SPORTS

Manchester United must prove they merit a place in the Champions League last 16 by beating Wolfsburg in their crucial group tie, says boss Louis van Gaal. The Red Devils will qualify with a win in Tuesday’s final Group B game, or if PSV Eindhoven lose to CSKA Moscow. But PSV will advance if they better United’s result in Germany. ...

The South African u23 national team is well aware of the huge task that is facing them, as they will take on Algeria in the semifinal of the CAF u23 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The match will be played at Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 with a 20h30 kickoff (18h30 local time). En ...

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said he was worried about the impact manager Jurgen Klopp was having at his old team’s great rivals Liverpool. “I’m worried about him because the one thing United don’t want is Liverpool to get above us,” said Ferguson, the most successful manager in Premier League history. Klopp, who led Borussia Dortmund to two Bundesliga ...

The FBI is investigating the role played by Fifa president Sepp Blatter in a $100m (£66.2m) bribes scandal, a BBC investigation has discovered. Sports marketing company ISL paid a total of $100m to officials including former Fifa president Joao Havelange and ex-Fifa executive Ricardo Teixeira. In return, ISL was granted lucrative television and marketing rights throughout the 1990s. Blatter denied ...

Real Madrid are a “united” club despite a difficult few weeks on and off the pitch, says Wales forward Gareth Bale. Rafael Benitez’s side lost heavily to Barcelona last month before being expelled from the Copa del Rey for fielding an ineligible player. However, they are just four points behind leaders Barca after a 4-1 win over Getafe on Saturday. ...

Marko Arnautovic scored twice to hand Stoke City a superb victory over Premier League leaders Manchester City. Xherdan Shaqiri created both of Arnautovic’s first-half goals in an inspired performance by the Swiss. Arnautovic nudged home Shaqiri’s cross for the opener and then finished off a perfectly weighted through ball from his team-mate. Man City, with Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure ...

Despite losing two of their of their 2015 CAF U23 Africa Cup of Nations matches, Zambia will hope to at least exit with dignity and beat hosts Senegal on Friday. Fighton Simukonda’s side lost 2-1 to Tunisia and 3-2 to South Africa with their upcoming match against the Lions presenting an opportunity for them to bag a win. Chipolopolo did ...

A high-ranking Fifa official has been identified by the FBI as a suspect in a £6.6m bribe paid in return for votes for 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa. A new indictment from the US Department of Justice refers to the official as ‘co-conspirator 17’. He is not named. It states he made three payments to the now-disgraced former Fifa ...

Sixteen more officials have been charged by US authorities investigating corruption at Fifa. The new indictment, released by the Department of Justice in Washington, came hours after the arrest of two Fifa vice-presidents in Zurich on Thursday. Former Brazil football federation chief Ricardo Teixeira was among those accused of being “involved in criminal schemes involving well over $200m (£132m) in ...

Football Association of Zambia President Kalusha Bwalya has been honored with the Pilgrim award by the Senegalese Island City of Goree, the highest award on the Island. The honour was conferred on Kalusha yesterday in recognition of his contribution to the game of football in Zambia, Africa and the entire world. Speaking at a brief ceremony held at the Civic ...