It took just over an hour for Roger Federer to fix an anomalous statistic in his extraordinary career.
Defending champion Federer moved to within one win of a 20th Grand Slam singles title on Friday night when Hyeon Chung retired in the…
Ernesto Valverde has high hopes for Philippe Coutinho after the Brazilian made his long-awaited debut for Barcelona in Thursday's 2-0 Copa del Rey win against local rivals Espanyol.
First-half goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi car…
If the present arrived four days early, the party is set to take place in an unlikely location. Jose Mourinho turns 55 on Friday, and is celebrating by giving Alexis Sanchez a Manchester United debut at the Huish Park home of Yeovil Town, …
Real Madrid travel to Valencia on Saturday afternoon with the club most definitely in full crisis mode and the debate around coach Zinedine Zidane's future intensifying.
Madrid's awful season hit rock bottom with their humiliating midwe…
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2018 Women’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Wednesday, appealed for support towards the renovation and refurbishment of the various stadia and training pitches selected for the women football…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has said Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar has "incredible statistics" as the clubs prepare to meet in the Champions League.
Speaking at a news conference ahead of his side's Copa del Rey game against Legane…
Transfer offers Roma have received for striker Edin Dzeko are not "acceptable," the Italian club's sporting director Monchi said on Wednesday.
The Bosnian forward has been heavily linked to a move to Chelsea, with Sky Sports and The Gua…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in Paris Saint-Germain winger Lucas Moura but do not currently expect to sign him this month, a source has told ESPN FC.
Moura, 25, has been told to find a new club after making just six appearances this…
Congo-Brazzaville top African Nations Championship Group D after drawing 0-0 in Agadir with Angola, who also progress to the quarter finals to meet Nigeria.
In the group's other fixture, Burkina Faso drew 1-1 with already eliminated Cam…
At the front of the Auditori 1899, about 100 metres away from Camp Nou, there were 18 trophies pristinely laid out. In front of them sat the Barcelona first team squad, including a suited Lionel Messi and former players Carles Puyol and Er…
Manchester United fans could hardly believe their luck when it was first reported that their club were favourites to sign Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal. It had felt like the Chile international's move to rivals Manchester City was more or le…
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has said his side can succeed without Alexis Sanchez after the Chile winger joined rivals Manchester United.
Sanchez had been linked with City before completing a move to Old Trafford on Monday…
Just when it seemed that Real Madrid's season couldn't get any worse, Zinedine Zidane's side were deservedly dumped out of the Copa del Rey as they lost 2-1 at home to neighbours Leganes. Everyone around the Bernabeu, even the Frenchman hi…
It is the nature of Arsene Wenger's recent years at Arsenal that next month's Carabao Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley will be billed by some as being either Pep Guardiola's first trophy in England or Wenger's last.
Even if …
Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne thinks Manchester City deserved their place in the final of the Carabao Cup after a 3-2 win at Bristol City.
Goals from Leroy Sane, Sergio Aguero and De Bruyne secured a 5-3 aggregate triumph and manager Pep Gu…
Wednesday night will see the third meeting between Chelsea and Arsenal in as many weeks, and the good news for all those seeking entertainment is that it is much more likely to resemble the first clash than the second. The 2-2 draw just af…
Chelsea cannot compete with the spending power of Manchester City and Manchester United in the battle to sign the very best players in the transfer market, according to manager Antonio Conte.
On Monday, United completed a swap deal with…
Arsene Wenger says he is concerned that Henrikh Mkhitaryan may have suffered a dip in confidence after a largely-disappointing stint at Manchester United.
The Armenia international joined the Gunners on Monday in exchange for Alexis San…
Manchester United are one of a number of clubs chasing Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri, according to Sky sources.
The in-demand Seri joined Nice from Portuguese side Pacos de Ferreira in 2015 and is believed to have a release clause o…
Antonio Conte insists he is doing a "fantastic job" at Chelsea and says winning silverware this season is not important.
Chelsea are 15 points behind Manchester City in the Premier League, but still have hopes of lifting a domestic trop…
Arsenal take on Chelsea live on Sky Sports on Wednesday night for a place in the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City. Arsene Wenger has not valued the competition highly in the past, but here's why it is more important than ever this…
Manchester City are through to the Carabao Cup final after seeing off Sky Bet Championship side Bristol City 3-2 (5-3 on aggregate) in the second leg of their semi-final at Ashton Gate.
Holding a 2-1 advantage from the first leg at the …
Mr. Mohammed Adjei-Sowah, Chief Executive of Officer of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has said his outfit, would form and fund the first Armwrestling Club in the Odododiodoo Constituency. Mr. Adjei-Sowah, made this known when the leade…
Ghana's male clubs in the ongoing African Cup of Club Championship (ACCC), Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Trustees of SSNIT were beaten at the Theodosia Okoh hockey pitch on Saturday. The race to win the ACCC tournament got under way in…
A splendid performance from Accra Giants saw them walloped Ashanti Warriors 4-1 to lift the 2018 Binatone Skate Soccer Challenge Cup. The one-day competition held at the Tennis Court of the Accra Sports Stadium witnessed four teams partici…
Having represented the Netherlands and the United States of America (USA), over the past years, Akwasi Frimpong, US based Dutch-Ghanaian skeletoner, has said now wants to achieve something great for his country of birth. Frimpong has quali…
Marin Cilic booked a semi-final meeting against Britain's Kyle Edmund after world No 1 Rafael Nadal was forced to retire injured early in the fifth set of a gruelling encounter.
