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Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt shed some light on why veteran goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune was dropped for Super Eagles goalie Daniel Akpeyi from the squad against Chippa United on Wednesday night. Akpeyi has been the preferred number one…

Jose Mourinho has produced a priceless post on Instagram after his Spurs side lost 1-0 to Belgian outfit Royal Antwerp on Thursday night. Lior Refaelov scored the only goal of the game as Spurs succumbed to a disappointing defeat in…

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has opened up on the fiery confrontation that took place with Anthony Joshua's dad in the ring, following AJ's upset defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr. Hearn spoke to SPORTbible before the release of his new book…

Diego Maradona heaped praise on Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in his first interview in French media for 25 years and revealed he knows how to mark his 60th birthday today. "Messi and Ronaldo are a cut above the other players at the…

Liverpool are reportedly eyeing a move for Bayern Munich's David Alaba in January amid the club's defensive crisis. Alaba, 28, is out of contract at the end of the season and has yet to agree a new deal with Bayern. He's…

Real Madrid star Eden Hazard is set to feature in his first La Liga game of the campaign as his side host Huesca this weekend. As outlined earlier this week by Marca, the Belgian star has not featured for Zinedine Zidane’s side since…

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has trained with the first-team squad for the first time this season after recovering from a knee injury. The shot-stopper underwent an operation in August which had ruled him out of the opening…

Chelsea's new central defender Thiago Silva will return to the side for Saturday's Premier League visit to Burnley having been rested in their Champions League win over FK Krasnodar in midweek, manager Frank Lampard said on Thursday.…

Friday's Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lens at the Velodrome has been postponed after "more than 10 players" from the visiting team tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Wednesday. In a statement, the league (LFP)…

Gennaro Gattuso praised Napoli for their tactical discipline after a 1-0 win away to Real Sociedad in the Europa League, but he’d ‘like to see more quality.’ A Matteo Politano strike took a deflection to snatch victory in the Europa…