anthony Mintah, has said his association is keen on developing young golfers in the country to raise international golfers in the near future.
Mr. Mintah made this known a…
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says David Luiz will miss the last Champions League Group C game at home to Atletico Madrid with an ongoing knee problem.
The Blues boss was forced to deny the Brazil defender's absence was down to a breakd…
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 …