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    Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho “will solve” the club’s current problems, says the agent of the Blues boss. The Premier League champions are 15th in the table after six defeats in 11 matches and out of the League Cup. “He doesn’t need to prove anything to anybody,” the Portuguese’s adviser Jorge Mendes told BBC Sport’s Dan Roan. “He knows ...

Brazilian striker Neymar said he is in the form of his life after netting twice as Barcelona eased past BATE Borisov 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday. Neymar also set up Barca’s other goal on the night for Luis Suarez as the defending champions moved to within a point of sealing their place in the last 16. Suarez and ...

Arsenal’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout phase were left hanging by a thread on Wednesday after they were thrashed 5-1 by Bayern Munich, while Chelsea revived their faltering campaign with a nervy 2-1 victory over Dynamo Kiev. Zenit St Petersburg became the third team to reach the last 16 of the competition as the Russian champions maintained their ...

Lamine Diack, ex-head of the IAAF, is being investigated over allegations he took payments for deferring sanctions against Russian drugs cheats. French prosecutors suspect Senegalese Diack, 82, of receiving money in 2011. The IAAF’s new president Lord Coe was questioned by French police on Tuesday, having offered to co-operate. Athletics’ world governing body says it is “fully co-operating” and confirmed ...

George Lwandamina is upbeat about Zambia’s prospects in the Russia 2018 qualifiers despite Chipolopolo’s tight record against opponents Sudan in World Cup meetings. Zambia face Sudan over two legs next week in a second round qualifier for a place in the group stage phase. Chipolopolo edge Sudan in World Cup qualifying encounters with three wins and a draw from six ...

Real Madrid and Manchester City qualified for the Champions League knock-out rounds with victories over Paris Saint-Germain and Sevilla respectively on Tuesday. And there was relief at Old Trafford as Manchester United ended a 400-minute wait for a goal to beat CSKA Moscow 1-0. A fortuitous goal from Nacho proved decisive for 10-time champions Real to win 1-0 despite being ...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has rejected claims that there is a player revolt at the club. Earlier on Tuesday, Blues midfielder Cesc Fabregas denied reports that he was organising a “mini-revolt” at the Premier League champions. Chelsea are 15th in the table, having lost six of their first 11 league matches this season. “It’s a very sad accusation because you ...

Chelsea’s players must look at themselves and start performing, former Blues stalwart Frank Lampard said on Monday as speculation continues to swirl over the future of manager Jose Mourinho. The Premier League champions’ have lost six of their opening 11 games and are 15th in the table as several of the club’s leading players such as Eden Hazard and Diego ...

Nkana coach Aggrey Chiyangi has praised his team’s spirit in Sunday’s convincing home win in the big Copperbelt derby over old foes Mufulira Wanderers. The 12-time champions crushed promoted Wanderers 3-0 on the penultimate day of the 2015 season at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe. Nkana’s win saw them end a three-match winless run as they came into Sunday’s match on ...

Mufulira Wanderers coach Manfred Chabinga says his side were certainly second best in their 3-0 away bashing to old foes Nkana. Twelve-time champions Nkana were all over promoted Wanderers in an exciting Copperbelt derby played at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe on Sunday to see the hosts avenge the 2-0 first leg loss they suffered on June 20 in Mufulira. “We ...