Brighton & Hove Albion sealed promotion to the Premier League for next season and increased their lead at the top of the Championship to seven points with a 2-1 win over Wigan at a jubilant Amex Stadium on Monday.
The Seagulls last play…
Mesut Ozil kept alive Arsenal's hopes of a top-four finish as Middlesbrough slid closer to the Premier League exit door on Monday night.
The Germany midfielder fired home a 71st-minute winner to finally kill off battling Boro, who had d…
Las Palmas’ Kevin-Prince Boateng has until the end of April to decide if he wants to take an offer from Valencia or stay with the island outfit.
Plaza Deportiva reports a meeting between Boateng’s representatives and the Las Palmas hier…
Ghana will host over 30 countries for the 2017 World Taekwondo Open Championship fixed for August 2017.
The West African country was given the nod by World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) to host the championship for the first time.
The c…
The mood around Stamford Bridge had shifted significantly after Sunday's loss to Manchester United, but how should Chelsea supporters be feeling?
ESPN FC runs through five reasons to be confident and five reasons to be anxious as the Pr…
John Terry will leave Chelsea at the end of the season after an illustrious 22-year career at Stamford Bridge, the Premier League leaders announced on Monday.
The 36-year-old, who has not made a Premier League appearance since November,…
Brazil and Barcelona superstar Neymar has expressed "a strong desire" to play for Rio de Janeiro club Flamengo.
The former Santos forward won Copa Libertadores and Copa do Brasil titles during an ultra-successful spell at the Sao Paulo …
Eden Hazard has told Telefoot that he has "personal ambitions to play for other clubs" amid speculation of a summer transfer to Real Madrid, but insists he is happy at Chelsea and focused on achieving success this season.
Madrid have re…
Real Madrid playmaker Isco has denied he is upset with barely featuring in the Champions League so far this season, adding that he "hopes" to stay at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu beyond the summer.
Spain international Isco has featured…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revelled in the tactics his side implemented in their 2-0 win over Premier League leaders Chelsea on Sunday.
Goals from Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera helped United to an impressive victory…
Antonio Conte told Sky Sports he blamed himself for Chelsea's 2-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford and said Jose Mourinho's team had shown greater desire to win the game.
An early goal from Marcus Rashford and a deflected str…
Ex-Ghana International C.K. Akonnor says he is excited about returning to occupy the vacant coaching job at Obuasi-based Ashantigold Football Club, where he made his name on the local scene as an emerging star in the 1990s.
In an interv…
Godwin Attram’s relationship with Accra Great Olympics could come to an abrupt end after the club’s management yesterday named Swede Tom Strand as their new head coach to salvage the club from sinking further.Strand had been linked with Ol…
This is not what football's founding fathers intended. Any enduring conspiracy involving "hot balls and cold balls" and rigged draws to keep the heavyweights apart suffered a blow when Real Madrid were pitted against Bayern Munich in the C…
TURIN, Italy -- Lionel Messi was thoroughly outstanding despite Barcelona's 3-0 defeat to Juventus on Tuesday night in a first-leg Champions League quarterfinal match. When Barca lost 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the last-16 first leg, it…
Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has said he expects to sign a new contract soon, despite speculation that had linked him with Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Dybala has been in talks with Juve over an extension to his current deal -- which exp…
Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta is backing coach Massimiliano Allegri to remain at the club beyond the end of the season.
Allegri has led Juve to back-to-back Serie A and Coppa Italia Doubles in his two years in charge while he i…
Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said the club had been in advanced talks with Philipp Lahm over the vacant sporting director post and were surprised he turned it down.
Lahm, 33, retires from playing at the end of the season …
Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli has told The Sun he remains keen on finding a managerial job in England after losing out to Antonio Conte for the Chelsea job last year.
Sampaoli emerged as one of the front-runners to take over at Stamford B…
Luke Shaw believes Manchester United have what it takes to become "unstoppable'' in their quest for Europa League glory.
Glimmers of promise have been counterbalanced by frustrating individual and collective displays during Jose Mourinh…
Luis Enrique said he was "100 percent responsible" after Barcelona suffered another damaging away defeat in the Champions League, this time at the hands of Juventus.
Barca lost 4-0 at Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16, only to win …
Three explosions rocked the Borussia Dortmund team bus as it was driving to their home stadium for Tuesday's Champions League match, injuring defender Marc Bartra and causing the game to be postponed.
The German club later confirmed tha…
The FA Cup Committee (FACC) will conduct the Round of 64 draw of the MTN FA Cup at the Conference Hall of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) at 11 a.m. on Thursday.
The 16 Premier League clubs will join the 48 Division One and Two te…
Assistant coach Godwin Ablordey has taken temporary charge of Kumasi Asante Kotoko following the dismissal of substantitve coach, Zdravko Lugarusic, after 11 matches in the ongoing league.
Ablordey, a former captain of Kotoko, will ac…
Arsenal fans surrounded the team bus after Monday's 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace, hurling abuse at the players and manager Arsene Wenger.
