London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has praised his side's never-say-die attitude but said the club still need to strengthen despite a good run as he prepares for Sunday's showdown against his former club Chelsea. Spurs produced an astonishing comeback against Leicester in midweek, recovering from 2-1 down deep into stoppage time to win […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Underperforming Egypt and Senegal hope Liverpool stars Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane can recapture their Premier League form when the Africa Cup of Nations enters the last-16 stage in Cameroon. Salah and Mane netted once each in three group matches while receiving close attention and some rough treatment from opponents aware of […]

Douala (AFP) – Impressive Africa Cup of Nations last-16 qualifiers Gambia were paired with Chad when the preliminary round draw for the 2023 edition was made in Douala on Friday. The Gambians came to the current edition of the flagship African tournament in Cameroon ranked among the lowest 12 teams in the continent, hence the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United's Victor Lindelof will miss Saturday's match against West Ham after his wife and children were forced to hide during a "traumatic" break-in at their home while he was playing in midweek. The Swedish defender's wife, Maja Nilsson Lindelof, posted on social media that the burglary had taken place […]

London (AFP) – Everton owner Farhad Moshiri has ploughed another £100 million ($136 million) into the struggling Premier League club, taking his stake to 94 percent, it was announced on Friday. The British-Iranian businessman, who has already spent over half-a-billion pounds on transfers since his takeover in 2016, is converting loans from his Blue Heaven […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof will miss Saturday's Premier League clash with West Ham after his wife and children had to hide from burglars while the Swedish international played in a 3-1 win at Brentford on Wednesday. United interim boss Ralf Rangnick said he had given the player permission to […]

London (AFP) – Eddie Howe confirmed on Friday that Newcastle would travel to Saudi Arabia for a training camp despite a fresh warning from Amnesty International that the kingdom was "trying to sportswash their appalling human rights record". Relegation-threatened Newcastle, who are 80 percent-owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), will fly to the […]

Douala (AFP) – As the Africa Cup of Nations heads into the knockout stages, the reigning champions are heading home early to follow a pattern set at recent editions of the tournament. Algeria were unceremoniously dumped out on Thursday, Riyad Mahrez missing a penalty in a 3-1 defeat against the Ivory Coast before a delirious […]

Berlin (AFP) – Having scored a record 41 goals in just 29 league games last season, Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski aims to stay injury-free in order to better his own Bundesliga milestone this campaign. The Poland striker scooped FIFA's 'The Best' male player award for the second year running on Monday, two days after […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham announced on Friday that France international goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has signed a new contract at the Premier League club. The 35-year-old, who joined Spurs in 2012, was free to talk to foreign clubs from the start of this month but has committed his future to Tottenham in a deal that runs […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will have to put recent struggles behind them this weekend as they continue their scrap to finish in La Liga’s top four. Barca's hopes of winning a trophy this season were dealt two blows in a week after they followed up defeat by Real Madrid in the Spanish […]

Milan (AFP) – Paulo Dybala's future is uncertain as the in-form forward prepares to lead Juventus into one of the biggest matches of their season so far, at title chasing AC Milan. The Argentina international's current deal with Juve expires at the end of the season and he has reportedly been waiting since October to […]

Garoua (Cameroon) (AFP) – Words are not enough to describe the fun and passion in their eyes as Nigerian refugee girls cheer on their side at the Africa Cup of Nations. The girls, ranging in age from 15 to 20, fled with their families to Cameroon years ago, as Boko Haram jihadists wreaked havoc in […]

Berlin (AFP) – Jurgen Klinsmann rates Robert Lewandowski as the best Bundesliga striker of the modern era with the Bayern Munich star poised to inflict more misery on struggling Hertha Berlin this Sunday. League leaders Bayern start the weekend with a six-point cushion ahead of Sunday's game at Hertha, against whom Lewandowski has scored 10 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona were dumped out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday as Ferran Torres’ first goal for the club failed to prevent a dramatic 3-2 defeat after extra-time by Athletic Bilbao. Disappointment for Barca was compounded by the sight of a visibly upset Ansu Fati going off injured in the second half […]