Douala (AFP) – A stampede that led to the deaths of eight people outside an Africa Cup of Nations stadium was caused by a "reckless" decision to open a gate in the face of a "flood of people", Cameroon's sports minister said Friday. "That entry gate was momentarily closed by security forces in the face […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus were stunned by promoted Empoli in their first match of the post-Cristiano Ronaldo era, a 1-0 home defeat in Serie A leaving the 'Old Lady' looking toothless while Ciro Immobile hit a hat-trick for Lazio in a 6-1 thrashing of Spezia. The Turin giants would have been confident of their chances […]

Wolfsburg have confirmed the sale of Aaron Hunt to Hamburg on a busy day of transfer activity at the northern Germany club. Following the sale of Kevin De Bruyne to Manchester City on Sunday, the Wolves bought Julian Draxler, Dante and Ismail Azzaoui on Monday and have now allowed Hunt to leave after only a […]