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Sunderland climbed out of the relegation zone with a deserved point against an uninspiring Arsenal. Both sides had penalty appeals for handball denied and Patrick van Aanholt struck Arsenal’s post with a free-kick. Sunderland keeper Vito Mannone had to be sharp to keep out Mesut Ozil’s free-kick and Alex Iwobi’s follow-up. Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere came on for a first game ...

  Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho is being investigated by Uefa after failing a drugs test. Although the France international, 26, is not officially suspended, he will “not be available” for selection during the investigation, Liverpool said. BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter Ian Dennis said Sakho failed a test after the Europa League victory over Manchester United on 17 ...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure is still part of his plans, but needs to talk to him about his future. The 35-year-old will be out of contract at the end of this season but is yet to discuss a new deal. “Kolo is a very, very important player for us, even when he doesn’t play,” ...

Power Dynamos’ recover process continues this Saturday when they host Forest Rangers at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe. The struggling six-time champions are looking to stay unbeaten for a third straight game, after picking up four points from their last two fixtures to ease the pressure on under-fire coach Tennant Chilumba. Power head into the home game a week after ...

Footballer Ched Evans has had his conviction for rape quashed at the Court of Appeal in London, but will face a new trial. The ex-Wales international was jailed in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old at a Premier Inn near Rhyl, Denbighshire. The former Sheffield United, Manchester City and Norwich player was released from jail in October 2014 after serving half ...

Striker Christopher Katongo and midfielder Isaac Chansa have been omitted from Zambia’s 22-member 2016 Cosafa Cup team, unveiled on April 20 for the tournament to be held in Namibia from June 11-25. Chansa of Zanaco and Katongo from Green Buffaloes both ended their Zambia exiles this year when they helped Chipolopolo to the quarterfinals of the 2016 African Nations Championship ...

ZESCO United Football Club has booked a place in the lucrative group stage of the 2016 CAF Champions league. The Ndola based outfit beat Stade Malien of Mali 2-1 at Levy Mwanawasa stadium this afternoon to qualify to the group stage 5-2 on aggregate. Goals from ZESCO’s Kenyan import Jesse Were and Maybin Mwaba ensured ZESCO confirmed their qualification to ...

Tottenham Hotspur took a large bite out of Leicester City’s Premier League lead with two goals apiece from Harry Kane and Dele Alli earning them a 4-0 victory at Stoke City on Monday. The visitors produced a scintillating display of attacking football to take full advantage of Leicester’s 2-2 home draw with West Ham United on Sunday and close the ...

David Moyes is interested in the Aston Villa manager’s job but is yet to be contacted by the relegated club. Nearly six months after being sacked by Real Sociedad, Moyes is keen to get back into football and is attracted by the challenge of reviving Villa. The 52-year-old has watched them live recently and would be receptive to talks but ...

Leonardo Ulloa’s penalty in the fifth-minute of stoppage-time rescued a point for 10-man Premier League leaders Leicester City in a dramatic 2-2 draw at home to West Ham United on Sunday that left the Foxes eight points clear at the top. England striker Jamie Vardy, who had given Leicester the lead with his 22nd league goal of the season, was ...