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Lord Coe is the right man to lead the crisis-hit IAAF according to the author of a report that claims “corruption was embedded” within the organisation. Coe, 59, became boss of the body that governs world athletics last August after eight years as a vice-president. Since then, the IAAF has come in for heavy criticism, accused of helping cover up ...

Five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has hinted he could end his career by returning to his native Argentina. Messi left his homeland at just 13 years old to join Barcelona, where he has grown into one of the greatest players of all time. “It was always my dream (to play in Argentina) when I was a boy, ...

Joe Allen’s dramatic last-minute equaliser earned Liverpool a 3-3 draw at home to Arsenal on Wednesday that enabled Leicester City to move level on points at the Premier League summit. The Welsh midfielder volleyed home in front of the Kop at a wintry Anfield to deny leaders Arsenal a victory that would have kept Arsene Wenger’s men two points clear ...

Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says he is happy in Germany and will not be leaving the club for Arsenal or Barcelona. The Gabon international and African Footballer of the Year has scored 18 goals in 17 league games this season. Speaking to Sport Bild,  the 26-year-old said: “I still want to achieve lots with Dortmund. “I am here and ...

World athletics’ governing body feared Russian doping was so out of control that athletes could have died – six years before the country was banned from international competition. Documents uncovered by the Associated Press show the IAAF warned Russian athletics chiefs in 2009 that the blood levels of their athletes were “putting their health and even their own lives in ...

Paul Dummett’s deflected 90th-minute equaliser denied Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United a morale-boosting victory as Newcastle United snatched a thrilling 3-3 draw in the Premier League on Tuesday. Wayne Rooney completed a brace with a stunning 79th-minute goal to put United 3-2 up, after a 2-0 advantage procured by goals from himself and Jesse Lingard had been wiped out by ...

Newcastle United have agreed a £12m fee with Swansea City to sign England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey. The 23-year-old will have a medical at St James’ Park before a deal is completed on Tuesday between the Premier League relegation rivals. Shelvey, who signed a four-year Swansea extension in 2015, is the first player to leave since Alan Curtis took charge. Shelvey ...

Coach Aggrey Chiyangi says he is very sad to see striker Jimmy Ndhlovu leave Nkana. Ndhlovu last week left Nkana to join their Kitwe arch-rivals Power Dynamos on a permanent deal just six months after he was recalled from the latter side following a two-year loan spell. Chiyangi said Nkana will move on despite Ndhlovu being in his earlier plans ...

Lionel Messi deposed eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo to take back his crown as the undisputed king of world football by lifting a record fifth Ballon d’Or on Monday. Much has changed since, just 12 months ago, a disgruntled Messi, fresh from losing a World Cup final and disillusioned with coach Luis Enrique’s regime at Barcelona, sat in stony silence as ...

Manchester United fans may have left Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Sheffield United early because of traffic concerns, boss Louis van Gaal says. Thousands of home supporters had gone before Wayne Rooney’s 93rd-minute penalty secured a 1-0 third-round win. United were booed off at half-time, but Van Gaal suggested the early exit of fans was not necessarily a criticism. Asked ...