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Dominic Thiem produced a sensational performance to down 2016 French Open champion Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-3 6-0. The 23-year-old’s tennis was sublime but Djokovic’s dismal showing in the third set was as uncharacteristic as it was unexpected, especially considering Thiem had won only one set against Djokovic in their previous five meetings. The 30-year-old hit 35 unforced errors – and ...

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-paid sportsperson for the second successive year, Forbes’ annual list of the world’s wealthiest athletes shows. Portugal captain Ronaldo topped the influential business magazine’s list for the first time 12 months ago. The Euro 2016 winner earned $93m (£72.05m) from salary, bonuses and endorsements last year. The 32-year-old saw his earnings rise $5m ...

On Sunday, 70,000 fans packed into Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United football club, to see a special reunion. Former goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, now director of football at Ajax, returned to the stadium he played at for six years, from 2005 through 2011. Patrice Evra traded the sky blue of Marseille back to the red of United. ...

IK Sirius midfielder Kingsley Sarfo has turned his back on Ghana and will play international football for Sweden, according to national Under-21 coach Hakan Ericson. Sarfo was born in Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi but moved to the Scandinavian country only three years ago. The 22-year-old was part was handed a debut call-up by Ghana ahead of the 2019 Africa ...

With just two days to go before English football’s transfer window slides open, news and rumors of comings and goings in the Premier League are rife. On Friday, June 9, clubs will have an opportunity to improve: right the wrongs of last season by signing a dependable center back to retain Premier League status; capture that 20-goal-a-season striker who can ...

The burden of signing players at Manchester United this summer will fall solely on the shoulders of CEO Ed Woodward after Jose Mourinho says he is “fed up” of football after an exhausting first year at Old Trafford. United is expected to have another busy summer when the transfer window opens on June 9, with Mourinho reportedly giving Woodward a ...

Jerry Akaminko has expressed delight at making a return to the Black Stars, adding that he does not believe Rashid Sumaila was behind the injury that ruled him out of the 2014 World Cup. Malam Isaka Salia, a spiritualist based in the Western Region had accused Sumaila for causing the horrible injury sustained by Akaminko. The Ghana defender joined training ...

Borussia Dortmund star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has emerged as a summer transfer target for Manchester United. According to the Mirror, the Red Devils manager Jose Mourinho has made signing a No 9 as a priority after Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s injury setback. They are set to go head-to-head with Paris Saint-Germain in signing the €70m-rated (£61m, $78.4m) forward. The 20-time English champions were ...

Captain of the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan has fired a warning shot to the Walias of Ethiopia ahead of Sunday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier showdown in Kumasi. Speaking to media after the team’s session, the 31-year-old poacher expressed optimism that the East Africans will not escape their wrath when the two sides lock horns at the Baba Yara ...

Manchester United have overtaken Real Madrid as the world’s most valuable football team, according to business magazine Forbes. United were valued at $3.69bn (£2.86bn) and returned to the top of the annual list for the first time in five years. Spanish club Barcelona were second with a worth of $3.64bn (£2.82bn) as Real $3.58bn (£2.77bn) went down to third. Six ...