Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United this summer caused so much excitement among fans – and he has already scored a few important goals – but is the side actually better off without him? In one of the Premier League’s highest-profile signings, the prodigal son, now 36, returned from Juventus...
Liverpool plan to use a signing-on fee to help Mohamed Salah become their highest earner, while he is not asking for £500,000 per week in a new contract as per some reports, TEAMtalk has learned. The Egyptian has become the central figure at Anfield this season, but not only for...
Britain’s Andy Murray was beaten at the Vienna Open for the first time in his career after a straight-set defeat by Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz. Murray, the 2014 and 2016 champion, lost 6-3 6-4 in an entertaining match. A high-quality first set saw Murray eventually fall away as 18-year-old Alcaraz...
Ronald Koeman has been sacked as head coach of Barcelona after 14 months in charge at the Nou Camp. Barca have picked up just 15 points from 10 games in La Liga and have already lost twice in the group stage of this season’s Champions League. They are ninth in...
Bayern Munich suffered their biggest defeat since 1978 as they were thrashed at Borussia Monchengladbach in the German Cup second round. Gladbach led 1-0 after two minutes and 3-0 by the 21st minute. Kouadio Kone slotted home his first goal for the club before Ramy Bensebaini swept home Jonas Hofmann’s...
Samuel Nsobila added his second goal of the day for Accra Lions with just five minutes left. The goal erupted celebrations from the players, team officials and management members at the Zimmermann park in Nungua as the team qualified for the first time in their history to the Ghanaian top-flight...
On Sunday, Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah became the top-scoring African in Premier League history. The Egyptian started the day level with Chelsea and Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba, who accumulated 104 goals over two spells with the London club before his eventual departure, for a second time, in 2015. But...
The mood of this remarkable day was captured to perfection by the sight of Sir Alex Ferguson puffing out his cheeks with a face like thunder, while Sir Kenny Dalglish sat a few seats away sporting a smile that looked like it might have to be surgically removed. Two knights,...
Thomas Partey got his first goal for Arsenal on his 40th appearance for the club since his debut a year ago. The Ghanaian scored the opener as Arsenal bounced back to winning ways with a 3-1 result against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Friday. Partey who joined Arsenal...
Paulo Fonseca is poised to succeed Steve Bruce as Newcastle boss – with Frank Lampard understood to have pulled out of the running. As first reported by Mirror Football on October 8, Magpies co-owner Amanda Staveley wants to hand a long-term deal to Fonseca worth £6million-a-year – but she had...
On a night when Tottenham suffered a shock defeat at Vitesse, former Spurs boss Jose Mourinho was having an even worse time. The Portuguese endured one of the heaviest defeats of his managerial career – and certainly the most surprising – as his Roma side were thrashed 6-1 by Bodo/Glimt...
Ghana Premier League champions, Hearts of Oak face their biggest test yet in this season’s CAF Champions League, when they take on Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club (WAC) in the first of a two-legged affair today. Samuel Boadu’s side overcame Guinean champions CI Kamsar 2-0 in their opening qualifier at...
Emmanuel Nettey believes Hearts of Oak can go far in this season’s CAF Champions League ahead of their expected tough battle with Wydad Casablanca. The midfielder is expected to start when Hearts of Oak host Wydad in the first leg of the second qualifying round at the Accra Sports Stadium...
Police in Kenya have arrested the husband of record-breaking long-distance runner Agnes Tirop who was stabbed to death at her home. Emmanuel Rotich, who was detained in the coastal city of Mombasa, will face charges once investigations are completed, an official said. Ms Tirop, 25, was found dead on Wednesday...
Ex-Ghana midfielder Mohammed Ahmed, popularly known as Mohammed Polo, has heaped praises on Milovan Rajevac’s impressive start as head coach of the Black Stars in his second stint. Rajevac seems to have already won the heart of the former Ghanaian footballer after doing the double over Zimbabwe and putting the...
Bournemouth and Wales midfielder David Brooks has revealed he has been diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin Lymphoma. The 24-year-old, who has been with Bournemouth since a 2018 move from Sheffield United, withdrew from the most recent Wales squad because of illness and confirmed the significance of it on Wednesday in...
Former Ghana Under-20 star, Kennedy Ashia says he’s not disappointed with his career so far as he seeks to relaunch his career in the Ghana Premier League. He has signed a two year deal with Obuasi Ashanti Gold and is expected to bring his vast experienced to bare as Ashanti...
The senior national soccer team of Ghana, Black Stars of Ghana will continue their quest to qualify for the 2022 World Cup to be staged in Qatar when they lock horns with the Warriors of Zimbabwe today in Harare, Zimbabwe. After an emphatic 3-1 home triumph over the same side...
The Blacks Stars of Ghana beat the Warriors of Zimbabwe in Saturday’s FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Cape Coast stadium. AFC Ajax Amsterdam’s Kudus Mohammed opened the goals for the Blacks Stars in the fifth minute of the first half. The opening goal was set for Kudus by Jordan...
Tyson Fury delivered a thrilling 11th-round knockout against Deontay Wilder to retain his WBC heavyweight crown as their trilogy bout produced another classic on an electric night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Twenty months since Fury dethroned the American, the 33-year-old had to show all his resolve and...
The £300m takeover of Newcastle United has officially been completed, with a Saudi-led consortium ending Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of the club. The Premier League confirmed the takeover in a statement on Thursday, saying it had received “legally binding assurances” that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle...
The Saudi Arabia-financed consortium’s bid for Newcastle United is expected to go through in the near future following the reversal of a ban on beIN Sport in the Gulf nation. A takeover saga which has now dragged on for 18 months and seen the club embroiled in legal disputes with...
Black Stars head coach Milovan Rajevac has urged his players to be proud they are playing for Ghana. The Serbian tactician has begun his second spell with the four-time Afcon champions. He has been tasked to win the delayed continental showpiece in Cameroon next year and qualify Ghana to the...
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Cristiano Ronaldo should have started Manchester United’s game against Everton, saying his absence provided the Toffees with a boost as they claimed a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Ronaldo began Saturday’s game on the bench, with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claiming his team needing refreshing after...
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp likened refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine (jab) to drink-driving, saying such people endanger others. Klopp said he took the vaccine to protect not just himself but “all the people around me.” The 54-year-old also said that “99%” of his Liverpool players are vaccinated and that...
