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John Terry wants Chelsea to keep Didier Drogba at the club next season by offering him a new deal. After returning to Stamford Bridge last summer, the 37-year-old has played an important role in helping Chelsea win the Premier League this season. He has netted seven goals in all competitions for the champions but is out of contract in the ...

Arsene Wenger has challenged his Arsenal side to finish the season unbeaten and secure second place in the Premier League. The Gunners cruised to a 3-1 win at Hull City on Monday, their 10th straight match unbeaten all but securing a top-four finish for the 18th successive season. Chelsea were crowned champions on Sunday but Wenger said finishing second for ...

Stuart Bingham beat Shaun Murphy 18-15 in a gripping final at the Crucible to win his first World Championship. Bingham began the final session with a 14-11 lead and won an epic 64-minute frame at 15-15 to close in on victory. The 38-year-old made a break of 65 to go 17-15 in front and clinched the title with a brilliant ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has released a Toyota Hilux vehicle to Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) that has parked at State House for the past five years. The President’s Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has confirmed the development to journalists in Lusaka today. Mr Chanda says FAZ has since thanked the Head of State for facilitating ...

Newcastle United defender Mike Williamson has denied he deliberately got himself sent off during Saturday’s 3-0 Premier League defeat at Leicester. The centre-back, 31, was shown a second yellow card for barging into Jamie Vardy when they were off the pitch. Manager John Carver said after the game he thought Williamson had done it on purpose as “an easy way ...

Floyd Mayweather emerged victorious from the most lucrative fight in history, beating Manny Pacquiao via a wide unanimous decision in Las Vegas. American Mayweather, 38, delivered a defensive masterclass against his Philippine rival, making the necessary adjustments after only a few rounds before disappearing out of sight. Mayweather, who added the WBO welterweight title to the WBC and WBA titles ...

Dundee United confirmed Celtic as Scottish Premiership champions by beating Aberdeen at Tannadice. Anything less than a Dons win would have meant an end to the title race and the visitors fell behind early on. Robbie Muirhead latched on to John Souttar’s magnificent pass and struck his first United goal past Scott Brown. The Dons pressed in the second period ...

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao weighed in as 11,500 fans watched on ahead of the most lucrative fight in history in Las Vegas on Saturday. Entry to the weigh-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Friday was $10 (£6.60), although tickets were changing hands on the resale market for $800 (£530). The fight is set to generate an estimated ...

On Saturday in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will engage in the richest fight in history at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. So much has been said about the numbers involved that it is sometimes difficult to remember there are other things at stake – namely the WBC, WBA and WBO welterweight titles and the title of best ...

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says they hope to sort Daniel Sturridge’s “underlying issues” with injury after sending him to the United States again. The 25-year-old, who has played 18 times this season, has flown out to a specialist to fix his hip injury. He also spent a month in the US in December to deal with a thigh problem. Rodgers ...