Hull City manager Steve Bruce has revealed that Irish midfielder Robbie Brady could make an unexpected comeback for the club in Saturday’s FA Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. “Robbie Brady’s come from nowhere in the last couple of weeks…
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A studious and well-travelled coach, Roy Hodgson is the man charged with the responsibility of restoring faith in the England national team after decades of underachievement. Since succeeding Fabio Capello in May 2012, when he was handed the role despite…
Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery admits he faces a race against time to be fit for Saturday’s Germany Cup final showdown against Borussia Dortmund in Berlin due to a back injury. “I feel good, but 90 minutes could be difficult,” admitted the 31-year…
Oscar Tabarez enters his third and probably final World Cup finals as Uruguay coach hoping his players can go one better than four years ago and reach the final. However, he is adamant that emulating the remarkable defeat of Brazil by their forebears…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on Wednesday expressed confidence that the pressure of the club’s nine-year trophy drought will not derail his side in Saturday’s FA Cup final against Hull City. “You don’t play with the history,” he said. “You play with…
Following the incident that happened on the last day (11 May 2014) of the DR Congo national championship during the…
800×600 Lesotho captain Bokang Mothoana remains upbeat they can shock Liberia in Sunday’s 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifier…
After emerging as the Uganda Premier League top scorer with 16 goals, Francis Olaki believes the sky is the limit.Olaki…
After a five day inspection visit to Algeria, the special team put together by CAF to inspect facilities for the…
Côte d’Ivoire coach Sabri Lamouchi has included big names Didier Drogba, Kolo and Yaya Toure, Gervinho, Didier Zokora, Salomon Kalou…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is happy to play Bacary Sagna and Lukasz Fabianski in Saturday’s FA Cup final against Hull City despite uncertainty over their futures, he said on Wednesday. The contracts of France right back Sagna and Poland goalkeeper…
Outgoing Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic admitted on Wednesday that the players “lost belief” during the campaign that has just ended, but says they never deserted former manager David Moyes. “It was a bad time and the players could have done…
Former England midfielder Joe Cole confirmed on Wednesday he has left West Ham United after his contract with the Premier League club expired. “I’m a free agent now and I’m looking for a new club,” the 32-year-old told talkSPORT radio. “My relationship…
Having landed themselves a nightmare group at the World Cup, Costa Rica hope a blend of tactical stability and technical effervescence will enable them to pull off a shock in Brazil. The Central American minnows excelled in qualifying, finishing second…
Russell Westbrook sank three clutch free throws with six seconds left as Oklahoma City rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 105-104 in game five of their second round playoff series. “I just try to take my time, take a deep breath and knock them…
South Korea’s former Manchester United star Park Ji-Sung announced his retirement on Wednesday, ending a trailblazing career that made him Asia’s most decorated player. Park, 33, said a long-running knee problem had finally forced him out of a sport…
Carlos Tevez’s excellent form for Italian champions Juventus this season failed to earn him a recall when Alex Sabella named a provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup finals on Tuesday. Tevez, capped 64 times, scored 19 goals for Juventus as they…
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman maintained hopes that star striker Radamel Falcao could make the World Cup finals by naming him in his 30 man provisional squad on Tuesday. Falcao is recovering from surgery on ruptured cruciate ligaments. Despite major…
France coach Didier Deschamps on Tuesday left Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri out of a young 23-man squad for this year’s World Cup in Brazil. Neither 26-year-old Nasri, who has won 41 caps, nor Monaco captain Eric Abidal, capped 67 times, feature…
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli on Tuesday lifted the World Cup hopes of Giuseppe Rossi, Antonio Cassano, Ciro Immobile and Mattia Destro by naming them in his 30-man squad for Brazil. Prandelli is to trim his squad to 23 by June 2. Rossi only recently…