SPORTS

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hailed Henrikh Mkhitaryan and believes he is set to make a big impact at Manchester United in the 2017-18 campaign. The 35-year-old completed a return to Old Trafford on August 24, less than two months after it was announced that he was released after not having been offered a new contract by the club. Mkhitaryan 5/4 to ...

TOTTENHAM face Burnley in their quest to break the Wembley gloom. Mauricio Pochettino will be desperate for Tottenham to shake the negativity swirling around his team’s form at Wembley when Burnley make the trip south. Spurs will also hope Harry Kane can end his August barren spell, but will Pochettino be making changes to his team and formation this Sunday? ...

Conor McGregor is going to have one dapper-looking fan in the audience when he fights Floyd Mayweather — his baby son. On Thursday the fighter released photos of his son’s fight-night attire, and it’s something else. My mini-me! Conor McGregor gets his son suited up before Floyd Mayweather mega-fight https://t.co/tDQVG0LTel pic.twitter.com/CIc7Z1IjWv — Mirror Fighting (@MirrorFighting) August 24, 2017 At the ...

Although the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor showdown is viewed as a one-sided mismatch, it will likely become the biggest event in combat sports history and pay the two combatants involved handsomely for their 36 minutes (or less) of work on Saturday. For the buying public, it doesn’t matter that the 49-0 Mayweather will fight an opponent who doesn’t have a professional ...

BARCELONA star Lionel Messi should quit La Liga for a new challenge elsewhere, according to Mino Raiola. Barcelona are stuck in a rut ahead of the new La Liga season with the future of Messi a cause for concern. The Catalan giants announced last month that the Argentina international had agreed a new four-year contract extension. But it has since ...

Former Black Stars captain, Stephen “Tornado” Appiah, in an interview, revealed that regular workout is the secret behind his shredded physique; which his wife adores! The ex-professional footballer, who has confirmed his participation in next month’s “Celebrity Workout”– a session organized by event powerhouse, Primeval Media,went further to intimate his addiction to keeping fit despite his being hard pressed for ...

AN Arsenal supporter has admitted if he could take any player from any team in the top flight, then it would be Manchester United’s Paul Pogba. Manchester United have got their season off to a flier with back to back wins over West Ham. Arsenal, contrastingly, have toiled with the Gunners narrowly beating Leicester before slipping to a 1-0 away ...

GARETH SOUTHGATE yesterday refused to rule Wayne Rooney out of playing for England in Russia despite the Everton striker announcing his international retirement. But the England manager also challenged the younger members of his squad to step out of Rooney’s shadow and show they have the leadership qualities to drive the national team forward. Southgate, who has given first call-ups ...

BARCELONA have agreed a deal worth up to £138million with Borussia Dortmund for Ousmane Dembele. Barcelona have been trying to convince Dortmund to sell Dembele for the past few weeks after losing Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain for £200m. Barca have also been pursuing Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho but appear to have now landed Dembele. According to beIN SPORTS, Barcelona have agreed ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have released pictures of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in his new Red Devils shirt. Ibrahimovic put pen to paper on a new one-year deal with Manchester United. The striker is still recovering from the serious knee injury he sustained at the end of last season, but the club hope he will be back in January. “I am back to finish ...