Rio Ferdinand says Manchester United “have got the money” to complete a remarkable double swoop for Gareth Bale and Antoine Griezmann. The Red Devils splashed the cash last summer, with Paul...
No mistake from Barcelona. After Real Madrid missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey following a 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo on Wednesday night, the Blaugrana stayed on course for a...
The Red Devils boss says the club's legendary manager has kept his distance since they were united at Old Trafford Jose Mourinho revealed Sir Alex Ferguson has had little involvement since his reign...
James Rodriguez has suffered another calf injury setback as Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane counts the cost of mounting fitness problems for the La Liga leaders. Colombia playmaker James has...
Venus Williams reached the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time in 14 years with a straight-set win over Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Williams, the 13th seed, saw off 24th seed...
A Europe-wide police operation has recovered more than 3,500 stolen artworks and cultural artefacts. The recovered items included a marble tombstone from the Ottoman empire and a Byzantine image of...
Sergio Busquets will be out of action for an indefinite period after Barcelona confirmed he sprained his right ankle in Sunday's 4-0 win over Eibar. The 28-year-old was stretchered off in the eighth...
Clearly something has gone horribly wrong and this reinforces my belief that the amalglamation of the northern and southern regions of Nigeria in 1914 was not just a mistake but a...
LOUIS XIV TOLD HIS GRANDSON “BE A GOOD SPANIARD: THAT IS YOUR FIRST DUTY; BUT REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE BORN FRENCH IN ORDER TO PRESERVE UNITY BETWEEN BOTH NATIONS, THIS IS THE WAY TO MAKE THEM BOTH...
Pep Guardiola says he might not be good enough for his Manchester City players, rather than the other way round. City have lost four of their past eight league games and slipped to fifth with...
Every woman has a particular feature that she looks out for in choosing a man or the love of her life and for Ghanaian model Abena Akuaba Appiah, she prefers tall men. “No disrespect to short men...
Defending champion Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by world number 117 Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open. The six-time winner struggled for rhythm and lost 7-6 (10-8)...
35-year-old Xabi Alonso has finally called time on a career as illustrious as his own facial hair, and will hang up his boots at the end of the current season with Bundesliga front-runners Bayern....
Dear Honourable Minister: Your job is revered but unenviable. The task ahead of you is daunting because you have inherited a slow moving, indebted and jobless economy. In October 2013, the UK-based...
Every 15th of January in Nigeria is celebrated as Armed Forces and Remembrance Day. That date is unique because of two landmark events in the history of the Nigerian military. First, it was the first...
Six-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams progressed to the second round with a straight-set win over Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic. The American, 35, won 6-4 6-3 in one hour and 19 minutes...
Former Manchester United, Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal has announced his retirement from professional football. The 65-year-old enjoyed a very successful career as a manager,...
Neymar is the most valuable player in Europe – worth about £216m – according to a new study which values 10 players at more than 100m euros. The Barcelona striker is ahead of team-mate Lionel...
The world's eight richest individuals have as much wealth as the 3.6bn people who make up the poorest half of the world, according to Oxfam. The charity said its figures, which critics have queried,...
Real Madrid's 40-match unbeaten run was brought to an end as ex-Manchester City forward Stevan Jovetic scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner for title rivals Sevilla. Cristiano Ronaldo had put the...
