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The eight-time Olympic gold medalist will turn out for his beloved team on September 2 in a legends game against Barcelona. Bolt, the current world-record holder for the 100m and 200m sprints, has retired from athletics after a disappointing World Championships in London. The Jamaican only managed a silver medal in the men’s 100m final after being beaten by the ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho is looking for at least one more signing before the transfer window shuts – and Express Sport is on hand to bring you all the latest updates from Old Trafford. Manchester United Transfer News LIVE updates: Latest on Sergi Roberto, Arda Turam, Anthony Martial and more Tuesday August 15 Perisic chase 15:00: Manchester United have ...

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been selected alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the three-man final shortlist for the 2016/17 UEFA Player of the Year award. The three finalists were selected after votes from 80 coaches of the clubs which participated in the group stage of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, as well as input ...

Premier League clubs are set to discuss a landmark change to the transfer window which could end domestic player movement before the start of the season. Representatives from the 20 top-flight clubs will attend next month’s shareholders’ meeting with a majority believed to be in favour of a new deadline which would stop managers bringing players in once a season ...

Mamelodi Sundowns have added Thela Ngobeni to their CAF Champions League squad after they missed out on registering new goalkeeper Razak Brimah because they could not get his international transfer certificate (ITC) on time. Following the departure of Wayne Sandilands to Orlando Pirates, coach Pitso Mosimane added Ghana’s number one goalkeeper Brimah to his squad, but he won’t be able ...

DIEGO COSTA has been ordered home by Chelsea – and told to get fit before the club will consider selling him to Atletico Madrid. The stayaway Spain striker has been given an ultimatum by the Stamford Bridge club to return to this country, start training, get himself fit – and make himself available for selection. Costa has been absent from ...

Black Stars ‘B’ assistant coach, Maxwell Konadu, says he is not satisfied with his team’s 2-2 draw game against the home-based Stallions of Burkina Faso in the first leg of their 2018 CHAN play-offs in Ouagadougou on Sunday. Ilasse Sawadogo scored 84th minute goal for Burkina Faso to hold Ghana Black Stars ‘B’ to a pulsating 2-2 drawn in a ...

BARCELONA will sign Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele in a stunning £200million-plus double deal in the next few days, it has sensationally been claimed today. Barcelona have £200m burning a hole in their pocket following Neymar’s shock move to Paris Saint-Germain. The Spanish giants have landed Brazilian midfielder Paulinho from Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande for £36.5m. And Spanish ...

Asamoah Gyan’s debut League game for Kayserispor was dented by a heavy 4-1 defeat at the hands of giants Galatasaray as he suffered an injury scare ahead of his much-anticipated game. Gyan failure to score in the game was due to a slight injury he sustained during warm-up which made him not find the back of the net after lasting ...

JAMIE CARRAGHER reckons Chelsea need two more signings this summer in order to retain their Premier League title. Chelsea have already spent in excess of £135million on new recruits, with Alvaro Morata, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Antonio Rudiger and Willy Caballero arriving at Stamford Bridge. But the Blues have got off to a terrible start this term, losing the Community Shield to ...