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Pochettino bookmakers’ hot favourite to take over at Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino emerged on Tuesday as hot favourite to succeed Jose Mourinho, sacked as coach of Manchester United. Pochettino has been seen as a long-term target for United... Read more Arsenal must show passion against Tottenham — Emery

Arsenal coach Unai Emery wants his players to show the same emotion and passion against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday that they displayed in their Premier League victory this... Read more Mourinho pockets £22.5m severance pay

Sacked Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho is leaving the club in the doldrums, sixth on the premier league table, but he is leaving with a bulging pocket. According to British media... Read more Nigeria lose Copa Coca-Cola title to Kenya

Kenya was crowned COPA Coca-Cola Africa Cup champion following a dramatic penalty triumph over Nigeria in a pulsating finale at the Afraha Stadium in Nakuru, Kenya. Nigeria had beaten Zimbabwe, South... Read more Leon Balogun pledges 1% of his wages to Common Goal charity

Brighton's Nigeria defender Leon Balogun becomes the first African player in the English Premier League to join Juan Mata’s Common Goal campaign. Manchester United's Mata wants players to donate at least... Read more Klopp offers sympathy to sacked Mourinho

Jurgen Klopp believes Jose Mourinho remains an “outstanding manager” and saluted the titles he’s won in football following his sacking as Manchester United boss. The Portuguese paid for United’s woeful start... Read more FIFA bans Gambia football head for 4 years for corruption

FIFA has banned Seedy Kinteh, former president of the Gambia Football Federation, from all football activities for four years after finding him guilty of bribery and corruption, world soccer’s governing body... Read more Messi ‘never imagined’ his success after winning fifth Golden Shoe

Lionel Messi has said that he never thought it was possible to be so successful in his Barcelona career after winning the European Golden Shoe for a record fifth time. Despite... Read more Ibrahimovic to rejoin Los Angeles Galaxy

The Los Angeles Galaxy confirmed on Tuesday that Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic would rejoin the club next season after a successful debut in Major League Soccer. A statement from the Galaxy... Read more Breaking News: Manchester United sack fumbling manager Jose Mourinho

Manchester United have sacked Jose Mourinho as manager after two and a half years in charge at Old Trafford. The Portuguese, 55, guided United to League Cup and Europa League titles.... Read more Tricky Europa draw for Arsenal and Chelsea

Former champions Chelsea will face Malmo in the last 32 of the Europa League while Arsenal will lock horns again with BATE Borisov. The two sides met in the Europa League... Read more Onazi hopes to replicate Trabzonspor’s form with Super Eagles

After fighting off criticism for his recent performances in the national team, Trabzonspor midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has reiterated his commitment to bringing his fine form from the Turkish Super Lig to... Read more Sports Festival: Okowa to reward victorious Team Delta with N229m

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has congratulated Team Delta for emerging victorious yet again in the just concluded 19th National Sports Festival. This is even as the Team is to... Read more Gary Neville ‘certain’ Mourinho will leave Manchester United

Gary Neville is “pretty certain” Jose Mourinho will leave Manchester United at the end of the season. Mourinho watched his team fall to a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on... Read more City will not sacrifice League Cup for title race — Pep

Holders Manchester City will take Tuesday’s League Cup quarterfinal with Leicester City seriously, says manager Pep Guardiola, even though they are in a tight duel with Liverpool for the Premier League... Read more Man Utd extend Martial’s contract until 2020

Manchester United have triggered the option of a year’s extension on the contract of France forward Anthony Martial. The 23-year-old’s current deal would have expired in the summer but will now... Read more De Bruyne anxious to help fire Manchester City to more silverware

Kevin De Bruyne has had enough time off and now he wants to help fire Manchester City to more silverware, but says he wasn’t “exhausted” after a busy year. The Belgium... Read more Injured Neymar to miss French League Cup last 16 encounter

Neymar will miss Tuesday’s French League Cup last 16 encounter against second division Orleans to nurse a nagging groin injury, Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel said. The Brazil forward underwent tests... Read more Delta State Government bags award for promoting continental sports

The Delta State Government has bagged a special award for promoting track and field athletics in the African continent, even as the state easily retained its position as champions of the... Read more Champions League Round of 16: Liverpool face Bayern, Madrid battle Ajax •PSG face Manchester United

Liverpool will take on fellow five-time winners Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Jose Mourinho’s struggling Manchester United face French giants Paris Saint-Germain. Holders Real Madrid... Read more Excitement as Team Delta wins National Sports Festival •Buhari Congratulates Okowa

Delta State has lifted the trophy for the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival bagging 163 gold medals to beat Rivers State which got 69 gold medals to clinch the... Read more Late Shaqiri double sees Liverpool beat Man Utd to reclaim EPL top spot

Xherdan Shaqiri came off the bench to inspire a Liverpool victory over Manchester United that takes them back to the top of the Premier League. Liverpool needed the win after Manchester... Read more Man Utd make worst league start for 28 years after limp Liverpool defeat

Jose Mourinho’s side have now conceded more goals after 17 games than they did in the entirety of last season, and are 11 points off the top four Manchester United’s limp... Read more Hazard: Chelsea still aiming to win Premier League

Eden Hazard insists Chelsea have not given up hope of winning the Premier League title this season, despite remaining seven points behind Manchester City. Hazard starred for Chelsea on Sunday, scoring... Read more Messi shines as Barcelona spank Levante

Lionel Messi netted his first hat-trick of the La Liga season and provided two assists in a sensational individual display as a rampant Barcelona won 5-0 at Levante to strengthen their... Read more Non-Payment of Super Falcons 2016 Bonuses: Dalung’s Right Revelation, Wrong Audience, Execution

The curtain for very colourless National Sports Festival ever was drawn last weekend with Rivers State emerging as the overall winner of the national Sports summit. If you watched what was... Read more Pele: Neymar needs to score more and dive less

Brazilian football legend Pele has warned Neymar that his on and off-field antics, including his propensity to go down, are hurting his bid to reach greatness in world football. Neymar has... Read more Liverpool’s performance against Man Utd one of the best displays ever: Klopp

Jurgen Klopp labelled Liverpool’s performance in the 3-1 victory over Manchester United one of the best displays of his tenure. Substitute Xherdan Shaqiri’s late double secured the points from a dominant... Read more Sarri: Eden Hazard can do better after heroic display against Brighton

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri says there is more to come from Eden Hazard, after the Belgium forward masterminded Chelsea’s win against Brighton at the Amex Stadium. Hazard scored one goal and... Read more Southampton shock Arsenal, end unbeaten run

Charlie Austin shattered Arsenal’s 22-game unbeaten run as the Southampton striker punished a howler from Gunners goalkeeper Bernd Leno to seal a shock 3-2 win on Sunday. Austin settled a thrilling... Read more