Swansea City’s relegation from the Premier League was confirmed with defeat by Championship-bound Stoke on Sunday at the Liberty Stadium. Needing to beat the Potters and hope Southampton were thrashed by Manchester City – with a 10-goal swing in the Swans’ favour – to keep alive their faint hopes of staying up, the hosts took an early lead through Andy ...

Champions Manchester City finished the season on a record 100 points after Gabriel Jesus scored with almost the final touch against Southampton, who secured Premier League survival despite losing. Southampton needed a point to make sure of safety but Swansea’s 2-1 home defeat by Stoke means Saints will play in the top flight for a seventh successive season. A stunning ...

Britain’s foreign secretary says that two British tourists being held hostage in the Democratic republic of Congo have been released two days after being kidnapped. Boris Johnson didn’t offer any further details in the statement released on Sunday, but paid tribute to the authorities from the African country and the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation “for their tireless help during ...

GARY CAHILL has accused his Chelsea team-mates of lacking focus after they were beaten 3-0 by Newcastle. With a top-four finish still possible, Chelsea produced an abject display as Dwight Gayle and a brace from Ayoze Perez consigned the Blues to Europa League football next season. After the match, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte said his team would lose to Manchester ...

MANCHESTER UNITED transfer news is coming in thick and fast and Express Sport is on hand to bring you all the very latest from Old Trafford. Manchester United transfer news LIVE updates: All the latest from Old Trafford Sunday May 13 Fans say goodbye to Anthony Martial Manchester United fans have already waved goodbye to Anthony Martial after the French ...

Ms Josephine Nkrumah, the Chairman of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has interacted with the Ghana Armed Forces to help build on Ghana’s democratic pillars. Ms Nkrumah said the event was part of activities of the Constitution Week, aimed at sensitising the public on the need to uphold the tenets of the 1992 Constitution. It is on the ...

Mohamed Salah scored a record-breaking 32nd goal of the Premier League season on Sunday as the Liverpool star set a new mark for the most goals in a 38-game campaign. Salah went into the last day of the season at Anfield with a share of the record alongside Alan Shearer (Blackburn in 1995-96), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United in 2007-08) and ...

The newest episode of ‘Tales of Nazir’ tells the story of how ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas had a hint about the rot at the Ghana Football Association. Nazir on his way to visit an old friend, Kofi Kinaata in Takoradi mistakenly gave out information to a gentleman in a mask sitting next to him detailing how football officials ...

MICHAEL CARRICK waved farewell to Old Trafford by helping set up the goal that delivered a 1-0 win for Manchester United over Watford. The veteran midfielder, who is retiring this summer, captained Manchester United as they wrapped up their Premier League campaign. Marcus Rashford scored the only goal after 34 minutes, tapping in after Carrick’s superb long pass had played ...

Richard Brown, the estranged “baby daddy” of media personality, Nana Aba Anamoah, has taken to social media to wish her well on the occasion of Mother’s Day. Richard who has been engaged in a media cold war with Nana Aba over their son, Paa Kow Anamoah, sought to take the high road by putting his differences with the broadcaster aside ...