Cameroon, I Coast, Guinea to host Afcon
ADDIS ABABA, September 21- Cameroon (2019), Ivory Coast (2021) and Guinea (2021) were chosen Saturday in Addis Ababa to host the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament. The decisions were announced...
View ArticleOzil, Welbeck silence critics
LONDON, September 21- Danny Welbeck scored his first Arsenal goal as Arsene Wenger’s side put their disappointing recent form behind them with a trio of goals in just over three first-half minutes to...
View ArticleLeicester outfox United in 8 goal thriller
LEICESTER, September 21- Louis van Gaal’s difficult start to his time as Manchester United manager continued as Leicester City sensationally came back from 3-1 down to win 5-3 in a remarkable Premier...
View ArticleHamilton wins as Rosberg limps out
SINGAPORE, September 21- Lewis Hamilton regained the Formula One drivers’ world championship lead on Sunday when he claimed victory in the Singapore Grand Prix after his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg...
View ArticleReal negotiating Bernabeu naming rights
MADRID, September 21-Real Madrid president Florentino Perez admitted on Sunday that the club are in negotiations with 10 companies for the naming rights of their Santiago Bernabeu stadium. The European...
View ArticleRoma to Man U: Strootman not for sale
ROME, September 15- Roma officials on Sunday slapped a not-for-sale tag on Kevin Strootman amid reports that Manchester United are still pursuing the Dutch midfielder. Reports in the English media...
View ArticleWenger never doubted Ozil class
LONDON, September 21- Arsene Wenger insists he never thought about dropping Mesut Ozil after the Germany midfielder finally delivered a dominant display in Arsenal’s 3-0 victory against Aston Villa....
View ArticleBalotelli racially abused after United tweet
LIVERPOOL, September 21- Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli was the victim of racial abuse on Twitter on Sunday following his reaction to Manchester United’s shock defeat to Leicester. Balotelli, part...
View ArticleEx Lampard ends Chelsea’s perfect start
Frank Lampard scored against former club Chelsea to earn 10-man Manchester City a 1-1 draw with Jose Mourinho’s side at Eastlands on Sunday. Substitute Andre Schurrle put visitors Chelsea ahead shortly...
View ArticlePellegrini blasts ‘small’ Chelsea
LONDON, September 22-Manuel Pellegrini blasted Chelsea as a “small” team and predicted more to come from Frank Lampard who scored against his former club in a tense 1-1 Premier League draw. Lampard,...
View ArticleVan Gaal: No defence for Leicester collapse
LEICESTER, September 22- Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal admitted he was as shocked as anyone by his side’s defending after they squandered a winning position in a remarkable 5-3 defeat by...
View ArticleUganda footballer dies after Lampard strike
KAMPALA, September 22- A Ugandan footballer Fahad Musana collapsed and died moments later following Frank Lampard’s late equalizer in the English Premier League (EPL) game between Manchester City and...
View ArticleQatar ‘will not host W Cup’
BERLIN, September 22- Qatar will not host the World Cup in 2022, according to Theo Zwanziger, the German member on the executive committee of world football’s governing body FIFA. “I think that at the...
View ArticleOwila eyes Sevens World Series squad slot
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 22 – Nakuru RFC eighth man Martin Owila, is out to impress on his belated national team debut at this weekend’s Safaricom Safari Sevens to earn selection for the 2014-15 HSBC...
View ArticleFour horses left in KPL title chase
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 22 – Despite coming unstuck against champions Gor Mahia, Chemelil Sugar head coach Mike Mururi maintains the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) title chase is still a four-horse...
View ArticleWenger wary of ‘miracle-workers’ Saints
LONDON, September 23-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has praised Southampton as “miracle-workers” ahead of Tuesday’s League Cup tie between the Premier League clubs at the Emirates Stadium. South coast...
View ArticleDebuchy out for three months
LONDON, September 23-Arsenal will be without the services of right-back Mathieu Debuchy for three months after he underwent surgery on an ankle injury. The Frenchman, who joined Arsenal in July for a...
View ArticleKompany expects three-way title battle
MANCHESTER, September 23-Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany believes there will be three teams battling it out for the Premier League crown this season. Kompany is confident his own side will be...
View ArticleOzil: ‘I have nothing to prove’
LONDON, September 23-Germany international Mesut Ozil has responded with indifference to continued criticism over his performances for Arsenal this season. The 25-year-old midfielder has come under...
View ArticleMourinho: ‘The Premier League is crazy’
LONDON, September 23-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has called on his side to control their emotions if they want to win the Premier League title this season. The Blues have been made a red-hot start to...
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