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Nkana goalkeeper Rabson Muchelenganga will be out of action for at least two weeks. The Nkana number one goalkeeper missed the teams’ Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu Charity Shield semifinal match against Zesco over the weekend in Kitwe. Nkana coach Beston Chambeshi said Muchelenganga has a knee injury he sustained in training three weeks ago. “Rabson has started light training and we ...

Luis Suarez scored a double on his return to England for the first time since a big money move last summer as Barcelona secured a 2-1 win over Manchester City in their Champions League last 16 first leg clash on Tuesday. The Uruguayan – who moved to Barcelona from Liverpool – struck twice in the first-half to give his side ...

Barcelona are not clear favourites to beat Manchester City and reach the Champions League quarter-finals, says coach Luis Enrique. The Catalan club are aiming to reach the last eight for a ninth straight season, while City have never gone beyond the last 16. “I don’t think there is a favourite,” said Enrique, ahead of Tuesday’s first leg at Etihad Stadium. ...

Ten-man Zesco United beat Nkana 5-4 on post-match penalties on Sunday at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe to reach the 2015 Charity Shield final. The semifinal match was replayed on Sunday after Saturday’s scoreless draw was called off at halftime when a storm left the Arthur Davies pitch waterlogged. Nkana’s loss also saw them relinquish the Charity Shield that they ...

Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane stoked controversy with a goal six minutes into added time to rescue a 2-2 home draw with West Ham United while Liverpool’s top-four hopes were boosted by a 2-0 win at Southampton on Sunday. Kane’s status as the Premier League’s man-of-the-moment looked fully justified when he burst into the box to win a last-gasp penalty at ...

Chelsea’s week to forget ended with a day to forget on Saturday as their advantage at the Premier League summit was trimmed to five points by resurgent champions Manchester City. Tarnished by the incident last Tuesday that saw a group of the club’s fans prevent a black man from boarding a Paris Metro train while chanting racist songs, Chelsea were ...

Luis Figo would consider a bigger World Cup if he is elected to replace Sepp Blater as Fifa president. Releasing his manifesto at Wembley Stadium, the legendary Portugal midfielder said he would look at increasing the number of teams from 32 to 40 or even 48. Figo, 42, is one of three candidates challenging Blatter in the election on 29 ...

The Zambia U17 national team revived their chances of advancing to the semi-finals after they battled to a 2 – 1 win against a physical Niger side. Captain of the side and hit-man Patson Daka set his team on course when he scored in the 6th minute before defender Wayne Museba gave Zambia a two goal cushion after he headed ...

Power Dynamos Coach Tennant Chilumba has defended his decision to bench first choice goalkeeper Joshua Titima in last Saturday’s 2015 Caf Confederation Cup away loss to Al Khartoum of Sudan. Chilumba opted to play second choice Joel Kanyeba in the preliminary round, first leg match in Khartoum that Power lost 1-0. It was also the first time that Kanyeba had ...

Cristiano Ronaldo ended a three-game goal drought as holders Real Madrid won 2-0 at Schalke 04 on Wednesday to take a big step towards the Champions League quarter-finals and equal the competition record with a 10th straight win. The world player of the year headed in after 26 minutes for his 73rd Champions League goal with Real’s first chance and ...