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French striker Nicolas Anelka was named in West Bromwich Albion’s team to face Newcastle United on Wednesday, despite being under investigation over his controversial ‘quenelle’ goal celebration. Anelka, 34, sparked a media storm on Saturday when he…

Manchester City climbed to the top of the Premier League table after winning 3-2 at Swansea City on Wednesday in the first English top-flight fixture of the year 2014. City’s Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho scored the first goal of the new year in…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that his side will be on the look-out for a “special” forward during the January transfer window. The North London club finished 2013 on top of the Premier League table, but they have been heavily dependent…

French striker Djibril Cisse on Wednesday signed an 18-month deal with Ligue 1 outfit Bastia. The 32-year-old international forward had been playing at Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League since July, but wanted to return to France to better…

Chelsea made a £49.4million ($81.8m, 59.9m euro) loss in the last financial year, the English Premier League club announced on Wednesday. Turnover for the year ending June 30, 2013 was a record £255.8m ($424m, 308m euro), but the club’s early Champions…

  Manchester United manager David Moyes expects more upsetting results this season. The Old Trafford boss believes he could get “a bloody nose” on a couple more instances this season. However, Moyes insists Manchester United is heading…

  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed his side for showing consistency in 2013. The Emirates boss insists his side did well in the Champions League to reach the knockout stage and were brilliant in the Premier League to stay on top of the Premier…

New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson cracked the fastest century in one-day international cricket history on Wednesday as New Zealand thrashed the West Indies by 159 runs in a rain-shortened third ODI. His whirlwind performance in partnership with…

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to boost their Champions League ambitions at each other’s expense when they clash in a crucial Premier League New Year’s Day fixture at Old Trafford. Both sides have endured trying periods this…

Michael Schumacher’s condition is “stable” after the Formula One legend spent a third night in hospital in an induced coma after an off-piste skiing accident in the French Alps, his manager said Wednesday. “At the moment, he is stable,” Sabine Kehm…