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Chelsea’s John Terry out for up to eight weeks with knee injury
By Ahmed Bogere Masembe and Agencies
Chelsea captain John Terry faces up to eight weeks out with a knee injury, BBC Sport understands.
Terry took part in training ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League last-16 tie against Napoli but it...
Manchester United boosts revenues and cuts its debt
Manchester United says its revenues for the last six months of 2011 increased to £175m, as it released its latest financial figures.
It is an increase of £18.5m on the Old Trafford club’s revenues for the same period last year.
The Premier...
Ryan Giggs can be legally named as ‘affair’ footballer
Ryan Giggs has consented to being named as the footballer behind a legal order preventing the publication of details of an alleged extra-marital affair.
Mr Giggs was granted the injunction in April 2011 after a 14 April article in the Sun on...
Three more years! Fergie rubbishes quit talk and vows to keep fighting
By Ahmed Bogere Masembe and Agencies
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson feels he has another two or three years left in the job but would only retire on the back of a success.
The 70-year-old Scot had been due to step down a decade...
Benitez in frame to replace AVB if Chelsea’s stock continues to plummet
BY Ahmed Bogere Masembe and Agencies
Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is high on Chelsea’s list of candidates to replace Andre Villas-Boas until the end of the season if Roman Abramovich loses patience with his coach.
Villas-Boas will...
Henry to rebuild £6m London mansion to make va-va-room for 5,000 gallon fish tank
BY Ahmed Bogere Masembe and Agencies
Thierry Henry has lodged controversial plans to demolish his £5.9 million north London house and replace it with a larger property – incorporating a 40ft high fish tank that will cost £250,000 to...
Ugandan weightlifter dies of heart attack
By Ahmed Bogere Masembe and Agencies
A promising Ugandan weightlifter has died of heart attack. Stanley Kibirige, who was based in Norway, died on February 8. Prior to his death, Kibirige had been described as “one of the finest creatures...
Chisora and Haye scuffle, Booth suffers injuries
Dereck Chisora (15-3, 9 KO’s) finally caught up with former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye tonight and the two of them scuffled with Haye’s manager/trainer Adam Booth suffering injuries after Chisora’s loss to WBC heavyweight champion...
AFCON:Zambia dedicates trophy to 1993 crash dead
Zambia coach Herve Renard dedicated his side’s Africa Cup of Nations win to the victims of the plane crash that killed 18 members of the team in 1993.
The Chipolopolo beat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in Libreville, Gabon, to secure the...
AFCON: Mali beats Ghana to third place
Mali finished third at an Africa Cup of Nations for the first time after beating Ghana 2-0 in Malabo.
Forward Cheick Tidiane Diabate struck twice to join the list of tournament top scorers with three goals.
The game turned when Ghanaian defender...