Carrick is’one the best i’ve seen’―Guardiola
PEP Guardiola has called Manchester United’s Michael Carrick “one of the best midfielders I’ve ever seen”. The Manchester City boss said the former England player, 35, is at the same [readmore]
April 2017
Commonwealth title: Afonja Warrior faces home boy, Sheedy in UK
REIGNING National and West African middleweight boxing champion, Nigeria’s Abolaji Rasheed a.k.a. Afonja Warrior will at 9pm on Friday, April 28 fight for the vacant Commonwealth ((British Empire) middleweight title [readmore]
It is time to step up and be a manager ―Gerrard
FORMER Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says “it is time to step up and manage my own team” after it was confirmed he will run the club’s Under-18 side. The former [readmore]
Fifa: French probe 2018 & 2022 World Cup bids
FRENCH prosecutors are investigating the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and have questioned former Fifa president Sepp Blatter. France’s National Public Prosecutor’s Office began examining the [readmore]
Joey Barton: FA gave Burnley midfielder ‘shortest possible ban’
THE Football Association says Joey Barton’s 18-month suspension from all football activities was “the shortest possible” ban it could have imposed after he breached rules on gambling. In the written [readmore]
Bayern to make Coman loan deal permanent
BAYERN Munich will activate the clause to make Kingsley Coman’s transfer from Juventus permanent at the end of the season. The France winger, now 20, joined Bayern on a two-year [readmore]
Maria Sharapova is a ‘cheater’ and should not play tennis again ―Eugenie Bouchard
“CHEAT” Maria Sharapova should not have been allowed to play again, says 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard. Russian Sharapova has beaten Roberta Vinci and Ekaterina Makarova at the Stuttgart Open [readmore]
Barcelona to report Malaga president over social media comment
BARCELONA will report Malaga president Abdullah Al-Thani to Spain’s sports authorities for comments on Twitter. The row began when a Barca fan asked Al-Thani on Twitter for Malaga to beat [readmore]
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry gives damning verdict on the position of his former club
THIERRY Henry believes Alexis Sanchez would be the only undisputed Arsenal player who would make it into Tottenham’s team. Spurs are enjoying their most successful Premier League campaign to date, [readmore]
Sylvain Marveaux: Former Newcastle winger arrested in tax fraud probe
FORMER Newcastle winger Sylvain Marveaux is one of four people arrested in a tax fraud investigation by Revenue & Customs (HMRC). French authorities said secret payments made to players and [readmore]