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Manchester United’s new coach Louis van Gaal insisted Tuesday that he has “no fear” of living in the shadow of emblematic former manager Alex Ferguson. Van Gaal, 62, will take over as the new manager of the English Premier League giants after the Dutch…

China kept world champion Lin Dan on the sidelines as they cruised into the quarter-finals of the men’s Thomas Cup in New Delhi on Monday, soon after the women had made the grade in the Uber Cup. The Chinese men, aiming for a record sixth successive…

Louis van Gaal promised to “make history” and return Manchester United to winning ways after being named Monday as manager of “the biggest club in the world”. One of the worst-kept secrets within football finally became public knowledge when the Netherlands…

Former England defender Ashley Cole announced Tuesday that he will leave Chelsea when his contract ends in a few weeks. Cole, 33, said in a Twitter statement that he is looking for “another journey” after a season in which he has become a fringe player…

For the past decade and a half there has not been a better player for club and country than Landon Donovan. Love him or hate him — and there are legions of people in both camps — there is no one who can match his championships and records in Major…

Ryan Giggs announced Monday he was retiring from his career as a player following his appointment as assistant manager to newly-installed Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal. The 40-year-old one-club man revealed his decision in an open letter to…

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak insists the Premier League champions will still be major players in the transfer market despite UEFA’s recent sanctions. City face a spending cap after European football’s governing body limited the club’…

Mozambique’s Mambas were the biggest winners of the first round qualifying weekend of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Morocco…

Former champions, Zamalek tasted defeat for the first time after AS Vita beat them 2-1 in their Group A clash…

CS Sfaxien maintained their impressive run with a 3-1 win over Ahly Benghazi in their Group B opener on Sunday…

Liberia began their 2015 Orange AFCON qualifiers with a narrow 1-0 over the visiting Crocodiles of Lesotho on Sunday at…

The English Premier League is to hold a meeting Monday where it will discuss the conduct of a chief executive caught up in a sexism row. Last week Britain’s Sunday Mirror newspaper published leaked private e-mails sent by Premier League chief executive…

Nigerian Ikechukwu Uche and Ghanaian Richmond Boakye were among the scorers on the final weekend of the Spanish La Liga season. Uche raised his season goal tally to 14 by striking midway through the second half for Villareal in a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad…

Chandika Hathurusinghe will leave his post as coach of the Sydney Thunder Twenty20 team to take up the head coaching role with Bangladesh, Cricket NSW said on Monday. The 45 year-old Sri Lankan, who took charge of the Thunder last season, has been offered…

Japanese figure skating world champion Mao Asada will sit out competitive figure skating next season but will take part in potentially lucrative commercial ice shows in the coming months, a report said Monday. Asada won her third women’s world figure…

Johannah Omollo’s goal was enough to give Kenya a slim advantage as they won 1-0 against Comoros at the Nyayo…

Aaron Ramsey insists Arsenal’s dramatic FA Cup final victory will be the springboard for more glory now the Gunners have finally ended their trophy drought. Ramsey scored the extra-time goal that clinched a 3-2 win over Hull in Saturday’s clash at Wembley…

Like mother, like son. Mrs Hazard used to play as a striker, in Belgium’s women’s first division. Now Eden is making a pretty decent stab of maintaining that maternal tradition at first Lille and now Chelsea. The Belgian international, whose younger…

With the Premier League season done and dusted, it is time for the inaugural Miller Premier League Awards to be handed out, with all the stars of the league coming to a big gala event hosted by Dacey’s Pub, the European Football capital of the tri…

Osasuna and Valladolid were relegated to the Spanish second division on Sunday, but the final round of La Liga matches was overshadowed by the collapse of a barrier which injured 49 fans at Osasuna’s El Sadar stadium in Pamplona. The Navarran Red Cross…