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Zambia booked their place in the finals tournament of the 2016 African Nations Championship on Sunday courtesy of a 4-1 aggregate win over Mozambique. The Chipolopolo defeated the Mambas 3 – 0 in the first leg played at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium a week ago thanks to goals by Winston Kalengo, Conlyde Luchanga and Spencer Sautu. Lwandamina’s men secured qualification following ...

Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the United States Grand Prix as qualifying was truncated by rain. The session was called off after just two of the three parts because conditions had deteriorated to the point that the track was too dangerous. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel took fifth but will be demoted 10 places. Hamilton needs ...

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in a soaking wet final practice session at the United States Grand Prix that could potentially determine the grid. Weather forecasts are for rain to continue as Austin, Texas, is affected by the tropical storm Patricia. And the teams were told that if qualifying cannot be run as scheduled in the afternoon then practice times ...

England and Scotland have both been fined by European governing body Uefa for failing to control their fans during recent Euro 2016 qualifiers. The English Football Association has been fined 15,000 euros (£10,768) over crowd disturbances in the 3-0 victory in Lithuania earlier this month. The Scottish FA must pay 20,000 euros (£14,355) after home fans invaded the pitch during ...

Chelsea legal representatives are “closely monitoring” an incident in which manager Jose Mourinho allegedly shoved a teenager in the back. Another person filmed the incident as he tried to take a selfie with the Portuguese boss but appeared to be stopped in doing so. “I am going to treat your [media] bosses the way they treat me; no respect, no ...

Zambia coach George Lwandamina is happy with what he has seen so far from his three new call-ups summoned for 2016 Caf African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifiers training camp in Lusaka this week. The trio includes in-form Zesco United midfielder Mwape Mwelwa, Zanaco striker Moses Phiri and Green Eagles midfielder Mwila Phiri. “The three players have done well and brought ...

Arsenal will be without Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey until the end of November after he suffered a hamstring injury during his side’s Champions League win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Ramsey, who struggled with hamstring problems last season, was forced off in the 57th minute and manager Arsene Wenger said Ramsey was “very down” about his latest setback. He had ...

Zambia midfielder Lubambo Musonda on Wednesday night helped put Gandzasar one foot into the semifinals of the 2015/2016 Armenian Cup. Gandzasar beat defending champions Pyunik 3-1 away in a quarterfinal first leg match to take healthy advantage into the final leg decider at home on November 4. Lubambo scored one goal in the 61st minute in-between team mate Narek Beglaryan’s ...

Real Madrid failed to score in a Champions League group-stage game for the first time since 2008 as they played out a goalless draw at Paris St-Germain. The two sides had picked up maximum points from their first two fixtures but largely cancelled each other out. The visitors’ Cristiano Ronaldo had the best chance in the second half, shooting just ...

Arsenal revived their Champions League hopes in thrilling fashion with a crucial victory over Bayern Munich at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners’ hopes of reaching the knockout phase were in serious jeopardy after they lost their opening two games away to Dinamo Zagreb and at home to Olympiakos. Arsene Wenger’s side responded by beating Pep Guardiola’s Bayern – clear favourites to ...