Everton hit Origi’s Lille, Spurs win
PARIS, November 7-Everton, Tottenham and Celtic all moved to the brink of the Europa League last-32 on Thursday while Dinamo Moscow, Legia Warsaw, Salzburg and Fiorentina ensured their passage to the...
View ArticleGerrard seeks Chelsea redemption
LONDON, November 7-Brendan Rodgers insists there is no chance Steven Gerrard will crack under pressure when the Liverpool captain bids for redemption against Chelsea on Saturday. Gerrard endured one of...
View ArticleGiroud could face United- Wenger
LONDON, November 7-Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud could return from injury to face Manchester United in two weeks’ time, manager Arsene Wenger has revealed. A fractured tibia suffered in August looked...
View ArticleScholes: No progress under Van Gaal
LONDON, November 7-Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has highlighted what he considers to a be a lack of progress under manager Louis van Gaal. In his weekly column for the Evening...
View ArticleGlory and tears await Gor, Sofapaka
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 7 – A cracking grand finale to the 2014 Kenyan Premier League (KPL) season is on Saturday with 90 minutes plus added time deciding who will reign supreme between champions Gor...
View ArticleMessi on the brink of more history
MADRID, November 7-Lionel Messi continues his quest to become the all-time leading goalscorer in La Liga just days after equalling a similar feat in the Champions League when Barcelona visit Almeria on...
View ArticleEx-Chelsea boss Avram Grant is Ghana coach
ACCRA, November 7- Ghana on Friday said they had chosen former Chelsea and West Ham manager Avram Grant to replace Kwesi Appiah who was sacked after the Black Stars’ World Cup debacle. Ghana Football...
View ArticleRudisha tops winners at new Olympics gala
BANGKOK, November 7- Kenyan Olympic champion David Rudisha said he was “honoured” on Friday as he led the prize-winners at a star-studded inaugural ANOC awards gala in Bangkok. The 800 metres gold...
View ArticleSA plan gun monument for slain captain
JOHANNESBURG, November 8-It’s a call normally heard in countries emerging from civil war: hand over your illegal weapons in exchange for amnesty. Instead it comes from South Africa’s football...
View ArticleWenger expects Arsenal to drown Swans
SWANSEA, November 8-Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal will make an immediate recovery from their European meltdown when they return to Premier League action at Swansea on Sunday. Wenger’s side squandered...
View ArticleLeBron James locker room burst up
LOS ANGELES, November 8-LeBron James denied reports of a rift in the Cleveland locker room, rejecting claims that he exchanged words with young Cavaliers team-mate Kyrie Irving. James, the four-time...
View ArticleMourinho fires back at Suarez claims
LONDON, November 8- Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has hit back at Luis Suarez’s claims that he told his players to waste time in their 2-0 win at Liverpool last season. Mourinho’s side travel to...
View ArticleKimetto, Kiplagat bag AIMS awards
NAIROBI, November 8- World record holder Dennis Kimetto is ready to add the Athens title to his collection after being named alongside compatriot Florence Kiplagat as Association of International...
View ArticleGor Champ14ons! Adios City Stars!
NAIROBI, November 8- Kisumu erupted into ecstatic jubilation as celebrations spread among the Green Army faithful countrywide after Gor Mahia were crowned record 14-time Kenyan Premier League (KPL)...
View ArticleBrazil to play in Nigeria friendly
ABUJA, November 8- Nigeria will host five-time world champions Brazil in a high-profile friendly on March 29 at a new provincial stadium that was opened on Friday, officials said. “Brazil will field...
View ArticleCosta buries Liverpool at Anfield
LONDON, November 8- Diego Costa continued his remarkable start to life in the Premier League by earning unbeaten leaders Chelsea a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday. The Brazil-born...
View ArticleMata finds key to Palace for rusty United
MANCHESTER, November 8-Substitute Juan Mata eased the tension at Old Trafford with the only goal as an injury-hit Manchester United edged Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. The...
View ArticleLong keeps Wanyama’s Saints flying high
SOUTHAMPTON, November 8-Southampton striker Shane Long came off the bench to bag a brace as the Premier League high-fliers clinched a 2-0 win over Leicester on Saturday. Long netted twice in the space...
View ArticleChelsea not invincible, says Mourinho
LIVERPOOL, November 9-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho refused to entertain talk of an unbeaten season after seeing his side strengthen their position at the Premier League summit by winning 2-1 at...
View ArticleMorocco demands one year delay of Nations Cup
RABAT, November 9- Hosts Morocco on Saturday demanded that the Africa Cup of Nations be postponed for a year because of the widening Ebola epidemic. But a government statement did not answer a...
View Article