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JOSE MOURINHO has aimed a subtle jibe at Sky Sports over the festive schedule Manchester United have had to face after his side’s 2-0 win over Everton. Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard scored two excellent long-range efforts to earn all three points. And Mourinho was delighted with his side’s efforts having drawn their previous three Premier League matches. But the ...

ROB CROSS sensationally became the William Hill world darts champion as he did the one thing which would have got him the sack just over a year ago – he turned off The Power for good. On an emotional evening at the Ally Pally, Cross, a former electrician, brought to an end the incredible career of Phil Taylor with an ...

The Premier League’s congested schedule is a “disaster” for players, says Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. City, who have a 12-point lead in the table with a game in hand, face Watford on Tuesday, their fourth match in 11 days over the holiday period. Guardiola saw key players Gabriel Jesus and Kevin de Bruyne suffer injuries at Crystal Palace on ...

Liverpool (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has lambasted former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes after he criticised the manager and key players in his role as a TV pundit. Scholes singled out Paul Pogba, the club’s record signing, after his anonymous performance in the weekend draw with Southampton. But the French international was far more impressive in the 2-0 victory at ...

The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has released the list of outstanding sports men and women for the 43rd SWAG Awards Night. A statement signed by William Ezah, General Secretary of SWAG named Daniel Nii Adjei – (TP Mazembe, DRC), Thomas Teye Partey- (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Christian Atsu – (Newcastle, England) and Richard Boakye-Yiadom (Red Star Belgrade, Serbia) as ...

Manchester United rode a strong second half display to beat Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park on Monday. Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard each scored beautiful curling goals to grab the three points for United on New Year’s Day against a lackluster Everton side. With the win United move into second place in the table and cut the gap to Man ...

Rotary Club Accra Osu Oxford Street hosted a session of the Old and Current Black Stars Players, media, management of the Ghana Football Association, as well as the Professional Football Association of Ghana members to raise funds to support orphans in the society. The first edition of the Program which took place at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium on 30 December 2017, christened ...

Real Madrid legend Ronaldo has given a scathing assessment of Barcelona’s “very bad” treatment of Brazilians ahead of the January transfer window. The striker spent a single year at Camp Nou before leaving for Serie A side Inter in 1997 and does not have fond memories of his time there. Neymar’s world-record €222 million departure in the summer for Champions ...

BARCELONA will look to offload FIVE players in January in the hopes of freeing up the wage bill to secure both Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho, according to reports. Barcelona are eager to push ahead with moves for both Griezmann and Coutinho to cement their place at the top of La Liga. Deals for either player are unlikely to happen ...

VIRGIL VAN DIJK will have to get used to be being more exposed in Liverpool’s line-up after his record transfer from Southampton. That’s the opinion of former England international Matthew Upson, who claims Van Dijk will have to react much quicker to counter attacks from opposing teams. Liverpool secured their No1 transfer target earlier this week in a deal worth ...