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Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to poke sticks in each other's wheel spokes when they face off in the Premier League's stand-out New Year's Day fixture. Both sides have endured trying periods this season, United losing five...

Chelsea captain John Terry believes that his side will head to Southampton on Wednesday buoyed by having produced their best performance of the season in the victory over Liverpool. Blues manager Jose Mourinho has maintained that his team are in...

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is hoping for an injury free 2014 as his recovery from a thigh injury nears completion, the World Player of the Year said on Monday. Messi has been in his native Argentina recuperating from a thigh...

Everton manager Roberto Martinez is convinced the club's strong financial position means they can resist bids for midfielder Ross Barkley in January. Barkley, 20, has been linked with a £50m move to Manchester United. When asked if he was confident the...

The year, 2013 has been severally described by many as one of the best in Nigerian football history. Against all expectations, the country’s senior national team, the Super Eagles began the year on a flyer by winning the Africa Cup...

Arsene Wenger insists his boys have grown into men after backing Premier League leaders Arsenal to maintain their impressive title challenge into the New Year. Wenger's team ended 2013 with 82 points - more than any of their Premier League...

Chelsea end the year just two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal after an impressive performance against a Liverpool side which has now suffered successive league defeats. The visitors were ahead within three minutes as Martin Skrtel tapped in. But parity...

Everton kept their bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League firmly on track as Romelu Lukaku's late strike earned a 2-1 win over Southampton on Sunday. Roberto Martinez's side had taken an early lead through Seamus Coleman before...

Flamingoes coach, Bala Nkiyu has assured quality representation of his wards at the 2014 Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The Azerbaijan 2012 quarterfinalists are pitched in Group D with Mexico, China People’s Republic and Colombia. Nkiyu who witnessed...

Arsenal's Germany international Mesut Ozil will be out for up to three matches with a shoulder injury, manager Arsene Wenger said on Sunday. Ozil, who joined Arsenal from Real Madrid for a club-record fee on the final day of the...