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Italy’s Dominik Paris won the first downhill of the men’s alpine World Cup season on Saturday, his time of 1min 49.90sec giving him the victory over Austrian Klaus Kroell. Kroell was second at snowy Lake Louise in 1:49.93, and France’s Adrien Theaux…

Gareth Bale took his tally to eight goals in his last seven games with a hat-trick as Real Madrid shrugged off the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to beat Valladolid 4-0. With the Portuguese sidelined by a slight muscle strain, Bale proved to be decisive…

Fallen giants Rangers needed two late goals to book their place in the last 16 of the Scottish Cup with a 2-0 victory over ten-man Falkirk on Saturday. Rangers had the best of the first half chances but lacked a killer touch in front of goal as they…

European champions Toulon failed to go back to the summit of the French Top 14 table after they were shocked 23-0 by Stade Francais in Paris on Saturday. Bernard Laporte’s team had lost top spot to Clermont on Friday after the Vulcans came from behind…

Man of the moment Aaron Ramsey scored twice against his former club as Arsenal beat Cardiff City 3-0 on Saturday to move seven points clear in the Premier League. Ramsey broke the deadlock with a fine first-half header and after substitute Mathieu Flamini…

David Beckham tells Sky News there are not many players that can say they have played at the top level at 40 like Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs. Meanwhile Giggs has dismissed the relevance of age to his career as he celebrates his 40th birthday. http…

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is expected to miss his side’s Premier League trip to Hull City on Sunday after the club announced on Saturday that he has sprained his ankle. The 24-year-old England international, who has scored nine goals this season…

Despite going into the second leg of the final of the 2013 Orange CAF confederation Cup with a 2-0 advantage,…

Hosts Ghana accounted for Senegal 3-1 on Thursday (November 28) in Kumasi to win the 2013 West Africa Football Union…

Ryan Giggs believes the stability of playing for Manchester United throughout his career has allowed him to extend his playing days until his 40th birthday. Giggs turns 40 on Friday but his performances remain of such a high standard that United manager…

Manchester United manager David Moyes praised Ryan Giggs’ dedication as the evergreen Old Trafford star celebrated his 40th birthday. Giggs, now a coach as well as a player, marked the milestone on Friday, just days after a starring role in United’s…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday he feared match-fixing would never be eradicated completely, as English football was forced to confront the issue head-on. Two men with Singaporean nationality suspected of fixing matches in lower-league…

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said he will resign from his post after claiming his reputation had been “seriously damaged” by recent criticism amid an ongoing crisis at the Serie A giants. Galliani, who has helped oversee the most successful…

TP Mazembe coach, Patrice Carteron remains upbeat on overturning the results in this weekend’s 2013 Orange CAF Confederation Cup final…

CAF Executive Committee member, Kwesi Nyantakyi has been re-elected president of the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone ‘B’ for…

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on Wednesday, November 27th the appointment of Shawky Gharib as Egypt’s national team new…

The 2013 Cecafa Challenge Cup opened in Kenya on Wednesday 27 November with hosts and Ethiopia playing a 0-0 draw…

Updated Nov 28, 2013 5:45 PM ET   SAO PAULO (AP) A safety engineer at the World Cup stadium where a giant crane collapse killed two workers allegedly warned his supervisor of possible problems with the operation, only to have his concerns brushed…

Tottenham Hotspur won 2-0 against Tromso in the bitter chill of Norway on Thursday to seal first place in Europa League Group K and ease a little of the pressure on manager Andre Villas-Boas. Reports in England in recent days suggest that the Portuguese…

Jack Wilshere said Thursday that Cesc Fabregas had been Arsenal’s greatest loss of recent times in the transfer market. The England midfielder said he was “really upset” when the Spain star left the London club for Barcelona in 2011. And Wilshere insisted…