Spanish giants Barcelona were handed the toughest possible draw Monday when they were paired with Manchester City in the plum tie of the last 16 of the Champions League. Champions Bayern Munich were also given a hard draw as they plucked Arsenal for…
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Francesco Totti ended a two-month injury absence for Roma but had to settle for a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw away to Milan, who had Sulley Muntari to thank for a late leveller at the San Siro on Monday. Roma travelled to struggling Milan looking…
Jose Mourinho has called on his Chelsea reserves to prove their worth as the Blues continue their hectic December schedule with a trip to Sunderland in the League Cup quarter-finals. Mourinho’s side closed the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to…
Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge was dealt a setback on Monday when manager Manuel Pellegrini announced that Sergio Aguero will be out for “at least one month” through injury. The 25-year-old Argentina striker has been in stunning form…
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…