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Floyd Mayweather should retire after Saturday’s super-fight against Manny Pacquiao, according to his father. Mayweather, 38, has said he will fight one more time after the clash with Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The unbeaten American’s fight with Pacquiao is the fifth of a six-fight contract with broadcaster Showtime. “I hope he walks away after this fight.” ...

Chelsea will have to keep the champagne on ice for at least a week after their seemingly inevitable progress towards the Premier League title was checked by a goalless draw away to Arsenal on Sunday. Had they beaten their London rivals at the Emirates Stadium, Jose Mourinho’s men would have travelled to Leicester City on Wednesday knowing that victory over ...

Manchester United’s top-four aspirations suffered a setback as Louis van Gaal’s side were blown away 3-0 by clinical Everton in the Premier League on Sunday. First-half goals from James McCarthy and John Stones put hosts Everton in control at Goodison Park and substitute Kevin Mirallas sealed victory on the counter-attack late on. Fourth-placed United enjoyed plenty of possession but lacked ...

Zanaco downed Napsa Stars in a four-goal blitz on Saturday to open a three-point lead at the summit of the 2015 Faz Super League table. The six-time champions beat Napsa 4-0 at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka to extend their reign at the summit of the log for a second successive game. Three of Zanaco’s four goals all came in the ...

Zesco United crept into second place after a 3-2 home win over Red Arrows at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. The victory was a great relief for the defending Faz Super League champions after coming into this weekend’s round six fixtures on the back of two uninspiring draws. Jackson Mwanza calmed Zesco’s nerves with the opening goal in the 1st ...

Neymar scored the opener to continue his rich vein of form as 10-man Barcelona won a one-sided La Liga derby against Espanyol 2-0 on Saturday while Antoine Griezmann’s double helped Atletico Madrid beat Elche 3-0. Brazil’s Neymar followed his two goals against Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday by slotting home after Luis Suarez dummied a cross ...

Fernandinho volleyed in a dramatic 89th-minute winner as Manchester City edged FA Cup finalists Aston Villa 3-2 on Saturday to reclaim second place in the Premier League table. A calamitous miskick by Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan allowed Sergio Aguero to put City ahead in the third minute and Aleksandar Kolarov extended the hosts’ lead with a 66th-minute free-kick. Villa hit ...

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes his side have a better chance of retaining the Champions League trophy than denying Barcelona the La Liga title. Los Blancos squeezed past Atletico Madrid to reach the last four in midweek and were rewarded with on paper the easiest draw as they face Italian champions Juventus in the semifinals and have the second-leg ...

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola said on Friday he was happy to have drawn his former club Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals and expected the clash to be a special experience for him. The Spaniard, a long-time Barca player, won 14 trophies in a four-year spell as head coach at the Nou Camp from 2008, including two Champions League ...

Zambia coach Honour Janza says the Malawi friendly will be a great opportunity for his Cosafa Castle Cup call-ups to impress him. Chipolopolo will host Malawi on May 10 at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka ahead of next month’s 2015 Cosafa Castle Cup to be hosted in South Africa. “The friendly will be an opportunity for local players to showcase their ...