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Manchester United cruised into the FA Cup quarterfinals with a 3-0 win at Shrewsbury on Monday that at least temporarily eased the mounting pressure on Louis van Gaal. Chris Smalling, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard netted the goals as United wrapped up a businesslike victory against their third tier hosts to secure a last eight date with West Ham United ...

West Ham United will contest the red card Cheikhou Kouyate received during Sunday’s 5-1 FA Cup win at Blackburn. The midfielder, 26, was dismissed when he clipped defender Adam Henley, who was looking to race clear at goal. “Yes, we will appeal Kouyate’s red card, which we believe was a mistake by the referee,” Hammers co-chairman David Gold wrote on ...

Zesco United coach George Lwandamina has rued his side’s wasted chances in Saturday’s 2016 Charity Shield semifinal defeat to Power Dynamos. Zesco played all the football but threw away a 1-0 second-half lead to draw 1-1 with Power at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka on their way to losing 4-2 on post-match penalties. The defeat saw Zesco relinquish one of two ...

London sides Chelsea and West Ham both reached the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Sunday as city rivals Tottenham Hotspur were knocked out by fellow capital club Crystal Palace. Martin Kelly was Palace’s unlikely hero at White Hart Lane as his first goal for the south London side – and first for anyone since he scored 1 545 days previously ...

Barcelona moved nine points clear at the top of La Liga thanks to first-half goals from Luis Suarez and Neymar despite an unconvincing display in a 2-1 win at Las Palmas on Saturday. Suarez opened the scoring early on with his 41st goal of the season, but Willian Jose deservedly levelled for the hosts inside 10 minutes. Neymar restored the ...

Power Dynamos beat Zesco United on penalties at the Nkoloma Stadium on Saturday to book their spot in the final of the 2016 Samuel Zoom Ndhlovu Charity Shield against Green Buffaloes on March 9. Zesco United took the lead on 53 minutes through Idriss Mbombo, who broke on the left flank beating Francis Kasonde and Billy Mutale for pace before ...

Holders Arsenal’s long unbeaten run in the FA Cup continued but they were frustrated by stubborn Championship leaders Hull City on Saturday, drawing 0-0 in a dreary fifth-round tie at the Emirates Stadium. Arsene Wenger’s side piled on late pressure but could not find a way past the massed ranks of Hull’s defence and will need a replay in their ...

Adrian Chama’s first half goal was the difference as Green Buffaloes defeated Zanaco 1 – 0 in the first semi final of the 2016 Samuel Zoom Ndhlovu Charity Shield played at Nkoloma Stadium on Saturday. The victory meant that Green Buffaloes extended their unbeaten run to six matches, their last defeat coming against Red Arrows in a league match played ...

Midfielder Salulani Phiri remains sidelined with injury and will Miss Zanaco’s 2016 Charity Shield semi-final clash against Green Buffaloes. Salulani suffered his injury while on Zambia duty at the just-ended 2016 CAF African Nations Championship (Chan) in Rwanda. He sustained a hip injury on January 23 in Zambia’s 1-0 win over Uganda in the first half of a Chan Group ...

Manchester United produced another underwhelming display as they lost to Danish side FC Midtjylland in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie. United were without a number of injured players, including Wayne Rooney, and lost David de Gea in the warm-up. They took the lead through Memphis Depay’s shot but Sergio Romero, who stepped in for De Gea, ...