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Manchester City must take on Barcelona without suspended key man Yaya Toure on Tuesday night – and the stats show just how much Manuel Pellegrini’s men miss their Ivorian talisman. In the 27 matches Toure has played for City this...

Neither Arsenal nor Monaco are realistic candidates to win the Champions League - they simply don’t possess the quality to win. Arsenal’s side are much the same as Arsenal have been in recent years. Against the lesser sides they look...

Burnley's Ashley Barnes will not be punished for his ugly tackle on Chelsea's Nemanja Matic, the English Football Association announced on Monday. The foot up and studs showing challenge, labelled "criminal" by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, in the 70th minute...

Key football officials met in Doha to discuss a number of options following fears a summer event would endanger the health of players and fans. Summer temperatures in Qatar can exceed 40C while those in November and December drop to...

In our series of columns from African journalists, Ghanaian Elizabeth Ohene, a member of the main opposition NPP, raises concerns about Nigeria's future as it battles an Islamist-led insurgency in the north and prepares for tightly contested elections. If you...

Islamic State militants have abducted at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, a monitoring group that tracks violence in Syria said on Tuesday. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the militants carried out dawn...

The face stares out from multiple billboards in central Baghdad, a grey-haired general casting a watchful eye across the Iraqi capital. This military commander is not Iraqi, though. He's Iranian. The posters are a recent arrival, reflecting the influence Iran...

Visa Europe has announced a new, more secure way for consumers to pay retailers via smartphones, a move that could set the stage for Apple's (AAPL.O) Apple Pay and rival mobile payment services to be introduced into Europe in...

Indian tax officials searched the Mumbai headquarters of HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBA.L) last week as part of a probe related to allegations that the bank's Swiss business helped clients dodge taxes, a person with knowledge of the matter said...

World shares held near all-time highs on Tuesday on relief that Greece had submitted reform plans and the dollar was firmer on expectations that Fed chair Janet Yellen would keep the bank nudging towards U.S. rate hikes. European bourses traded...