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Manchester United and England footballer Ashley Young has been banned from driving for six months. According to reports, the 28-year-old player was banned after he admitted speeding at 71mph on a 50mph section of the M6 Toll in Warwickshire in March last year. His earlier speeding conviction was recalled by the Warwick Magistrates Court. However, […]

  West African giants Ghana and Nigeria will revive their rivalry today in the semi-final of the 2014 African Nations Championship. But this showdown will be without high-profile foreign-based players and rather restricted to players in the domestic leagues as the tournament rules dictates. The home-based Super Eagles, making their tournament debut, are slightly on

  Champions Nigeria will be the top seed for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series, according to CAF. Their top ranking was summed up based on a points system from recent AFCONs, the 2013 AFCON as well as their performance in the qualifying tournament for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Other top

  Super Eagles will renew their rivalry with Ghana when both teams clash in the semifinal of the CHAN on January 29 at the Free State Stadium. Ghana defeated Congo D.R last night to set up an all West African nation match.

  According to statistics, these are the ten best dribblers in the Premier League right now. The first figure is the number of successful dribbles per game and the number in brackets is the total number of successful dribbles this season so far. Enjoy.  10. Ravel Morrison – 2.1 per game (33) Bad boy Ravel

  Juan Mata has surprised everyone by revealing he will sport the less memorable No 8 shirt at Manchester United, not the iconic No 7. The Spanish midfielder, who joined from Chelsea for £37.1m, will hope to have more success in it than its previous owner – the Brazilian midfielder Anderson, whose largely forgettable spell

  Greater Manchester Police have advised Manchester United supporters not to ring 999 if they want to speak to Sir Alex Ferguson after a drunk supporter did just that.  The inebriated fan had called the emergency number in the immediate aftermath of the Capital One Cup semi-final defeat on penalties by Sunderland and demanded to

Manchester United have had a bid, believed to be in the region of £37m, and accepted by Chelsea for Spanish midfielder Juan Mata. The 25-year-old will have a medical on Thursday (Today) before completing a move to the Premier League champions. Mata is expected to sign a four-and-a-half year deal at Old Trafford. The Spain

Franck Ribery has claimed FIFA Ballon d’Or prize winners, Cristiano Ronaldo, did not deserve the award, saying politics of the game favoured the Portuguese rather than him last week. The France international winger came third behind Ronaldo and Lionel Messi despite winning five trophies with Bayern Munich in 2013. Ribery collected 1,127 points in the

  Morocco last night set up a quarterfinal match with the Super Eagles at the ongoing CHAN after beating Uganda 3-1 at the Cape Town Stadium to top Group B. In the match watched by a handful crowd, the Moroccans played a fast-paced game to dazzle their Ugandan foes, who found it tough coping with