The Spaniard, chasing a first Australian Open title since …
Turkish giants Galatasaray have opened talks to sign Andre Ayew from West Ham United.
The Hammers recently turned down a £14 million fee for the Ghana international to return to Swansea City, as they are holding out for more.
Howev…
Kenedy has been granted permission to join Newcastle on loan for the rest of the season with Chelsea set to announce a permanent deal for Roma left-back Emerson Palmieri, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC.
Chelsea have been in negotiati…
Massimiliano Allegri said Juventus were "a little bit tired" while seeing out a 1-0 win over Genoa on Monday night, the club's first game back from their winter break.
It was a workmanlike effort as Douglas Costa's goal was enough to cl…
Kevin De Bruyne has signed a new contract extension that will keep him at Manchester City until 2023, the club announced on Monday.
The midfielder's current deal was not due to expire until 2021 but City began talks earlier in the seaso…
United generated revenue of £581m to clinch top spot, beating Real into second by just £1.49m - the smallest ever margin between the top two clubs.
Jose Mourinho's side topped the standings for the tenth time in 21 years, thanks in no s…
Alexis Sanchez insists Manchester United are the biggest club in England and says he nearly moved to Old Trafford when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge.
The Chilean completed his move from Arsenal on Monday, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan headi…
Liverpool's Sadio Mane has said Jurgen Klopp is an "admirable coach" who makes players better every day.
Mane, 25, has been a key player since arriving at Anfield and has scored nine goals and set up a further six in his 22 appearances …
Former World Player of the Year George Weah was on Monday sworn in as Liberia's president in front of a packed crowd at the Samuel K. Doe Stadium in Monrovia, and immediately promised to continue the fight against corruption.
The 51-yea…
Jurgen Klopp expressed regret after reacting angrily to a Swansea supporter during Liverpool's shock 1-0 defeat at the Liberty Stadium.
Alfie Mawson swept home Swansea's 40th-minute winner following a poor headed clearance from Liverpoo…
Alexis Sanchez has finally left Arsenal but rather than going to Manchester City, he ended up at Manchester United. As part of that deal, Henrikh Mkhitaryan has left Old Trafford for a chance to reignite his career at Arsenal.
What shou…
For large parts of the first hour of Sunday's game at Real Betis, La Liga leaders Barcelona struggled to impose themselves. The home side -- renowned for their high-press, high-risk style under Quique Setien -- roared out of the blocks at …
Zambia drew 1-1 with Namibia in Casablanca to top Group B and set up an African Nations Championship meeting with Sudan, while the point sets the Brave Warriors up for a date with hosts Morocco in the next round.
In the group's other fi…
Alexis Sanchez has hit out at former Arsenal players who "cause damage" with their media speculation, and insisted he always gave 100 percent for the club.
Sanchez posted an Instagram message thanking Arsenal staff, teammates and fans o…
Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco has stressed that Edin Dzeko is "important" as speculation continues to link the striker with a move to Chelsea.
Di Francesco, speaking after his side's draw with Inter Milan on Sunday, also said midfield…
Eden Hazard insisted that Chelsea do not need to sign a target man as he and Antonio Conte praised Michy Batshuayi's impressive performance in Saturday's 4-0 win over Brighton.
Batshuayi was handed just his third Premier League start of…
Elfrid Payton had 22 points and the Orlando Magic won for just the third time in their last 20 games, overcoming Kyrie Irving’s 40 points to beat the Boston Celtics 103-95 on Sunday.
Orlando snapped a 14-game losing streak at Boston. Th…
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale said it had been nice to be applauded off at the Bernabeu after his double strike in Sunday evening's 7-1 La Liga win against Deportivo La Coruna, joking that it made a nice change from being whistled.
Th…
They say beauty is only skin deep, but that didn't stop Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo from verifying it on someone's phone this Sunday.
Ronaldo suffered a head wound when scoring a brave diving header in his team's 7-1 La Liga win …
Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery bemoaned the first-half injury to Kylian Mbappe and the second half red card to Dani Alves as key moments in the Ligue 1 leaders 2-1 loss to Lyon on Sunday.
Layvin Kurzawa cancelled out Nabil Fekir's…
Luis Suarez says we should feel privileged to watch Lionel Messi after the duo masterminded Barcelona's 5-0 win against Real Betis on Sunday.
Suarez and Messi scored two each as Barca scored five second-half goals to move 11 points clea…
Alexis Sanchez is set to be unveiled as a Manchester United player after passing a medical, sources have told ESPN FC.
The Chile international was at the club's Carrington training headquarters on Sunday to tie up the final details of h…
Chris Smalling says Manchester United are aiming to get close enough to Manchester City in the title race to make the next derby "nervous" for Pep Guardiola's team.
City maintained their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League ta…
Pep Guardiola has looked back into the history books to prove that the Premier League isn't over despite Manchester City's 12-point lead at the top of the table.
City maintained their advantage over second-placed Manchester United on Sa…