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Arsenal winger Alexis Sanchez says his record of scoring only once in his last 12 league games is giving him sleepless nights. Sanchez, who joined from Spanish side Barcelona in 2014, is one of the most feared wingers in the Premier League, having scored 16 goals in his debut season with the North London side. But the Chile international has ...

Power Dynamos have won the 2016 Samuel Zoom Ndhlovu Charity Shield following a 1-0 win over 2015 Barclays Cup winners Green Buffaloes in the final at Nkoloma Stadium on Wednesday. Larry Bwalya scored the only goal of the match with a perfectly placed curler from inside the box after he was found unmarked at the far post by Kelvin Mubanga, ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored one and created another as Paris Saint-Germain won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday to eliminate Chelsea from the Champions League for the second season running. Leading 2-1 from the first leg of the last 16 tie, PSG stretched their lead when Ibrahimovic crossed for Adrien Rabiot to tap in and although Diego Costa’s slick finish gave ...

The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has provisionally suspended committee member Edzai Kasinauyo over allegations of match-fixing. The former international has denied the allegations in the local press. A statement from Zifa said the investigations are ongoing. “The suspension has been occasioned by allegations of match fixing ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations match between Zimbabwe and Swaziland,” it ...

Chelsea captain John Terry will miss Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge due to a hamstring injury, he announced on Tuesday. “I’m gutted to be missing the PSG game,” Terry wrote on his Instagram account. “It’s so frustrating missing any game, but these big Champions League nights at the Bridge are unbelievable and it hurts as ...

Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez left Roma ruing a host of missed chances as Real Madrid moved into the quarterfinals of the Champions League 4-0 on aggregate with a 2-0 win on Tuesday. Edin Dzeko and Mohamed Salah were the culprits in front of goal for the visitors before two goals in four second-half minutes ensured Madrid’s first ...

Sunderland chief executive Margaret Byrne has resigned following the Adam Johnson child abuse case. Johnson, 28, faces four to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. The Premier League club has been criticised for letting the England winger play after his arrest. Byrne, chief executive since 2011, said that decision “was a ...

Rainford Kalaba is still Zambia captain according to coach George Lwandamina. Lwandamina settled question over the Zambia captaincy, at least for the time being, following veteran skipper Christopher Katongo’s return to the team for the 2017 Africa Cup Group E qualifiers against Congo-Brazzaville at home on March 23 and away on March 27. The TP Mazembe midfielder has been Zambia ...

Nigeria international striker Asisat Oshoala has been granted a UK work permit, clearing the path for her to complete a switch to Arsenal Ladies from rivals Liverpool Ladies. Arsenal Ladies’ bid was “reluctantly accepted” by their fellow Women’s Super League One side in January. The Gunners activated a release clause in Oshoala’s contract, subject to her gaining a work permit ...

A Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona tightened their grip on the La Liga title race with a comprehensive 4-0 win at Eibar on Sunday. Atletico Madrid stayed eight points back of Barca with 10 games remaining as Fernando Torres came off the bench to score in a 3-1 win at Gary Neville’s Valencia. Munir El Haddadi tapped home the opener from Luis ...