Month: January 2016
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Bundesliga
Mainz 1 Borussia Monchengladbach 0: Clemens wins it for hosts
Christian Clemens’ first-half goal was enough to secure Mainz a 1-0 Bundesliga success at home to Champions League hopefuls Borussia…
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Ligue 1
Marseille 1 Lille 1: Rabillard nets last-gasp equaliser for 10-man home side
Antoine Rabillard’s 96th-minute goal salvaged a dramatic point in a 1-1 draw for 10-man Marseille against Lille in Ligue 1…
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EPL
Wenger confirms Wilshere suffers another injury set-back
Jack Wilshere is expected to be out of action until mid-March, as his lengthy recovery from a fractured fibula continues…
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Basketball
Westbrook inspires Thunder past Rockets, Clippers beat city rivals to continue streak
Russell Westbrook recorded his sixth triple-double of the season on Friday to inspire the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 116-108…
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FA Cup
Louis van Gaal to celebrate FA Cup victory with “expensive wine”
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has revealed that he will celebrate his side’s FA Cup win over Championship high-flyers…
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Transfer
Chelsea to sell Remy to Leicester City for £11.5m
Chelsea are thought to have accepted a bid of £11.5m from Leicester City for striker Loic Remy. The 29-year-old moved…
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FA Cup
MK Dons v Chelsea: Hiddink targets FA Cup salvation
Ahead of Sunday’s fourth-round clash with MK Dons, interim Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink sees the FA Cup as a way of…
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La Liga
Simeone lauds ego-free MSN ahead of Barcelona clash
Simeone’s side will be tasked with stopping the ‘MSN’ trio at Camp Nou on Saturday in a top-of-the-table clash that…
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Ligue 1
Saint-Etienne v Paris Saint-Germain: Blanc´s champions eye Ligue 1 record
Paris Saint-Germain can equal a Ligue 1 record that has remained unbroken for over 20 years when they travel to…
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Transfer
Alexandre Pato joins Chelsea on loan from Corinthians
Chelsea have confirmed the capture of Corinthians striker Alexandre Pato on a loan deal until the end of the season.…
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FA Cup
Rooney, Blind and Mata boost Van Gaal as Man United beat Derby
Second-half goals from Daley Blind and Juan Mata gave Manchester United a 3-1 win over Derby County in the FA…
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La Liga
Real Madrid v Espanyol: Pepe hails Zidane impact despite Betis setback
Pepe believes Real Madrid are getting better all the time under Zinedine Zidane as they aim to bounce back from…
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Serie A
Zukanovic joins Roma from Sampdoria
Ervin Zukanovic has completed his move from Sampdoria to Roma after the Serie A clubs agreed a loan move until…
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Bundesliga
Bayern Munich v Hoffenheim: Guardiola confident champions can cope without Boateng
Pep Guardiola is confident Bayern Munich have what it takes to cope with the absence of Jerome Boateng when they…
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Cricket
AB de Villiers replaces Hashim Amla as South Africa’s permanent Test captain
Cricket South Africa have confirmed that AB de Villiers has agreed to become the Proteas’ Test captain on a permanent…
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Football
Real and Atletico Madrid’s transfer ban temporarily suspended
La Liga side Real Madrid have joined cross-city rivals Atletico Madrid in having their FIFA-imposed sanction against registering players temporarily lifted.…
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EPL
Mousa Dembele signs Tottenham Hotspur contract extension
Mousa Dembele has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur. The Belgian midfielder, 28, has extended his previous…
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Serie A
164th Derby della Madonnina in Serie A – Handanovic calls for togetherness
Inter’s faltering Scudetto challenge could be dealt another blow this weekend when they face city rivals AC Milan at San Siro. Roberto…
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Golf Etiquette
10 dos and don’ts of playing golf By Tobi Nifesi As long as you aren’t playing Calcio Fiorentina, you have…
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Transfer
Florent Malouda joins Wadi Degla from Delhi Dynamos
Former Chelsea attacker Florent Malouda has joined Egyptian side Wadi Degla. The Frenchman, who helped Chelsea win the Champions League…
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Football
From Ferguson to Rio; Nemanja Vidic remembered in quotes
Manchester United legend Nemanja Vidic has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34. www.sportsration.com recall some…
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Transfer
Guus Hiddink confirms Matt Miazaga and Alexandre Pato are Chelsea bound
Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink has confirmed that his club will sign Matt Miazga from New York Red Bulls this month.…
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Cricket
Twenty20: India beat Australia in Melbourne to wrap up series win
India have exacted some revenge for their 4-1 defeat in the one-day international series to Australia by opening up an…
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Tennis
Australian Open: Murray beats Raonic in five sets, up against Djokovic in final
Andy Murray has reached the Australian Open final for the fifth time in seven years with a hard-fought five-set victory…
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Football
Nemanja Vidic announces retirement at 34
Former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34. The Serbian centre-back,…
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La Liga
Griezmann and Simeone going nowhere – Enrique Cerezo
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo claims Antoine Griezmann is a “star” of world football and revealed the club have not…
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La Liga
Copa del Rey semi-finals: Neville’s Valencia to play Barcelona
Gary Neville’s Valencia will face 27-time winners Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Neville is still chasing his first…
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Transfer
Wenger confirms Nwakali and Chukwueze set to join Arsenal
Arsene Wenger is confident Arsenal can complete the signing of Nigerian youngsters Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze before the…
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EPL
Arsene Wenger confirms cruciate knee ligament injury for Carl Jenkinson
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that defender Carl Jenkinson has damaged a cruciate knee ligament. The right-back suffered…
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Nigeria Football
Done Deal: Victor Osimhen to join Wolfsburg in January
German Bundesliga club VfLWolfsburg have signed an international co-operation agreement with Ultimate Strikers Football Academy of Lagos for Nigeria youngster…
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