More than 100 travelling supporters waited for the team to emerge from the dressing room and vente…
Ghana Premier League title aspirants, Asante Kotoko S/C, dropped two vital points at home as they drew 0-0 with Ebusua Dwarfs in a Match Day 11 clash at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, on Sunday. It was the second consecutive draw game for …
LONDON -- Theo Walcott apologised to Arsenal supporters for the team's abject performance in Monday's 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace, saying "we've let them down tonight."
Walcott admitted that Palace simply wanted it more than the Gunners,…
Tottenham's Dele Alli is good enough to play for any club in the world according to Gareth Bale, who has told Metro that more British players should move abroad.
Alli scored his 19th goal of the season in Spurs' 4-0 win over Watford on …
Claudio Ranieri has denied player power lost him his job as Leicester manager, saying they did not "kill" him.
The swing in Leicester's form after Ranieri's exit -- new boss Craig Shakespeare won his first six games -- added fuel to rep…
LONDON -- Arsene Wenger admitted it will be "very difficult" for Arsenal to finish in the top four after Monday's 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace, but said it would be "inconvenient" to talk about his own future in the wake of such a disappoint…
Herewith results of the Ghana Premier League after 11th week matches played on Saturday and Sunday.
Obuasi: Ashgold 0-1 Hearts
Kumasi: Kotoko 0-0 Dwarfs
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Iain Macintosh picks some heroes and villains from another dramatic weekend in the Premier League.
Heroes
There is no stopping Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Just when you think that age is finally wearying him or that he's becoming bogged down…
Malaga striker Sandro Ramirez says he is sorry to the people he worked with at La Masia, but not to Barcelona's fans after denting his former side's La Liga title hopes on Saturday.
Sandro, 21, opened the scoring as Malaga beat Barca 2-…
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) will by the close of next month embark on a rigorous fund-raising exercise aimed at mobilising enough funds to support federations and athletes who will be competing in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast…
The Ghana Premier League (GPL) matches between Great Olympics and Aduana Stars in the Accra Sports Stadium and Tema Youth versus Wa All?Stars at the Tema Stadium respectively, will be played this afternoon, after both matches were rained o…
Real Madrid defender Pepe has said he is ready to wait "until the last second" to receive a contract extension from the Liga giants.
Pepe, 34, is out of contract at the end of the season but wants to remain at Real, who he joined from P…
Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho insists there are plenty of goals still to come after he became the Premier League's highest-scoring Brazilian.
The 24-year-old came off the bench to score the important equaliser as his side recove…
Antonio Conte has revealed he guided Eden Hazard back to his best by telling the Belgium midfielder to both play and act like a superstar.
Hazard's masterful finish helped Chelsea inch ever closer to the Premier League title with Saturd…
Jose Mourinho says Manchester United are still committed to trying to secure a top-four Premier League finish following Sunday's 3-0 Premier League victory over Sunderland.
Mourinho, who takes his side to Anderlecht for the first leg of…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has backed Jose Mourinho to take Manchester United back to the summit of English football, despite agreeing with his manager that the current squad is not "good enough to be No. 1."
United are currently on a 20-match …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted fielding an unpractised formation in the 2-1 win at Stoke City on Saturday.
Liverpool had to come from behind to win at the bet365 Stadium, with Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino both need…
Neymar was sent off for the first time in his Barcelona career as his side lost ground in the title race in La Liga with a 2-0 defeat at Malaga on Saturday.
Barcelona had a chance to gain on Real Madrid, who were held to a draw earlier …
BOURNEMOUTH, England -- Three thoughts from Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Bournemouth at Dean Court.
1. Chelsea seven points clear at top
This is the point in the season where playing well barely matters. The results are what count. As …
Ghana has dropped two places to occupy the 45th position in the latest Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Coca-Cola World ranking released for the month of April. Ghana previously ranking 43rd with 683 points dropped p…
W2W4 previews the weekend's Premier League fixtures and highlights five key storylines.
Can Jose Mourinho find a solution to Manchester United's wastefulness?
It feels peculiar that sixth-placed Manchester United have not lost in th…
Let it be a small reminder of how the game works.
On Saturday, Chelsea went 2-1 down before dominating much of the rest of the game against Crystal Palace. They still lost. That they didn't draw (or win) was down to some tremendous defe…
The United States, Mexico and Canada are "aiming" to overcome political uncertainty and bid together this year to host the 2026 World Cup, CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani has said.
The three North American countries have long been…
Antoine Griezmann admits the continued speculation surrounding his future is becoming "quite tiring'' as he stressed he sees himself remaining at Atletico Madrid next season.
The 26-year-old Frenchman has long been linked with a summer …
Zinedine Zidane played down James Rodriguez's reaction at being substituted during Real Madrid's 4-2 win against Leganes and said "it's over now."
James, who scored the opening goal, banged the back of the dugout after being withdrawn i…
Obuasi Ashgold are unlucky to be hosting Accra Hearts of Oak in their most vulnerable state when they are struggling to keep their head above water, while the Phobians seem to be rediscovering their form.
What could easily set the anxi…