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Romelu Lukaku departed Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Arsenal in the 49th minute after being on the receiving end of a challenge from Konstantinos Mavropanos, but Manchester United’s $96-million striker should be fit and available when the Red Devils face Chelsea in the FA Cup final, according to manager Jose Mourinho. While Mourinho was more than a bit concerned by Lukaku’s ...

BRENDAN RODGERS was in heaven as Celtic clinched a seventh successive league crown. And the Celtic manager insists his Hoops heroes should have hit seven past Rangers following their emphatic 5-0 thumping – their biggest league win over their Old Firm rivals. An Odsonne Edouard double and strikes from James Forrest, Tom Rogic and Callum McGregor ensured it was party ...

ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger says positives can be taken despite his side losing 2-1 to Manchester United. Wenger took a makeshift squad to Manchester with the focus on Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid. It meant a club debut for Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos while youngsters Reiss Nelson and Ainsley Maitland-Niles also started. And the Gunners produced ...

ARSENAL star Ainsley Maitland-Niles has apologised to fans after losing to Manchester United on Sunday. The Gunners’ youthful side almost left Old Trafford with a point before Marouane Fellaini popped up in the closing minutes to head home the winner. Arsene Wenger failed to get a desired result on his final trip to the Theatre of Dreams, and Arsenal are ...

ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has hailed Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho for their pre-match presentation to him. Wenger will leave Arsenal at the end of the season after 22 years at the club. And before his Arsenal side faced Manchester United, Ferguson gave Wenger a gift in tribute. Wenger then posed for pictures with Mourinho and Ferguson before former ...

Barcelona have won La Liga in manager Ernesto Valverde’s first season in charge after a Lionel Messi-inspired victory over Deportivo La Coruna. Messi scored a hat-trick at the Riazor to give Barca an unassailable lead at the top of the table. Barcelona had led 2-0 with goals from Philippe Coutinho and Messi but Depor bravely fought to 2-2 with goals ...

Arsene Wenger was honoured by Manchester United on his final visit to Old Trafford as Arsenal manager, but left beaten once more on the field as Marouane Fellaini’s stoppage time header handed the hosts a 2-1 win. Wenger was greeted by former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and current manager Jose Mourinho before kick-off and even presented with a glass ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated Isaac Dogboe for his victory in the WBO Junior Featherweight / Super Bantamweight bout against American Jessie Magdaleno. Dogboe, 23, staged a brave come-back from a round one knock down to defeat champion Magdaleno in Philadelphia on Saturday night. The Royal Storm becomes the youngest Ghanaian to have ever won a world title ...

Accra Hearts of Oak continued their dominance at the Babayara Sports Stadium when they defeated Kotoko 1-0 in match-day 10 of the Ghana Premier League. It is the first victory for the Phobians in four matches. The Porcupine Warriors head coach Paa Kwesi Fabin handed new recruit Songne Yacouba a debut whilst the opposite trainer gave Kojo Obeng Junior his ...

Isaac Dogboe has become Ghana’s youngest ever boxing champion after knocking out Jessie Magdaleno in Philapdelphia to become the new WBO super bantamweight title holder. In a fight that sashayed, both boxers were unafraid of giving punches, the Ghanaian won by TKO in eleven rounds. Full report to follow. Here’s how Gary Al-Smith called it. ROUND BY ROUND (All scores ...