Year: 2017
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Football
FA to use ‘ABBA’ penalty shoot-out format in Chelsea v Arsenal Community Shield clash
The new ‘ABBA’ penalty shoot-out format will be used for Sunday’s Community Shield clash between Chelsea and Arsenal, the Football Association has announced.…
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Transfer
Chelsea back for Liverpool long-term target Virgil van Dijk
Chelsea have reportedly decided to increase their efforts to sign Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk. Since the end of last season,…
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Transfer
Zinedine Zidane willing to sell Gareth Bale to fund Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid’s move?
Real Madrid have reportedly indicated that they are willing to sell Gareth Bale for a fee in the region of €100m (£90.3m). During…
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Nigeria Football
Iheanacho knocks Okocha off top 10 most expensive Nigerian players in football transfer history
Following his move from Manchester City to Leicester City, Kelechi Iheanacho has knocked former Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha off…
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NFL
From 199th in the draft to a five-time Super Bowl winner – Tom Brady at 40 in Opta numbers
Tom Brady, one of the most successful and enduring players in NFL history, turns 40 on Thursday. A man synonymous…
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Europa League
AC Milan 2 CSU Craiova 0 (3-0 agg): Cutrone´s first goal seals Europa League progress
Patrick Cutrone scored his first AC Milan goal as his side cruised into the Europa League play-off round with a…
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Europa League
Ruzomberok 0 Everton 1 (0-2 agg): Calvert-Lewin fires Everton into Europa League play-off round
Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s late strike confirmed Everton’s progression to the final phase of Europa League qualifying with a 2-0 aggregate victory…
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Transfer
Extremely happy Neymar claims PSG’s ambition made him dump Barcelona
World-record signing Neymar says his move to Paris Saint-Germain came about after he was impressed by the French club’s ambition.…
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Other Sports
Albies, Devers show youngsters have power as Gray debuts for Yankees
There are a lot of good things that come with being young. You have more energy, you can eat what…
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Transfer
PSG complete Neymar signing after paying his £198m release clause
Paris Saint-Germain have completed an incredible world-record move to sign Barcelona forward Neymar for €222million (£198m). Neymar signed a five-year…
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Transfer
Iheanacho links up with Ndidi and Musa at Leicester after completing his £25m move from City
Leicester City have completed the signing of Kelechi Iheanacho. The 20-year-old has penned a five-year contract at the King Power Stadium…
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Bundesliga
Huge boost for Bayern Munich as Neuer returns to training
Manuel Neuer has returned to training with Bayern Munich after 15 weeks out with a foot injury. Neuer missed the end…
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Champions League
Balotelli could face Liverpool in Champions League play-offs
The 10 teams that will do battle in the Champions League play-offs have been determined. Each club stands a chance…
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Off the Pitch
Oscar Pistorius suffers heart attack?
Oscar Pistorius has reportedly been taken to hospital in South Africa after suffering a suspected heart attack. The six-time Paralympic champion…
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Football
Juan Mata confident of Super Cup success with United after Chelsea failures
Manchester United midfielder, Juan Mata believes he is finally poised to end his UEFA Super Cup curse in next week’s…
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Transfer
Barcelona accept payment of Neymar release clause ahead of PSG move
Barcelona have accepted the payment of Neymar’s €222million release clause as the Brazil forward’s move to Paris Saint-Germain moves closer.…
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Transfer
Chelsea to pay Diego Costa close to £3.7m for doing nothing?
Chelsea face having to pay Diego Costa his full wages for another six months as they struggle to offload him.…
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Boxing
Wladimir Klitschko: I ticked all the boxes
Wladmir Klitscko has revealed that he needed time from the ring before making the decision to announce his retirement from…
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Boxing
Bernd Boente: I hope Joshua dominates like Wladimir did
The manager of Wladimir Klitschko, who announced his retirement from boxing on Thursday, hopes Anthony Joshua can emulate the Ukrainian’s…
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Boxing
Hearn confirms Joshua set to face Pulev following Klitschko retirement
Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has confirmed the heavyweight world champion is likely to make a mandatory title defence against…
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Boxing
Joshua-Wladmir bout cancelled as younger Klitschko retires
Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has announced his retirement from boxing. For a number of weeks, it had been expected that Klitschko…
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Football
Beckham poised to have MLS team in Miami after successful vote
David Beckham and his dream of owning a team in MLS moved a step closer to reality with league commissioner…
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Transfer
Jose Mourinho wants one more Manchester United signing
Jose Mourinho says he is happy with Manchester United’s transfer window but remains in the hunt for one more signing.…
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Transfer
Besiktas sign ex-City striker from Middlesbrough
Besiktas have completed the signing of Alvaro Negredo from Valencia. The striker arrives on what is said to be a three-year…
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Football
MLS All-Stars 1 Real Madrid 1 (2-4 on pens): Zidane´s men survive shoot-out after Dwyer´s late equal
Real Madrid wrapped up their tour of the United States with a win after defeating the MLS All-Stars 4-2 on…
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Football
Mourinho labels Matic a ´genius´ after United debut
Jose Mourinho hailed Nemanja Matic as “a genius” following his Manchester United debut against Sampdoria. Matic completed a £40million move…
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Transfer
Klopp hopes Neymar´s €222m move is an exception
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes Neymar’s world-record move to Paris-Saint Germain is an “exception” rather than the new reality for…
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Transfer
Mourinho says paying £200m to sign Neymar not an expensive deal
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says the world-record €222million fee Paris Saint-Germain are poised to pay to sign Neymar is…
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Champions League
Champions League Review: Nice dump Ajax out, Young Boys upset Dynamo Kiev
Young Boys provided the upset of the round by knocking out Dynamo Kiev, while Nice progressed to the Champions League…
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Basketball
Porzingis: I hope to spend my whole career with Knicks
Kristaps Porzingis further opened up about his love for the New York Knicks and wanting to see out his career…
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