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Manchester City were on Wednesday knocked out of the 2016/2017 UEFA Champions League by Monaco on away goals at the last-16 stage. In contrast, Atletico Read more

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho told Chelsea fans “I’m still number one” after being heckled during his side’s FA Cup loss at Stamford Bridge. Mourinho, Read more

Plateau United FC of Jos on Sunday at the Rwang Pam Stadium defeated visiting Kano Pillars 2-0 to maintain the top spot of the Nigeria Read more

Liverpool secured a vital advantage over Arsenal in the battle for a place in the English Premier League’s top four with a well-deserved 3-1 win Read more

(Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios served like a demon to bounce Serbia’s world number two and top seed Novak Djokovic out of the quarter-finals of the Read more

Wayne Rooney’s agent Paul Stretford is in China to see if he can negotiate a deal for the forward to leave Manchester United. There are Read more

Abia Warriors head coach and veteran of the Nigerian Professional Football League Okey Emordi has resigned his role at the club. Okey Emordi His resignation Read more

Former boss of Manchester City Manuel Pellegrini who is now the head coach of Chinese side Hebei China Fortune has spoken out about his plans Read more

MADRID (Reuters) – Casemiro’s stunning volley crowned a superb display from Real Madrid, who fought back to beat Napoli 3-1 at the Bernabeu in the Read more

MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has had his critics of late but he answered them with a strong performance against Napoli in Read more

Former Nigeria international Yakubu has revealed he wants to end his career in England after signing for Coventry. The 34-year-old has a decade of experience Read more

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – South Africa have arrived in New Zealand full of confidence after replacing Australia at the top of the one-day cricket rankings but Read more

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona has been handed an ambassadorial role by the game’s global governing body FIFA. “Now it’s official,” Read more

LONDON (Reuters) – Sutton United will host 12-times winners Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup while fellow non-league side Lincoln City were Read more

By Dorcas Jonah Nigeria’s national Division One football league will begin its 2016/2017 season on March 22, Olushola Ogunnowo, the Executive Secretary of Nationwide League Read more

By Stanley Nwanosike/Enugu Rangers International FC, Enugu has revealed that it will start rolling out its branded bread called “Rangers Bread’’ and other flour confectionery Read more

By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal held off a fierce challenge from one of the hottest prospects in the game when he outlasted Read more

By Mark Gleeson LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Guinea Bissau stunned hosts Gabon by holding them to a draw on the opening day of the African Nations Read more

Says ‘my man must care, look cute, dress well and have swagger’ ‘Nigeria yet to reward me for my records’ By HENRY UMAHI (kinghenrysun@yahoo.com) Her Read more

By Mark Gleeson LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Ghana have flirted with success on the back of strong performances at the last five African Nations Cup tournaments Read more

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Arsenal’s Algerian midfielder Ismaeil Bennacer has been called up to play in the African Nations Cup finals after a knee injury ruled Read more

By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) – Real Madrid have rested Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric for Thursday’s King’s Cup last 16, second leg at Sevilla Read more

By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona’s hopes of offering talisman and all-time top scorer Lionel Messi an improved contract face a stumbling block because Read more

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Claude Le Roy’s record breaking relationship with the African Nations Cup will continue next week when he leads Read more

By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo won FIFA’s player of the year award for the fourth time on Monday, beating his old rival Read more

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Players from African Nations Cup debutants Guinea Bissau and fellow finalists Zimbabwe have been involved in disputes over Read more

LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal were again indebted to Olivier Giroud after the Frenchman’s 89th-minute strike secured a 2-1 victory at second-tier Preston North End in Read more

(Reuters) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has taken responsibility for the club’s recent inconsistent form and said he is still getting to know his Read more

By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) – Real Madrid equalled a Spanish record of 39 games unbeaten in all competitions by crushing struggling Granada 5-0 on Read more

RABAT (Reuters) – Striker Aziz Bouhaddouz was named in Morocco’s final 23-man squad on Wednesday for this month’ African Nations Cup finals after being belatedly Read more