Loew refuses to panic despite shock defeat
BERLIN, October 12-Germany coach Joachim Loew insists the world champions will still qualify for Euro 2016 despite their shock defeat to Poland as they struggle to adapt after lifting the World Cup....
View ArticleWenger- I was provoked into shoving him
LONDON, October 12-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claims he was provoked into pushing Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho on the touchline last Sunday. The pair rekindled their long-standing feud when...
View ArticleNo Liverpool trial rejection for Valdes
LIVERPOOL, October 13-Victor Valdes’ agent has rubbished reports claiming the former Barcelona goalkeeper rejected an offer to go on trial at Liverpool. The 32-year-old has been heavily linked with a...
View ArticleRooney sinks Estonia, Sterling ‘rest’ defended
LONDON, October 13-Roy Hodgson insists Raheem Sterling’s complaints about tiredness left him with no choice but to rest the Liverpool midfielder for England’s spluttering 1-0 win over Estonia....
View ArticleCosta scores at last as Spain beat Luxembourg
LUXEMBORG, October 13-Diego Costa bagged his first goal for Spain as the champions got the defence of their European title back on track with a 4-0 win over minnows Luxembourg in Euro 2016 qualifying...
View ArticleGlitzy opening for new Indian football league
KOLKATA, October 13- India’s new football league kicked off Sunday with a spirited clash and a glitzy pyrotechnic opening ceremony that organisers hope will ignite the country’s passion for the...
View ArticleCourtois defends Chelsea’s doctors
LONDON, October 13- Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois insists he has no complaints about the club’s handling of the head injury he suffered against Arsenal. Courtois was left dizzy and bleeding from...
View ArticleAC Milan deny Essien has contracted Ebola
MILAN, October 13- AC Milan have “categorically denied” that Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien has contracted Ebola while on national team duty. Reports in Ghana over the weekend claimed Essien was...
View ArticleKenya’s glass half full, half empty after Australia
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 13- Should South Africa head coach, Paul Treu fail to lead the country to the Rio 2016 Olympics as promised when he took charge of the national sevens team last year, he already...
View ArticleSuarez chews first goals since suspension
OMAN, October 13-Controversial striker Luis Suarez struck his first goals since being suspended for biting as Uruguay beat Oman 3-0 in an international friendly on Monday. The 27-year-old Barcelona...
View ArticleWalcott returns to full training
LONDON, October 13- Arsenal winger Theo Walcott returned to full training on Monday after 10 months on the sidelines with a serious knee injury, the Premier League club announced. The 25-year-old...
View ArticleSony vs Leopards musical chairs continues
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 13 – Three months down the line, the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) match No. 128 between Sony Sugar and AFC Leopards is yet to be decided as the controversial fixture took its...
View ArticleGiroud recovery ahead of schedule
LONDON, October 14-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that striker Olivier Giroud could return to action ahead of schedule after a successful operation. Giroud broke his tibia in the...
View ArticleBalotelli is a ‘bad apple’- Berlusconi
MILAN, October 14-Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi believes the club are heading in the right direction after getting rid of ‘bad apple’ Mario Balotelli. The former Manchester City man switched the San...
View ArticleDutch Euro hopes sunk, Pelle fires Italy
PARIS, October 14-World Cup semi-finalists the Netherlands’ hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016 took another blow on Monday as a Gylfi Sigurdsson double gave Iceland a 2-0 win over the European giants....
View ArticleFergie backs United spending spree
MANCHESTER, October 14- Alex Ferguson has backed Louis van Gaal’s decision to overhaul Manchester United’s struggling squad with a major spending spree. Van Gaal was hired to clean up the mess left by...
View ArticleAtlas Lions maul sorry Stars
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 14 – Harambee Stars head coach Bobby Williamson is yet to register his first win since taking charge after a late salvo from Atlas Lions of Morocco condemned his side to a 3-0...
View ArticleState finally grants 2017 W Youth guarantee
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 14 – Athletics Kenya (AK) breathed a sigh of relief after the Ministry of Sports, Arts and Culture on Tuesday agreed to offer the required Government financial guarantees for...
View ArticleArsenal injury ‘curse’ now claims Rosicky
LONDON, October 14-Arsenal have lost another player to injury during the international break after midfielder Tomas Rosicky revealed that he had suffered a knock. The 34-year-old sustained a muscle...
View Article‘I will not rule AK for life’- Kiplagat to critics
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 14 – Athletics Kenya (AK) president Isaiah Kiplagat has dismissed the clamour from disgruntled regional affiliates for him to resign saying he will not rule as federation boss...
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