Newcastle and Man Utd to compete for Stuttgart forward in the summer Premier League clubs Newcastle United and Manchester United are all set to compete for VFB Stuttgart forward Serhou Guirassy in the summer, according to BILD. With 17 goals in 14 games in the ongoing season, several top clubs had shown interest in the striker but the club did not want to let him leave until the end of the s...Full Story »

Ronwen Williams made four saves as South Africa beat Cape Verde 2-1 on penalties to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Saturday.The Bafana Bafana goalkeeper also made a stunning stop at the end of normal time as the last-eight clash in Yamoussoukro ended goalless.It was his fourth successive clean sheet in the tournament.We are going to the Semi-finals 🇿🇦🔥!!!!...Full Story »

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery was pleased with how his side continued to play “seriously” during their 5-0 romp at Sheffield United.Villa got their top-four ambitions back on track in style as they put the hapless Blades to the sword in a scintillating opening half-hour where they went 4-0 up thanks to goals from John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Leon Bailey and Youri Tielemans.Alex Moreno m...Full Story »

Oldham dropped out of the play-off places as they were held to a goalless draw at struggling Ebbsfleet in the Vanarama National League.Oldham goalkeeper Mathew Hudson was in form, making saves to deny Omari Sterling-James, Rakish Bingham and Toby Edser.Edser also shot wide and Dominic Poleon went close as Ebbsfleet applied further pressure in the second half.At the other end, Mark Cousins kept o...Full Story »

The Ivory Coast fought back to claim a dramatic last-gasp 2-1 win over Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.Nene Dorgeles’ memorable strike put Mali ahead after Odilon Kossounou’s first-half red card for the hosts.But Simon Adingra’s 90th-minute equaliser took the tie to extra time before the Ivory Coast won it in the final minutes of the match through Oumar Diakite...Full Story »

Aston Villa returned to winning ways in style as they put Sheffield United to the sword with four goals in the opening 30 minutes in a 5-0 romp at Bramall Lane.Villa’s Premier League top-four hopes had faltered after winning just one of their last five matches but Unai Emery’s men put that right to move above Tottenham and back into fourth.Goals from John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Leon ...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson vowed to carry on fighting as Crystal Palace manager despite some of the club’s fans turning on him during the 4-1 Premier League defeat at Brighton.Hodgson cut a forlorn figure on the touchline as goals from Lewis Dunk, Jack Hinshelwood, Facundo Buonanotte and Joao Pedro once again left his future under scrutiny.Palace sacked their previous manager, Patrick Vieira, following a...Full Story »

Swansea head coach Luke Williams struggled to hide his frustration after the Whites went down to a 1-0 Sky Bet Championship defeat to Plymouth.Morgan Whittaker struck the only goal of the game after 18 minutes – his ninth in his last 10 games as Argyle made it six games without defeat.Back-to-back Championship defeats and a fourth loss in a row in all competitions leaves Swansea head coach...Full Story »

Tony Docherty admitted he was baffled by the award of a pivotal penalty against Dundee as they lost 3-2 to Hearts at Dens Park.The home side had opened the scoring in the first half through Jordan McGhee before the Jam Tarts equalised after the break with an Alan Forrest goal.The Dark Blues took the lead once more with a stunning strike from Lyall Cameron before Hearts were awarded a penalty.Ref...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence bemoaned a lack of consistency after Gillingham’s 1-1 League Two draw with Walsall and insisted his side did not deserve more than a point at home.Conor Masterson fired in a 77th-minute equaliser to rescue the Gills from defeat at Priestfield following Isaac Hutchinson’s converted penalty kick 15 minutes earlier.A final effort from Shad Ogie, who conceded the penalty...Full Story »