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Hundreds of Ghanaians on Tuesday evening thronged the Kotoko International Airport to welcome home newly-crowned WBO Super Bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe. The supporters who were clad in the national colours and shirts with inscriptions of Isaac Dogboe sang, danced and chanted the name of the boxer who made history as the youngest Ghanaian boxer to have won a World title. ...

Augustine Boakye scored his debut goal in the ongoing Ghana Premier League after some 175days of his 17th birthday. WAFA were in thick of affairs after they manhandled Dawu based, Dreams FC, at the Sogakope Arena in match day 10. The game ended 5:0 in favour of WAFA after full throttle. The promising talent, Augustine Boakye, struck superbly in the ...

West Ham’s Andy Carroll was sent home from training yesterday following a furious bust-up with manager David Moyes, Sky Sports News understands. The striker was clearly frustrated during Sunday’s home defeat to Manchester City, remaining on the bench as an unused substitute before disappearing down the tunnel towards the end of the match. In his post-match interview, Moyes promised to ...

Roma head coach Eusebio Di Francesco says there are “rotten apples” within all football club fanbases and insists the Italian side are “united against all forms of violence”. Liverpool held an extraordinary meeting with their Italian counterparts last Friday after Reds supporter Sean Cox was left in a critical condition after he was attacked by a group of Roma fans ...

JURGEN KLOPP believes Roberto Firmino’s decision to sign a new deal with Liverpool is a clear signal to other stars the Reds are going places. The Brazil striker this week put pen to paper on an improved contract which will keep him at Anfield until 2023. But with the club involved in negotiations to secure both his strike partners Sadio ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly confident of striking an agreement with Barcelona for Samuel Umtiti in the coming weeks. Jose Mourinho is already making plans for his summer overhaul with the transfer window fast approaching. One area the Portuguese boss is keen to strengthen is central defence and Barcelona centre-back Umtiti remains at the top of his wishlist. Umtiti’s future at ...

LIVERPOOL coach Zeljko Buvac will reportedly succeed Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. The Frenchman will leave the Emirates this summer after 22 impressive years in north London. Wenger, 68, appears to have been forced out, with the Gunners keen to freshen things up at the end of the season. Numerous managers have been tipped to replace Wenger, with Juventus’ Max Allegri, ...

Following the proposal put forward at the FIFA Council meeting in Bogota, FIFA today met with confederations to continue discussions and dialogue related to the revamped FIFA Club World Cup and the creation of a new Nations League. Taking place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, today’s meeting aimed to provide an opportunity to build on the ongoing dialogue ...

Roberto Mancini has reached an agreement to become the next Italy coach, according to Sky in Italy. The Zenit St Petersburg manager met with the Italian FA sub-commissioner Alessandro Costacurta and team director Gabriele Oriali in Rome on Monday evening. Mancini, the former Manchester City manager, is expected to take over the national job after the final round of Russian ...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named the Football Writers’ Association player of the year. Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne came second with Tottenham striker Harry Kane third. Salah, 25, has scored 31 goals in 34 league appearances for Liverpool this season and leads the race for the Premier League golden boot. The Egypt international also won the Professional ...