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CHELSEA have not ruled out signing Juventus defender Alex Sandro, despite the left-back edging closer to a contract extension at the Allianz Stadium. Antonio Conte made Sandro a top target in the summer but was unsuccessful in his attempts to draw him to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea made a number of bids for the 26-year-old, but the Italian champions knocked back ...

Lionel Messi scored a superb hat-trick as Argentina came from behind to win away in Ecuador and qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Argentina began the day in sixth position and in danger of not qualifying for a World Cup for the first time since 1970. They made a terrible start in the high-altitude location of Quito when ...

PAUL POGBA loves an online injury update, and the Manchester United midfielder has gone all out with a string of videos in his latest Instagram story as he recovers from a hamstring strain. Pogba is working hard in Miami as he steps up his recovery from a hamstring injury sustained during the Champions League win over Basel in September. The ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have made an offer to bring Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford, according to reports in Spain. The Portugal international came close to leaving the Bernabeu in the summer after being accused of defrauding the authorities of (£12.9m) in unpaid taxes between 2011 and 2014. Cristiano Ronaldo was disappointed with the lack of support he ...

The United States will miss out on next summer’s World Cup in Russia as an abject defeat to Trinidad & Tobago coupled with Panama’s late win at home to Costa Rica saw them knocked out. Bruce Arena’s side started the night in the third qualifying place but Roman Torres’ 88th-minute winner sent Panama to their first ever finals. The US ...

European champions Portugal beat Switzerland in Lisbon to finish top of European Qualifying Group B and reach the 2018 World Cup in Russia. A draw or a loss would have left Portugal in the play-offs but an own goal from Johan Djourou and a goal from Andre Silva took Portugal through. France beat Belarus 2-1 to win Group A, with ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola would accept just one league title during their reigns at their respective clubs. That is the view of pundit and former Liverpool and England star Jamie Carragher. Mourinho and Guardiola took over at Manchester United and Manchester City in the summer of 2016. Guardiola led his side to third ...

Seoul – North Korean computer hackers have stolen hundreds of classified military documents from South Korea, including detailed wartime operational plans involving its US ally, a report said on Tuesday. Rhee Cheol-Hee, a lawmaker for the ruling Democratic party, said the hackers had broken into the South’s military network last September and gained access to 235 gigabytes of sensitive data, ...

Monrovia – Liberians gathered in masses under the bright sun on Tuesday to vote in an election that for the first time in more than 70 years will see one democratically elected government hand power to another. As Africa’s first female president prepares to step aside, there are fears that if the results aren’t accepted the tensions and violence of ...

ROBERTO MARTINEZ says Romelu Lukaku is “100 per cent fit” as he is set to include him in Belgium’s qualifier against Cyprus later tonight. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will be left fuming if Lukaku aggravates his ankle niggle in what is a dead-rubber for Belgium, with their place at Russia 2018 already secured. The striker has bagged 10 goals ...