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Manchester United defender Chris Smalling is enjoying "bullying" opposing forwards and says he is comfortable playing alongside centre-back partner Daley Blind. Smalling and Blind have started all United's games this season as part of a defence which is yet to...

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his team have been "very average" this season after collecting four points from three Premier League games. The Gunners recovered from a home defeat against West Ham by beating Crystal Palace, but were held to...

Barcelona defender Dani Alves could be out for a month after suffering a groin injury in the win over Athletic Bilbao. The Brazil international was taken off after 19 minutes of the 1-0 victory and underwent tests on Monday which...

Bayern Munich have denied reports that they are planning on making a late attempt to sign Wolfsburg's Kevin De Bruyne. The 24-year-old appears to be set for a move to Manchester City, with Sky Germany reporting a deal is being...

Everton are closing in on the signing of Uruguayan striker Leandro Rodriguez from River Plate Montevideo, according to Sky sources. Rodriguez's coach, Juan Ramon Carrasco, was quoted over the weekend saying: "He is gone. (The) Club told me of an...

Usain Bolt retained his World Championship 100m crown by edging out Justin Gatlin in Beijing on Sunday. The Jamaican produced a season best time of 9.79 – just 0.01 quicker than his American counterpart – to secure his ninth World...

Hoffenheim's Kevin Volland scored against Bayern Munich after just nine seconds to equal the fastest ever Bundesliga goal on Saturday. The German forward pounced on a misplaced back pass from Bayern centre-back Jerome Boateng to slot past Manuel Neuer at...

Wayne Rooney had a goal controversially disallowed for offside as Newcastle held Manchester United to a 0-0 at Old Trafford. The linesman's flag cut short Rooney's celebrations on three minutes after he had got behind the Newcastle defence and finished...

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is interested in points, not records, as he bids to maintain his side's superb start to the season. City can equal a 103-year-old club record of nine successive top-flight wins if they beat Everton at...

Nigeria head coach,Sunday Oliseh has taken time to explain the reason for excluding John Obi Mikel from the roster for the 2017 Afcon qualifier against Tanzania scheduled for next month. He revealed that his attempts to get in touch with...