Roy Keane has turned down an approach from Scottish champions Celtic to remain as assistant manager with the Republic of Ireland, according to media reports on Monday. Ireland manager Martin O’Neill, himself once in charge of the Glasgow giants, confirmed…
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Liverpool on Monday completed the signing of England forward Rickie Lambert from Southampton, who should bolster a strike force that almost fired the Reds to the Premier League title. The former Liverpool trainee underwent a medical on Saturday after…
Qatar’s 2022 football World Cup organisers vehemently denied any wrong-doing after a British newspaper alleged a top official paid more than $5 million to secure support in the bidding process. The Sunday Times said it had obtained millions of emails…
A bombing at a football pitch in Nigeria’s restive northeast killed at least 40 people on Sunday in an area previously attacked by Boko Haram Islamists, a police officer and a nurse said. The blast hit the town of Mubi in Adamawa state, one of three…
Japanese sports fans bid an emotional farewell to Tokyo’s National Stadium at the weekend with a lavish ceremony to close the venue before demolition begins in July. The stadium, built to host the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, will be dismantled over 15 months…
Moroccan international central defender Mehdi Benatia will not be sold for less than 61 million euros, said AS Roma’s sporting director Walter Sabatini on Saturday. The 27-year-old, who is under contract till 2018 but has demanded a pay rise, has been…
Tim Duncan scored seven of his 19 points in overtime as San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 112-107 in game six to set up an NBA finals rematch with the Miami Heat. Duncan also added 15 assists and power forward Boris Diaw came off the bench to score 26…
A series of suspected Boko Haram attacks in four villages in Nigeria’s restive northeast killed several people, residents said Sunday, in the latest violence blamed on the Islamist insurgents. The military was not immediately available to comment…
The West African bloc announced plans Saturday to increase cooperation with Central African states in the battle against “terrorism”, amid fears of Boko Haram’s insurgency spreading across the region. Nigeria has repeatedly said it needs more help from…
Nairo Quintana of Colombia is certain of Giro d’Italia victory barring any final stage disaster after preserving his handsome lead in Saturday’s penultimate 20th stage won by Australia’s Michael Rogers. Quintana came home in a pack ahead of his closest…