Chelsea assistant coach Marco Ianni was fined £6,000 ($7,600) by the Football Association on Tuesday after his wild celebrations in front of Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. Ianni, who serves as one of Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri’s assistants, sparked a touchline row after celebrating Ross Barkley’s late equaliser in Chelsea’sContinue Reading

Roger Federer on Tuesday confirmed his participation at this year’s Paris Masters after a three-year absence. The Swiss world number three will play the winner of the tie between France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Croatia’s Milos Raonic on Wednesday after recieving a bye in the first round. Roger Federer  “I preferContinue Reading

Barcelona  have indicated that they will not entertain selling  Jordi Alba  for a cut-price fee. File: Barca The Spaniard’s contract situation has allegedly led to  Manchester United  identifying Alba as a potential signing but according to  Sport, Barcelona have little interest in coming to an agreement over his departure. BarcelonaContinue Reading

Anthony Martial’s alleged dive in the penalty incident during Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Everton will not be reviewed by the FA, Sky Sports News understand. Anthony Martial Everton Boss Marco Silva accused the United winger of diving after Sunday’s game and said it was wrong to award the spot-kickContinue Reading

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has described Real Madrid as ‘not very clever’ when chasing an equaliser during Sunday’s El Clasico. File: Real Madrid Players Marcelo’s goal early in the second half reduced Barca’s advantage to 2-1 before Luka Modric hit the post and Karim Benzema missed a glorious header, whileContinue Reading

Frank Lampard  will return to Stamford Bridge for the first time as a manager on Wednesday night when his  Derby County  side take on  Chelsea  in the  EFL Cup  fourth round. Victor Moses The Rams are looking to pull off another upset after  beating Manchester United in the last round,Continue Reading

The Premier Basketball League teams in Nigeria have resolved not to participate   in the proposed ‘Abridged Premier League’ scheduled for November 12-17, 2018, or any other Tournament or League  that is organized as a duplication of the Kwese Premier League which was recently concluded. Basketball This position was reached afterContinue Reading

Super Falcons’ Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby has cut the number of home –based professionals in camp for the 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals holding in Ghana. The team has been training at the impressive Jubilee Chalets & Resort Epe, Lagos. Dennerby The Swede, who graciously allowed the playersContinue Reading

Cristiano Ronaldo claims he ‘deserves’ the Ballon d’Or, Juventus were ‘a good move’ and that Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez ‘never spoke from the heart’. Cristiano Ronaldo “I already know, in my heart, that I’m one of the best players in history,” explained the former Madrid superstar. “I’ve said manyContinue Reading

Investigators have recovered the flight data recorder from the helicopter of Leicester City’s owner which crashed on Saturday. Doomed helicopter Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was one of five people killed  when the helicopter crashed in a car park at the King Power Stadium following the club’s match against West Ham. We needContinue Reading