Liverpool defender Joel Matip has backed Jurgen Klopp’s brand of high-pressing football, despite an indifferent start to the season.
Klopp's side are eighth in the Premier League going into the weekend's fixtures but have not won since …
Accra Hearts of Oak say it would take more than a fortune for arch-rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko to price out their revered midfielder, Winful Cobbinah, from the club.
Cobbinah, together with teammate Thomas Abbey, have become the main ta…
Two titles, 59 goals and lots of fireworks - assessing Diego Costa's impact at Chelsea and the task facing successor Alvaro Morata...
So it ended in acrimony. Of course it did. Diego Costa's Chelsea career dies as it was lived, after an…
Neymar will not be in the Paris Saint-Germain squad for the trip to Montpellier on Saturday because of a minor foot injury, according to multiple reports in France.
PSG are expected to confirm their squad for the Ligue 1 match later on …
Which of the continent's star men could be set for a big weekend across Europe's major leagues?
Mohamed Salah: Liverpool are in desperate need of a big result after going winless in their last four matches. The absence of Sadio Mane arg…
Ghana's U-17 coach, Paa Kwesi Fabian has named a strong 21man squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India next month. .
Fabian named his final squad on Thursday morning just hours after losing 2-1 to Mali in a pre-World Cup fr…
Cristiano Ronaldo could be named Best FIFA Men's Player for the second year running after being included the final shortlist for the 2017 award along with Lionel Messi and Neymar.
The trio had been named in an initial 24-man list of nom…
The Accra Turf Club is ready to start horse racing at its new site, Borteyman, on Saturday, September 23.
Mr Samuel Nii Armah Turkson, the Secretary to the Club, who made this known to the Ghana News Agency, urged horse owners to train …
This year’s Volta Regional sub-middle league will commence on Friday, September 22 for qualified teams from the Central, Southern “A” and Northern zones of the Regional Division two league.
A release signed by Mr Promise Ahiagba, Secret…
When Everton released a 62-second video clip on 9 July announcing Wayne Rooney's return after 13 years, optimism levels at Goodison Park were scaling heights unheard of in years.
Everton's board had moved swiftly and efficiently to secu…
Manchester United travel to Swansea City in one of three all-Premier League ties in the fourth-round draw of the Carabao Cup.
Tottenham will also host West Ham in a derby at Wembley, with the two teams also playing each other at the Lon…
Atletico Madrid have finally announced that Diego Costa is on the verge of rejoining the club three-plus years after he left for pastures new in England. It might not be the return of the prodigal son, but Costa's homecoming is a significa…
Nigeria battled into the final of the WAFU Cup of Nations after claiming narrow 1-0 win over 10-man Benin, following Rabiu Ali's 11th-minute strike.
The Eagles failed to put away a plethora of goal-scoring opportunities and were lucky n…
Tiemoue Bakayoko was involved in a minor car accident on the way home from Chelsea training on Thursday, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC.
The accident took place around 3:30 p.m. BST near the Premier League champions' Cobham training …
Everton manager Ronald Koeman has said suggestions his side should finish in the Premier League's top four are "ridiculous."
Last Sunday, Koeman called for realism after Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho said Everton, having s…
Gennady Golovkin could box until he is 40, his promoter has claimed, but Floyd Mayweather has been warned to remain in retirement.
Golovkin, aged 35, was left disappointed with the scoring of last weekend's draw against Saul 'Canelo' Al…
The Chairman of Bechem United, Kingsley Owusu Achau, believes Ghana’s league is endowed with talents, but poor management undermines the perfomance of outstanding players.
According to him, Black Stars B’s performance in last Saturday’s…
Diego Costa says he holds no animosity towards Chelsea manager Antonio Conte as he prepares to complete his return to Atletico Madrid.
Chelsea announced on Thursday that they had agreed to sell the Spain international back to Atletico f…
Organisers of the maiden edition of the Head of State Invitational Golf Tournament slated for October 6 at the Achimota Golf Course have vowed to contribute towards the development of the country by bringing together business leaders to la…
Jose Mourinho needs one more League Cup winners' medal to become the most successful manager in the competition's history. But the son of the man whose record he is trying to break stands in his way...
The Manchester United manager is …
Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Marcus Rashford and Christian Pulisic have been named among the 25 nominees for the 2017 Golden Boy award.
Manchester United forward Rashford finished runner-up last year to Swansea's on-loan midfielder R…
Mexican clubs have rallied to aid the relief effort after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake caused devastation in Mexico City and surrounding states on Tuesday.
More than 200 people died as buildings collapsed, with all midweek Copa MX matches…
Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has said there is no rift between Neymar and Edinson Cavani.
Neymar and Cavani had a dispute over a second-half free kick in the 2-0 win over Lyon on Sunday, with Dani Alves backing Neyma…
LEICESTER, England -- Jurgen Klopp will celebrate his second anniversary as Liverpool manager early next month, although "celebrate" is probably not the word he will choose. Two years on from his appointment, the wait for a trophy continue…
Carlo Ancelotti praised James Rodriguez's performance as Bayern Munich cruised back to the top of the Bundesliga table with a comfortable 3-0 win over Schalke on Tuesday.
