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Three times European champions Inter Milan were stunned 2-0 at home by Israeli side Hapoel Beer-Sheva and Manchester United were floored by a late goal from Feyenoord as the Europa League group stage got underway on Thursday. The Israeli champions scored twice through Miguel Vitor and Maor Buzaglo in the second half to silence a sparsely populated San Siro and ...

Jackson Mwanza scored two quick fire second half goals as he starred for Zesco United in the 2-1 Caf Champions League semi-final first leg win over Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday. The result means that the two Southern African sides will have all to play for in the second leg scheduled for September 24. A draw in Pretoria will see Lwandamina’s ...

Zanaco became the latest side to qualify for the 2016 Barclays Cup after they defeated Kabwe Warriors 3-0 in the second quarter final played at Nkoloma Stadium on Saturday. Saith Sakala gave the bankers the lead in the 4th minute before Isaac Chansa and substitute Kwame Attram scored a goal apiece in the 47th and 80th minutes respectively. Zanaco join ...

Captain Jordan Henderson scored a stunning winning goal as Liverpool ended Antonio Conte’s unbeaten record as Chelsea manager with an impressive 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Friday. In a dominant first-half display, Liverpool took the lead through Dejan Lovren before England midfielder Henderson curled home a superb effort from distance in the 36th minute. Diego Costa reduced the arrears ...

Petr Cech will return in goal for Arsenal at Hull City on Saturday after missing the 1-1 Champions League draw at Paris St Germain in midweek. Colombian David Ospina was selected in Paris and made some fine saves but manager Arsene Wenger told a news conference on Friday that Cech would be back at Hull. He added that Wales midfielder ...

Former player Roy Keane has insisted Celtic need to do a “lot better” in Europe following their 7-0 loss away to Spanish giants Barcelona in the Champions League. Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers tried to insist the defeat at the Camp Nou was not an embarrassment. But as far as one-time Celtic midfielder Keane was concerned, Rodgers’s words were concerning. Celtic ...

Andy Murray will take on former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the opening match of defending champions Great Britain’s Davis Cup semi-final against Argentina in Glasgow on Friday. Murray, the world number two, will play Del Potro at 13:00 BST, followed by Kyle Edmund against Guido Pella. Del Potro, ranked 64th in the world as he makes ...

 Although Mamelodi Sundowns have previously defeated Zesco United, coach George Lwandamina says he was not in charge of the team and insists they have nothing to fear ahead of their CAF Champions League tie on the weekend. In the past few seasons, the Tshwane giants jetted off to Zambia to set up their pre-season camps and played a number of ...

The Football Association of Zambia (Faz) have axed George Lwandamina as Chipolopolo coach. Lwandamina leaves the post fourteen months following his appointment as caretaker coach, that culminated in Zambia’s failure to qualify to the 2017 Africa Cup with a game in hand after a 3-2 away loss, during a penultimate Group E qualifier against Guinea Bissau on June 4, 2016 ...

Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick and Neymar grabbed four assists as Barcelona launched their Champions League campaign in style with a 7-0 thrashing of Celtic on Tuesday. Messi and Neymar were reunited with Luis Suarez from the start for the first time this season and took no time in getting reacquainted as all three were on the scoresheet. Two goals ...