Rosberg edges Hamilton in pole
ABU DHABI- Nico Rosberg survived intense pressure and several nervous errors on Saturday to claim what may be a vital pole position for the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, edging out his Mercedes...
View ArticleGerman league boss backs WCup boycott
A top German league official on Saturday backed calls for a European boycott of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar over corruption allegations. Bundesliga chief executive Christian...
View ArticleToure’s moment of magic lifts City
MANCHESTER, November 22- Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure emerged from his recent slump to score a superb solo goal that gave the Premier League champions a much-needed 2-1 victory over Swansea at...
View ArticleOn-song Costa keeps Chelsea cruising
LONDON, November 21- Diego Costa struck his 11th goal in 10 Premier League games as leaders Chelsea cruised to a comfortable 2-0 home win over 10-man West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Costa put the...
View ArticleUnited sucker punch disarms Gunners
LONDON, November 22- Wayne Rooney led Manchester United back into the top four of the Premier League with a smash-and-grab 2-1 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. On the back of...
View ArticleRonaldo double downs Eibar dreams
MADRID, November 22- Real Madrid saw off Basque minnows Eibar’s dreams of a giant-killing thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo double to register their 14th consecutive win in all competitions with a 4-0...
View ArticleMessi breaks La Liga goalscoring record
BARCELONA, November 22- Lionel Messi broke Telmo Zarra’s 59-year-old record as the leading goalscorer in the history of La Liga with a stunning hat-trick against Sevilla on Saturday. The Argentine...
View ArticleAussie batsman critically injured by ball
SYDNEY, November 25- Australian batsman Phil Hughes was in critical condition following emergency surgery on Tuesday after he was knocked out by a bouncer in a freak incident which shocked cricket. The...
View ArticleMourinho rules out interest in Reus
DUSSELDORF, November 25- Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has ruled out bringing Germany winger Marco Reus to Stamford Bridge for next season amidst speculation about the Borussia Dortmund star’s future....
View ArticleKPL: “We will not accept an 18-team league”
NAIROBI, November 25- The gloves have finally come off and a full-fledged battle for local football supremacy is on the cards after Kenyan Premier League (KPL) declared it will not accept an 18-team...
View ArticleStars skipper Wanyama robbed clean
NAIROBI, November 25- Harambee Stars captain and Southampton star, Victor Wanyama’s house was broken into Tuesday night when he was on Saint’s duty and robbed clean according to reports from England....
View ArticleKenya to tour Pakistan for One Dayers
LAHORE, November 25- Kenya are set to tour Pakistan to play against a second-string team as part of efforts to revive top-flight international cricket in the country, five years after it was halted due...
View ArticleGunners in Giroud Euro blunder
LONDON, November 25- Arsenal will be without Olivier Giroud for their remaining two UEFA Champions League group matches after the club bizarrely omitted him from their first squad list. The...
View ArticleNutall wants to be back at passionate Gor
LONDON, November 25- Frank Nuttall is manager of the Kenyan champions, Gor Mahia. The 46-year-old has coached across the UK, including for Rangers and the England youth teams, and has worked for the...
View ArticleStunning Aguero treble gives Man City hope
MANCHESTER, November 26- Sergio Aguero scored a sensational hat-trick as Manchester City stunned 10-man Bayern Munich 3-2 on Tuesday to reignite their hopes of reaching the Champions League last 16....
View ArticleRampant Chelsea fire five past Schalke
GELSINKIRCHEN, November 26- Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea marched into the Champions League’s last-16 as confirmed Group G winners after their emphatic 5-0 win at Robert di Matteo’s Schalke 04 on Tuesday....
View ArticleMore history for Messi, Suarez breaks duck
NICOSIA, November 26- Lionel Messi became the all-time top goalscorer in the Champions League with a hat-trick and Luis Suarez registered his first goal for Barcelona in a routine 4-0 win away at APOEL...
View ArticleArteta piles Arsenal injury woes
LONDON, November 27- Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta added to his club’s injury woes as the Spaniard limped off with a calf problem in Wednesday’s 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund. Arteta was replaced...
View ArticleWilshere out for three months
LONDON, November 28- Arsenal have been dealt a fresh injury blow with the news that midfielder Jack Wilshere will miss up to three months with an ankle injury. Having been plagued by injuries for much...
View Article#putoutyourbats Hughes tribute goes viral
SYDNEY, November 28- Cricket bats were pictured leaning against front doors, stadiums and statues on Friday as the spontaneous #putoutyourbats tribute to fallen batsman Phillip Hughes went viral....
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