James moved to Bayern this summer on a two-year loan deal from Re…
Inter Milan rejected Manchester United's offer for Ivan Perisic this summer because they are convinced they can be as successful as Manchester United, the club's sporting director Piero Ausilio has said.
Perisic, 28, was a major target …
Alfie Mawson and Jordan Ayew struck second-half goals as Swansea progressed to the Carabao Cup fourth round with a comfortable 2-0 win at Reading.
Former England Under-21 defender Mawson turned home Renato Sanches' 52nd-minute corner to…
LONDON -- Chelsea youngster Ethan Ampadu will be on the bench and could make his senior debut for the club against Nottingham Forest in Wednesday's Carabao Cup third round tie at Stamford Bridge, Antonio Conte has confirmed.
Ampadu, 17,…
Second-half Leicester goals from Shinji Okazaki and Islam Slimani sent Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool out of the Carabao Cup at the first hurdle on Tuesday night.
The Reds dominated the first period in the Midlands but were unable to find a w…
Crystal Palace earned their first victory of Roy Hodgson's reign as manager and their first over Premier League opposition since May with a 1-0 home defeat of Huddersfield in the Carabao Cup.
The Eagles' progress into the competition's …
Lionel Messi scored four goals as Barcelona thrashed Eibar 6-1 to move five points clear at the top of La Liga.
Having put Barca ahead with a 20th-minute penalty, and seen Paulinho double their lead on 38 minutes, Messi was the focal po…
Jurgen Klopp said he is "sick" of the way Liverpool are conceding "easy goals" after their 2-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Leicester on Tuesday.
Having failed to win any of their last three matches, Liverpool started brightly at the King Powe…
Coach J.E.Sarpong has revealed that Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has given him a firm assurance that he will hang up his boots after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
In recent times there has been a clamour among fans for the agein…
Football governing body FIFA has appointed six officials under the Qualifiers and International matches division to officiate the world cup qualifying match between Uganda and Ghana on October 7, 2017, at the Namboole Stadium in Uganda.
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Head Coach of Black Stars ‘B’, Maxwell Konadu has praised the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah for his immense contribution to the team’s success so far in the ongoing Fox sports West Afriaca Football Union (WAFU) tournament.
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French and US Open champion Rafael Nadal led the way in the latest men's tennis rankings issued Monday by the ATP, with no changes in the top 10 after a week of Davis Cup action featuring none of the top stars.
Spain's Nadal has 9,465 p…
RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita was given a three-game ban by the German football federation on Monday for his weekend red card against Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Keita was dismissed for a reckless high challenge against Christoph Kram…
Eden Hazard has told SFR Sport that Chelsea players can play with their eyes closed due to the intensity of Antonio Conte's tactical training.
Conte's arrival in summer 2016 saw the Chelsea squad given extended training sessions that fo…
This week's League Cup fixtures provide an opportunity for some of Africa's stars in the lower leagues of the English game to test their mettle against some of their more illustrious opponents from the top flight.
Expect one or two of t…
MANCHESTER -- Ander Herrera has said the pressure is on "favourites" Manchester City to lift the Premier League trophy.
Manchester United and their neighbours have identical records at the top of the Premier League.
But ahead of a po…
Huddersfield midfielder Kasey Palmer could return to action before the end of October, head coach David Wagner has revealed.
Wagner gave the latest update on the injured Chelsea loanee, who had been expected to be out until the new year…
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic believes it is "almost impossible" to partner Andy Carroll and Javier Hernandez in attack despite admitting goal scoring has been a problem this season.
The Hammers welcome Bolton to the London Stadium on Tues…
Ghanaian boxer Isaac Dogboe has moved up the rankings in World Boxing Council’s (WBC) latest ranking, moving up a place from 11th to 10th position.
Dogboe beat Argentine Javier Chacon in the Bukom Boxing Arena and that rendered the Ghan…
Demarai Gray is close to signing a new contract at Leicester with boss Craig Shakespeare insisting he should use Cristiano Ronaldo as inspiration.
The winger has been in talks with the club over a new deal with the Foxes having rejected…
MANCHESTER -- Manchester United need to keep winning trophies in order to stop David De Gea from going to Real Madrid, Ander Herrera has said.
Goalkeeper De Gea was again linked with a move to the Bernabeu in the summer, two years after…
Gennady Golovkin is "unsatisfied” so wants to rematch Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, confirmed his promoter Tom Loeffler, but they will be more vigilant with accepting Nevada-chosen officials for a second fight.
May 5, 2018, on the Mexican holi…
A huge fire on White Hart Lane broke out on Monday night with around 140 firefighters tackling the blaze.
A Tottenham warehouse, around a mile and half away from the construction site of Spurs' new stadium, is alight, with 25 fire engin…
Jurgen Klopp says Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will need time to get to grips with Liverpool's style of play.
The £40m deadline-day signing is in line for a first Reds start at Leicester in Tuesday's Carabao up tie, live on Sky Sports.s
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Andy Townsend says Man Utd have the strength to be a force in the Premier League title race this season, while Ollie Holt insists the team that finishes above United will win the league, and that team will be rivals Man City.
Both Manch…
Mauricio Pochettino insists he is not worried about Tottenham's struggles at Wembley despite them being held to a goalless draw by Swansea.
After powering past Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday, Spurs looked to have…