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The 22-year-old Ivory Coast international joins for about £30m on a four-year deal. Bailly said: “It is a dream come true to be joining Manchester United. To play football at the highest level is all I have ever wanted to do.” United manager Jose Mourinho said: “Eric has the potential to become one of the best around.” Bailly has played ...

Nigeria has woken up in shock this morning as people have been informed that Stephen Okechukwu Keshi aka the big Boss died suddenly in the early hours of Wednesday, . The former international football player who lost his wife of 33 years, Kate, last year after a prolonged battle with cancer is suspected to have had a heart attack in ...

Dr Carneiro had claimed constructive dismissal against the club and was also bringing separate legal action against former manager Jose Mourinho. On Monday it emerged Chelsea offered Dr Carneiro £1.2m to settle her claims which she had rejected. Chelsea said it “regretted the circumstances” which led to the former first team doctor leaving the club. In a statement Dr Carneiro ...

Record seven-time champions Egypt and first-time qualifiers Guinea-Bissau are among 10 countries who have booked places at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, Morocco, Senegal and Zimbabwe also secured places and Gabon are automatic participants as hosts of the 16-nation tournament. The other six places — four group winners and the best two runners-up — will ...

Argentina shrugged off the injury absence of Lionel Messi to launch their Copa America Centenario campaign with a 2-1 defeat of defending champions Chile on Monday. Goals from Angel Di Maria and Ever Banega secured a deserved three points for Argentina, who exacted sweet revenge for their defeat to the Chileans in last year’s Copa America final. Chile substitute Jose ...

Andy Murray will prioritise rest and recovery before Wimbledon following a gruelling clay-court season that ended in defeat in the French Open final. “I have never had a clay-court season like that one, never won that many matches,” he said after Sunday’s loss to Novak Djokovic in Paris. “I need to rest and allow my body to recover.” Murray’s next ...

Ghana booked their place in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals after defeating Mauritius 2-0 on Sunday afternoon. The Group H encounter was played at the Stade Anjalay in a small Mauritian city Belle Vue Maurel. The victory saw the Black Stars of Ghana win Group H after accumulating 13 points, while Mauritius remain third on the group ...

Mexico defeated Uruguay 3-1 in a stormy Copa America Centenario on Sunday that saw both teams finish with 10 men after a pre-match furore over a bungled national anthem. A pulsating clash at the University of Phoenix stadium in Arizona saw Mexico take all three points in the crucial Group C battle through an own goal from Alvaro Pereira and ...

Muhammad Ali’s doctor says the iconic boxer had been “having a tough time in the last year” before his death. The three-time world heavyweight champion, who had Parkinson’s disease for 32 years, died aged 74 from “septic shock due to unspecified natural causes” according to his family. “The last week has been particularly tough,” said Abraham Lieberman, who was with ...

Tributes have poured in from across the world for boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who has died at the age of 74. “Muhammad Ali shook up the world. And the world is better for it,” said US President Barack Obama. The three-time world heavyweight champion – one of the world’s greatest sporting figures – died on Friday at a hospital in ...