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The face of national team football has been altered this week by UEFA, and it may be just the beginning of sweeping changes designed to improve the sport immensely. The UEFA Nations League, which will look to start in September 2018 for the European…

DR Congo will have two representatives at the lucrative mini-league stage of the Orange CAF Champions League for the first…

Belgian George Leekens has been named the new coach of the Tunisia national football team on a two-year contract.The 64-year…

Incumbent Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) President Cuthbert Dube was re-elected for a second four year term after an election held…

Holders Ahly crashed out of the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League after a shock 3-2 home loss to Ahly Benghazi…

Manuel Pellegrini is convinced Manchester City have enjoyed a “good week” despite failing to take an opportunity to go top of the Premier League. Chelsea’s surprise 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday gave City the chance to move above them, and…

Frederic Michalak put on a masterclass Saturday as he scored 27 points in Toulon’s 32-28 French Top 14 win over Toulouse. The maverick fly-half scored the second of the European champions’ two tries and played a major role in the first. His trusty boot…

Serena Williams snapped out of her early doldrums to roar to a record seventh Miami WTA title on Saturday with a 7-5, 6-1 win over China’s Li Na. In a battle of the world’s top two players, the US world number one took her tally of WTA titles to 59 –…

A construction worker at Sao Paulo’s troubled World Cup stadium was killed after falling from a stand on Saturday, bringing the number of deaths at the venue to three. The workman, named as Fabio Hamilton da Cruz, fell eight metres (26 feet) as he helped…

Manchester City squandered an opportunity to replace Chelsea at the Premier League summit after being held to a 1-1 draw by an improved Arsenal side on Saturday. Chelsea’s 1-0 loss at Crystal Palace meant that victory at the Emirates Stadium would have…

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho admitted defeat in the Premier League title race after his side slumped to a shock 1-0 loss at relegation-threatened Crystal Palace on Saturday. A second-half own goal by Chelsea captain John Terry settled the game, condemning…

Peter Odemwingie scored for the third game running as Stoke City continued their impressive form with a 1-0 win over Hull City in the Premier League on Saturday. The Nigeria international struck in the 62nd minute at the Britannia Stadium, seizing on…

Cardiff City kept their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League alive but drew West Bromwich Albion deeper into the dogfight at the foot of the table with a thrilling 3-3 draw at The Hawthorns on Saturday. After finding themselves 2-0 down…

Leicester moved another step closer to the Premier League as the Championship leaders eased to a 2-0 victory over promotion rivals Burnley on Saturday. Nigel Pearson’s side were already firm favourites to reach the top-flight and that lucrative prize…

New Zealand beat the Netherlands by six wickets in the World Twenty20 Super-10 match in Chittagong on Saturday. New Zealand restricted the Netherlands to 151-4 after they sent their rivals to bat before chasing down the target for the loss of four wickets…

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has agreed to take over at Tottenham Hotspur next season, former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit claimed on Saturday. Van Gaal, 62, is due to step down as Holland coach after this year’s World Cup and recently expressed…

A plane trailing a banner calling for the dismissal of beleaguered Manchester United manager David Moyes flew over Old Trafford during the club’s game against Aston Villa on Saturday. The stunt, funded by a group of disgruntled United fans, is the biggest…

The Auckland Blues, buoyed by the injection of All Blacks Ma’a Nonu and Jerome Kaino, returned to the top half of the Super 15 table when they downed the Otago Highlanders 30-12 on Saturday. The revenge win, after losing to the Highlanders 29-21 in…

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix in a rain and crash-hit qualifying session on Saturday. Hamilton’s 1 min 59.431 sec lap time beat world champion Sebastian Vettel into second place on the grid for Sunday…

Team Asia pulled off a stirring comeback in the final round of the inaugural EurAsia Cup to snatch a share of the trophy by taking six of 10 singles matches played Saturday. The spectacular collapse of Team Europe, who entered the final day singles…