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AC Milan have appointed former Serbia boss Sinisa Mihajlovic as their new coach after sacking Filippo Inzaghi. Former Yugoslavia defender Mihajlovic, 46, has signed a two-year deal after leaving Sampdoria earlier this month. Inzaghi, 41, who played for Milan from 2001...

Robin van Persie says he is still able to play at the highest level and is prepared to battle for his Manchester United place. Van Persie, who still has another season left on his Old Trafford contract, has been linked...

Douglas Costa's late goal gave a Brazil side inspired by the brilliance of Neymar victory over Peru in their opening game of the 2015 Copa America. In a frantic and error-strewn start to the game Peru took a third-minute lead...

Nigeria's Ugo Njoku has been given a three-match ban for elbowing Australia's Sam Kerr during Friday's Women's World Cup Group D match. The offence by Njoku, who came on as a substitute, went unpunished during the game, which Nigeria lost...

Three-time champions Nigeria got their 2017 Africa Nations Cup (Afcon) qualification campaign off to a flyer with a 2-0 win over Chad in Kaduna on Saturday. Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi handed debuts to Anderson Esiti and Kingsley Madu while usual...

After knocking out Ghana, one of the tournament’s top favourites, Mali have considerably built up their confidence at the ongoing U20 Fifa World Cup in New Zealand. The junior Eagles will face Germany, another robust side who edged out Nigeria...

Gareth Bale struggled to express his emotions after scoring the goal against Belgium that took Wales to within sight of their first major tournament since the 1958 World Cup. The Real Madrid forward pounced on a misdirected header by Radja...

Uganda defeated Botswana 2-0 in their opening match of Group D of the Africa Cup of Nations 2017 qualifiers at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala on Saturday. A goal each in the second half from Geoffrey Massa and Brian...

Carlos Tevez is wanted again by Argentina and Europe's top clubs after four lean years in which he nearly gave up the game. The 31-year-old, known as "Apache" after the Buenos Aires slum district where he was brought up, is...

Interpol has suspended a 20m euro 'sports integrity' agreement with FIFA amid the ongoing bribery allegations. The international police organisation accepted the payment from FIFA in 2011 to support a 10-year programme aimed at combating match-rigging and illegal gambling. But Interpol...