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Jonathan Mensah has been a professional soccer player for about 10 years, a span during which he’s developed a pretty good feel for judging his own performances. After a 5-0 loss Friday at Toronto FC, the 26-year-old centre-back knows he didn’t live up to his personal performance standards and that the Crew’s collective performance fell well short of what the ...

The Black Stars will start their non-residential training at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday to prepare for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier next month. They will also prepare for the friendly matches against USA and Mexico on 28 June and 01 July respectively. Head coach Kwesi Appiah will take charge of his first training session since returning ...

Kwadwo Asamoah last featured for Ghana in September 2014 as the Black Stars beat Togo 3-2 in Lome in an AFCON qualifier.Since then, the versatile midfielder has had his career blighted by injuries and his confidence shattered as a result. Asamoah, once a prominent name in Conte’s Juventus, became the third choice left wing back under Maximiliano Allegri losing his ...

Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez has announced he wants to leave the club. The 26-year-old, who joined from French club Le Havre for a reported £400,000 in 2014, said he had agreed “to stay for another season” following “a good discussion with the chairman” after the Foxes won the Premier League last year. But he added he was “fiercely ambitious” ...

The Premier League Board has a released a six-man nominations for the NASCO player and coach of the Month of the Ghana Premier League for the month of May. For the NASCO Player of the Month, Liberty Professionals’ Samuel Sarfo, Aduana Stars’ Sam Adams and Bernard Ofori of Medeama have been nominated. For the NASCO Coach of the Month category, ...

Asmir Begovic became the second player to leave Chelsea on Tuesday as he penned a “long-term” deal with fellow Premier League outfit Bournemouth. The experienced goalkeeper followed Dominic Solanke out of Stamford Bridge, the young striker moving north to sign for Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. During his two seasons at Chelsea Begovic made 33 appearances across all competitions, keeping 10 clean ...

Tennis player Maxime Hamou’s accreditation has been revoked by the organisers of the French Open after he tried to kiss a female reporter repeatedly during a live TV interview. The French player, 21, kissed journalist Maly Thomas while holding her around her neck and shoulders, despite her efforts to duck away. In a statement, the French Tennis Federation (FTT) condemned ...

Manchester United and Real Madrid have been rated as dead even on KPMG’s annual study of the most valuable soccer clubs in the world. Both hit the table at approximately $3.25 billion, about $100 million more than Barcelona. The report rates Manchester as the most valuable club city in the world, with United and City placing ahead of three London ...

Golfer Tiger Woods was found “asleep at the wheel” with the engine running when he was arrested, US media reports say. Woods was found behind the wheel of his Mercedes, which was stopped in the road, and had to be woken by the arresting officer early on Monday. “Woods had extremely slow and slurred speech”, a copy of the police ...

MAN UTD LEAD ROSE HUNT Manchester United are leading the chase for Tottenham full-back Danny Rose, according to the Daily Mirror. The England international has also been linked with Manchester City, but they are now closing in on a deal for Monaco’s Benjamin Mendy. HERRERA TO REJECT BARCA Ander Herrera will reject the advances of Barcelona to commit his future ...