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Cristiano Ronaldo deserves his place in Real Madrid history after becoming their record La Liga scorer, manager Rafael Benitez says. The Portugal forward’s five goals in a 6-0 win at Espanyol on Saturday took him to 230 Spanish top-flight goals, passing Raul’s record of 228. “The numbers speak for themselves,” Benitez said of Ronaldo, who has reached his total in ...

Arsenal recorded their first home win of the season as goals from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud beat Stoke. Walcott opened the scoring in the first half when he chased a long ball over the defence from Mesut Ozil before firing low beyond Jack Butland. Substitute Giroud sealed victory late on with a header. Stoke, who have not won at ...

Nkana have allayed fears that they will be affected by their principle sponsors Mopani Copper Mines PLC scaling down operations in Zambia. Mopani’s parent company the mining and metal retail giant, Glencore, has announced that it is scaling down its Zambia and DR Congo operations due to the low Copper prices. The 12-time Zambian champions owe their recent revival to ...

Zambia striker Emmanuel Mayuka is in line to make his French Ligue 2 debut for Metz in Friday’s away match at Laval. The 24-year-old 2012 Africa Cup-winning striker joined Metz on the deadline of the 2015 summer transfer window for an undisclosed fee from English Premiership club Southampton. “Emmanuel Mayuka has now qualified to play and he will be able ...

Manchester United have opened contract talks with goalkeeper David De Gea. The Spaniard’s present deal expires in 2016 and United had previously indicated they had abandoned hope of the 24-year-old signing an extension. But following the collapse of a proposed move to Real Madrid on transfer deadline day, negotiations have begun, with De Gea’s agent Jorge Mendes attending the club’s ...

Defending champions Zesco United return to action on Saturday after a two-week break when they host National Assembly at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. The match will pit leaders, Zesco, and bottom placed club, Assembly, with just seven matches to go before the 2015 season comes to a close. Zesco have been out of action since August 30 when they ...

Power Dynamos host Konkola Blades on Saturday at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe with an eye on returning to the number two spot on the Faz Super League table. The Kitwe side is currently third and tied on 46 points with second placed Zanaco as the two sides continue to exchange the number two spot over the last month. Victory ...

US Open Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York, Dates: 31 August-13 September Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on selected matches. Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will meet in an all-Swiss semi-final at the US Open after impressive wins over Richard Gasquet and Kevin Anderson. Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer did not face a single break point as he beat ...

AmaZulu’s new Zambian midfielder Allan Mukuka explains that it was not easy coming to South Africa and that he sacrificed an offer from Turkey for the PSL. The 28-year-old Zambian international said that he had already received many offers, but was advised to start at AmaZulu buy his fellow countryman Christopher Katongo who has lots of PSL experience. “Christopher Katongo ...

Gabon rallied to hold hosts Zambia 1-1 in an international friendly played at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka on Tuesday night. Goals from Zambia captain Rainford Kalaba and Gabon goalkeeper Moto Bitseki settled the contest. Gabon snatched a draw just hours after the 2017 Africa Cup hosts landed in Lusaka for the match. Meanwhile, a power outage threatened to scuttle ...