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DR Congo has named a provisional 28-man squad for next year’s Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN) with local champions, TP…

Nigeria crushed Tunisia 4-0 on Saturday (December 14) in the first leg of the second round of the 2014 FIFA…

Raja Casablanca reached the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals for the first time after defeating CONCACAF Champions League winners CF…

South Africa beat Kenya 2-0 to win the 2013 COSAFA U-20 Cup tournament in the final on Saturday (December 14)…

In the first ever meeting between Guangzhou Evergrande FC and Al Ahly SC, the Chinese champions opened proceedings in the…

Juventus and Napoli responded to respective exits from the Champions League with convincing wins over Sassuolo and Inter Milan in Italy’s Serie A on Sunday. Carlos Tevez scored a hat-trick, with Federico Peluso claiming his maiden Juve goal, as the…

She will be 33 in 2014 and it’ll be 19 years since she made her WTA debut, but Serena Williams remains the dominant force in women’s tennis condemning out-classed, under-powered rivals to the shadows. The American diva finished 2013 with 11 titles while…

Luis Suarez scored twice as Liverpool moved back into second place in the Premier League with a crushing 5-0 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Sunday. Jordan Henderson, Jon Flanagan and Raheem Sterling were also on target, with the victory…

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas insists he will not walk away from White Hart Lane after his position was again placed under scrutiny following Sunday’s 5-0 mauling by Liverpool. It was Spurs’ heaviest home defeat in 16 years and left them five…

Darren Fletcher thanked Manchester United’s supporters after being granted a warm reception on his return to the team on Sunday following a year on the sidelines through illness. Fletcher came on as a 70th-minute substitute in United’s 3-0 win at Aston…

Manager David Moyes wants Manchester United to clear their minds of title talk as they look to avoid losing three successive Premier League games for the first time since 2001. United travel to Aston Villa on Sunday for a league fixture that they have…

By Jack Sargeant  @sargeant_j on Dec 15 2013, 3:00a + Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool meet on Sunday afternoon, with both sides looking to record their third Premier League win on the bounce. Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool have both won their last…

Kenyan runners outshone their global competitors in both the men’s and women’s categories of the Taipei marathon Sunday. Josphat Kamzee Jepkopol, who won the men’s race last year, defended the title after crossing the line in two hours, 14 minutes and…

Champions Paris Saint-Germain’s relentless pursuit of a second straight French title continued with a 3-1 win at Rennes on Saturday. Brazilian-born Italy midfielder Thiago Motta cracked home a long-range strike on 19 minutes before Zlatan Ibrahimovic…

Barcelona moved five points ahead of Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga with a 2-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday thanks to a double from Neymar. Madrid, meanwhile, had to fight back from 2-0 down with 10 men to rescue a point in a 2-2 draw at lowly…

Bayern Munich bounced back from their midweek Manchester City defeat with a 3-1 win over Hamburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday, while Borussia Dortmund suffered a Champions League hangover. Bayern slumped to their first defeat since July on Tuesday…

Jay Rodriguez scored his sixth goal of the season to secure a 1-1 draw for Southampton with in-form Newcastle in their Premier League clash on Saturday. Yoann Gouffran had given Newcastle the lead in the first-half only for Rodriguez to reply in the…

Everton saved their best until last as the Toffees climbed to fourth in the Premier League with a 4-1 win over Fulham on Saturday. Roberto Martinez’s side were in danger of being held to a lacklustre draw against the struggling Cottagers when Dimitar…

Chelsea moved into second place in the Premier League after first-half goals from Fernando Torres and Ramires secured a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Jose Mourinho’s side took advantage of Arsenal’s heavy 6-3 defeat…

Manchester City asserted their Premier League title credentials with an extraordinary 6-3 defeat of leaders Arsenal on Saturday that took them to within three points of Arsene Wenger’s side. Sergio Aguero gave City a 14th-minute lead, with Alvaro Negredo…