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Accra Great Olympics’ quest to play in the Ghana Premier League suffered another embarrassing setback on Thursday when the court dismissed their quest for an injunction on the start of the competition, clearing the path for the top-flight matches to commence. This is the second time the court has rebuffed the Accra-based side’s request for the league to be delayed ...

Mark Hughes says his “affinity” with Southampton is the reason he agreed to take charge of the Premier League strugglers until the end of the season. The former Stoke boss replaces Mauricio Pellegrino, who was sacked on Monday with the club one point above the relegation zone after one win in 17. “The objective is to make sure we’re a ...

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte felt the 3-0 defeat in Barcelona which ended his side’s involvement in the Champions League was “unfair”. Two goals from Lionel Messi plus one from Ousmane Dembele – his first in a Barca shirt – helped the Spanish giants to a 4-1 aggregate victory. Defeat damages Chelsea’s chances of Champions League football next season, with Conte’s ...

Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane will be out until next month after damaging ankle ligaments in Sunday’s Premier League win over Bournemouth. Spurs said in a statement that “preliminary assessments” confirmed the injury after a scan on Monday. Kane, who has scored 35 goals for Spurs this season, injured his right ankle in a collision with Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir ...

Paul Dogboe, father and trainer of WBO interim-super bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe of Ghana, has apologised after causing an uproar with his recent statements regarding his son’s upcoming opponent. In a recent interview, Dogboe Sr. generated controversy after stating that his son would not only beat WBO full champion, Jessie Magdaleno, – but then in the aftermath would remove him ...

Ghana minister for sports, Isaac Asiamah, is livid by the delay to the start of the domestic league. The 2017-18 Ghana Premier League has been put in limbo due to a court order restraining the topflight from taking off. One of the three demoted clubs from last season, Great Olympics, have been forced to go to court over the GFA ...

MANCHESTER UNITED board members are mulling over the future of Jose Mourinho in the wake of the club’s Champions League exit to Sevilla, according to reports. Manchester United’s season was dealt a hammer blow with the Red Devils slumping to a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Sevilla at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. The Red Devils remain in contention for the ...

JOSE MOURINHO insists his players are hurting after Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League following a meek performance against Sevilla. Despite being heavy favourites at the start of the tie, United failed to perform across the 90 mins and were stunned by their Spanish opponents. Wissam Ben Yedder came off the bench in the second half and scored ...

Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan has expressed delight after playing his first full game since May 2017. Gyan, 32, since his move to Kayserispor, has been battling recurring injuries which have limited him to just cameo appearances. But on Monday, Gyan lasted the entire duration of Kayserispor’s hard-fought win over Karabukspor in Turkish league. His last full game was for ...

RONALD DE BOER has defended his brother Frank after his spat with Jose Mourinho. The former Crystal Palace manager made the headlines earlier this week when he claimed Manchester United star Marcus Rashford would be better off working with a different coach. Mourinho was clearly offended at De Boer’s punditry comments. And the United boss took time out of press ...