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LEEDS UNITED have signed Kiko Casilla from Real Madrid – but not before the goalkeeper did his research on Marcelo Bielsa. Leeds sit top of the Championship and are desperate to return to the Premier League after 15 years outside the top flight. Bielsa has steered the West Yorkshire club into pole position for promotion but has been dogged by ...

GONZALO HIGUAIN will travel to London to undergo a medical with Chelsea after Juventus confirm a deal to offload the striker – and it’s likely to come today. Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign the former Real Madrid striker – who is currently on loan with AC Milan – on a six-month loan deal. It’s understood the west Londoners ...

TRANSFER NEWS live updates – the latest from Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd and Real Madrid as the transfer window hots up. Chelsea agree deal to sign Gonzalo Higuain – loan move until the end of the season Arsenal target Denis Suarez has been named in the Barcelona squad for tonight’s Copa del Rey clash Tottenham midfielder Mousa Demble has completed ...

Cheetah FC’s president, Abdul-Hayye Yartey, has called on the newly formed GFA ad hoc Committees by the FIFA Normalization Committee to focus on the development of youth football if the nation’s strong football credentials are to be sustained. According to the second division owner, as part of his 10-year celebrations believes Ghana has a record of producing quality footballers who ...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal to hand Juventus their first trophy of the season with a 1-0 win over ten-man AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday in Saudi Arabi Ronaldo — signed by the Italian giants last year from Real Madrid as they target a first Champions League title since 1996 — headed in a 61st-minute ...

Japanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka swept past Tamara Zidansek in straight sets to reach the Australian Open third round on Thursday as she targets a second Grand Slam title. The US Open champion defeated the unseeded Slovenian 6-2, 6-4 to set up an all-Asian clash with Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan in the next round. The 21-year-old struggled to close out ...

Big-serving Karlovic, 39, stood on the brink of becoming the oldest man into the third round since 44-year-old Aussie great Ken Rosewall in 1978 before Nishikori hauled himself back into contention by saving three break points at 4-4 in the final set. Asia’s top-ranked men’s player needed an energy-sapping 3hr 48 min to overcome the 6ft 11in (2.11m) Croat 6-3, ...

Over seven million fans attended football matches in La Liga Santander and Segunda Division during the first half of the 2018/19 season – an increase of 602,372 on the previous season. According to a statement, stadiums in the two leagues registered a total attendance of 7,520,225 in the first half of the season. This number record brings the competition closer ...

Nottingham Forest have appointed former player Martin O’Neill as their new manager, the Championship club said on Tuesday. O’Neill, who made 371 appearances and won two European Cups under Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest between 1971 and 1981, ended his spell as Ireland manager last November. The 66-year-old from Northern Ireland will replace Spanish coach Aitor Karanka, who parted company ...

Ghana’s elite clubs have rescinded their decision to boycott this month’s Special Committee after reaching an agreement with the Normalisation Committee. This was after another a marathon meeting on Tuesday in Accra to sort out their differences. Last week, the top officials sixteen clubs in the country withdrew their participation over the financial package for the three-month competition. A 20,000 ...