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Tottenham Hotspur will begin the task of repairing their faltering season when Stoke City visit White Hart Lane this weekend. Mauricio Pochettino’s side have seen their Premier League title hopes fade in recent weeks and were hit by another blow on Thursday when their failure to beat Gent at Wembley ended their hopes of success in the Europa League. Now, ...

Manager Claudio Ranieri has been sacked by Leicester City, nine months after leading them to the Premier League title. The Foxes are one point above the relegation zone with 13 matches left. “The board reluctantly feels that a change of leadership, while admittedly painful, is necessary in the club’s greatest interest,” read a statement. Ranieri, 65, guided the Foxes to ...

Zesco United coach Zlatko Krmpotic has demanded that his side win both home and away legs of their forthcoming 2017 Caf Confederation Cup tie. The Zambian club will face Le Ngozi Messager from Burundi in the first round in March. “We have respect for every opponent we will meet but, we must win both games. We have 90 minutes at ...

Wayne Rooney’s agent Paul Stretford is in China to see if he can negotiate a deal for the forward to leave Manchester United. There are no guarantees of success and it is thought a deal remains highly unlikely before the Chinese transfer window closes on 28 February. But the fact Stretford has travelled to China is a clear indication United ...

Wayne Rooney is unlikely to leave Manchester United for China this month. The England captain’s representatives spoke to Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian, but coach Fabio Cannavaro said talks did not progress. It is understood the chances of a deal being finalised over the next week are slim and the expectation is that Rooney will stay for the rest ...

Manchester City came from behind twice to secure a crucial two-goal advantage after a classic Champions League last-16 tie against Monaco at Etihad Stadium. On a night of fluctuating fortunes and thrilling football, Pep Guardiola’s side were on the precipice in this tournament before dragging themselves back to ensure they go into the return in Monaco with a priceless lead. ...

Nkana have promoted two players from their junior team that coach Zeddy Saileti has added to his side’s eight-day pre-season camp away in Livingstone. The duo is goalkeeper William Mtonga and midfielder Golden Mulowa, travelled with the record 12-time Zambian champions on Sunday. Mtonga and Mulowa are some of the six new faces on the 29-member teams’ trip to Zambia’s ...

Zanaco coach Mumamba Numba, insists they are not under pressure to emulate Zesco United’s success in the 2016 Caf Champions League. Zanaco toiled to the pre-group stage of the 2017 Champions League after beating APR of Rwanda 1-0 away on Saturday, to advance from the preliminary round by the same aggregate score line. The win eased the pressure on Zanaco, ...

Arsenal avoided an FA Cup giant-killing and spared manager Arsene Wenger further pressure with a hard-fought fifth-round victory over non-league Sutton United at Gander Green Lane. Wenger made seven changes from the side thrashed 5-1 at Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie – and his players had enough to see off a team 105 ...

South African National u20 head coach Thabo Senong has named his 21-man squad for the 2017 CAF u20 Afcon tournament that will take place in Zambia from 26 February 2017 – 12 March 2017.With less than 10 days to go before the kick off, Senong said his Amajita side has what it takes to take Africa by storm. Amajita are ...