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Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt is in talks for a trial to play football in Australia, his agent says. The Jamaican former sprinter, 31, is negotiating a six-week stint with the Central Coast Mariners, a team in the country’s A-League competition. Club officials said “if all goes well”, Bolt could be signed for a season. His agent, Tony Rallis, said ...

Rangers striker Eduardo Herrera has joined Mexican side Santos Laguna on a 12-month loan deal. Herrera previously played on loan there when Pedro Caixinha was manager of Santos, who have a partnership arrangement with Celtic. The 29-year-old was signed again by Caixinha for Rangers last summer but only scored two goals in 24 appearances and had been sidelined by new ...

It was the final which had everything – controversial decisions, a pitch invasion, the first World Cup final own goal, its first teenage goalscorer since Pele, and a comedy goalkeeping error. France beat Croatia 4-2 to be crowned world champions for the second time and cap a truly remarkable event. Indeed the final was really the tournament in microcosm. World ...

Chelsea have sacked manager Antonio Conte after two years in charge. The 48-year-old Italian, who returned to pre-season training this week, had one year remaining on his contract. Conte won the Premier League in his first season and the FA Cup in May, but the team finished fifth in the league last season, missing out on Champions League qualification. Ex-Napoli ...

A World Cup which began with low expectations for England ended with positivity and optimism, despite the pain of losing in the semi-finals to Croatia. After failing to get out of the group in 2014 and losing to Iceland at the European Championship in 2016, the performances of Gareth Southgate’s squad – both on and off the pitch – restored ...

Chelsea are set to announce the departure of manager Antonio Conte after two years in charge. The club have refused to comment on the status of the 48-year-old, who won the Premier League title in his first season and the FA Cup in May. Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has thanked Conte on social media and wished him “luck for the ...

The FA has been fined 70,000 Swiss francs (£50,000) after Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Raheem Sterling wore “unauthorised” socks at the World Cup. The players wore branded ankle support socks over official Nike socks, ignoring a Fifa warning to stop. Fifa said the FA’s fine was for “breaching media and marketing regulations and the Fifa equipment regulations”. The fine ...

Defending champion Roger Federer is out of Wimbledon after eighth seed Kevin Anderson fought back from two sets down in a gripping quarter-final. Top seed Federer, who was aiming for a record-equalling ninth singles title, missed a match point in the third set. It proved pivotal as the South African recovered to win 2-6 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 6-4 13-11 in ...

The Football Association of Zambia has officially unveiled new Chipolopolo coach Sven Vandenbroek. Speaking at media briefing to unveil the coach, FAZ president Andrew Kamanga said Vandenbroek has been given a short term contract to qualify Zambia to the 2019 Africa cup of nations. Kamanga emphasized the need for the new coach to be effective, reminding him that he is ...

Fifa says it is “looking into” a new video of Croatia defender Domagoj Vida in which he appears to again say “Glory to Ukraine!”. The video was posted online after the win against Russia that took Croatia into a semi-final against England. The 29-year-old, who used to play for Dynamo Kiev, has already been warned by Fifa for a previous ...