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Neil Warnock has rejected comments made by Crystal Palace's Jason Puncheon that question his integrity. Puncheon, who played under Warnock while on loan at QPR, tweeted the claims about the 65-year-old while responding to criticism of his penalty miss in...

Laura Robson played down her wrist injury and set her sights on getting fully fit after a heavy defeat in the first round of the Australian Open. The British number one was beaten 6-3 6-0 by Belgian 18th seed Kirsten...

Pepe's second-half header clinched a much-needed win for Real Madrid in their pursuit of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the Spanish title race. Carlo Ancelotti's side moved within three points of the top two, despite a disjointed display against Espanyol. Ballon...

Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League as they overcame a Newcastle side for whom Cheick Tiote had a goal controversially disallowed. Edin Dzeko slid in to give City an early lead and control of the contest. But...

Lionel Messi will have to wait for his first start of 2014 after being named on the bench by Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino for Saturday's crunch top of the table clash away to Atletico Madrid. Brazilian forward Neymar is also...

Everton could be without rising midfield star Ross Barkley for several weeks due to a foot injury, manager Roberto Martinez revealed on Saturday. The 20-year-old England international sustained a suspected broken toe in last weekend's FA Cup win over Queens...

Mali started their 2014 African Nations Championship campaign on a winning note when they defeated West African rivals Nigeria 2-1 in their Group A encounter at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday night. Abdoulaye Sissoko opened the scoring in the...

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea will attempt to increase the pressure on their Premier League title rivals by moving to the head of the table with victory at Hull City on Saturday. Three points at the KC Stadium will take the Blues...

Wayne Rooney has called on Manchester United's fans to remain behind the team as they look to end a three-game losing streak against Swansea on Saturday. The Premier League champions lost to Tottenham Hotspur on New Year's Day and that...

Newly-crowned African Footballer of the Year for 2013, Yaya Toure has taken the time to praise the man he pipped to the accolade, John Obi Mikel. Toure said Mikel “deserves the award” as he described winning Africa’s individual top gong...