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Manchester United have taken a step to keep Paul Pogba as they have offered him a new deal on a whopping wage of £500,000 per week. The midfielder, 28, is out of contract in the summer and free to talk to clubs across Europe this month. Paul Pogba, a French …

Newcastle United have signed England defender Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid for £12m plus add-ons. The 31-year-old is Newcastle’s first signing since a Saudi Arabian-backed takeover was completed in October. “I’m delighted to be joining this fantastic club,” said Trippier, who has agreed a deal until the end of the …

Aston Villa have agreed a deal to bring in former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season. The deal, which is subject to a medical and a work permit being granted, includes an option to buy the 29-year-old Brazil international. Coutinho joined Barcelona …

Chelsea deservedly beat Tottenham in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final but had so many chances they should have already sealed their place at Wembley. Kai Havertz gave Chelsea an early lead when he ran onto Marcos Alonso’s through ball and fired home with Davinson Sanchez unable to …

The Black Stars were trashed by African champions, Algeria in a pre-Africa Cup of Nations friendly game in Doha on Wednesday afternoon. Milovan Rajevac fielded Thomas Partey, Richmond Boakye Yiadom, Joseph Paintsil and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku in the absence of Jordan Ayew and Andre Ayew. Early in the first half, …

Dates, kick-off times and host cities – here’s the full schedule for AFCON 2021. The tournament, originally scheduled to be played in June and July 2021, will be played in Cameroon between January 9 and February 6, 2022, with Sky Sports showing all 52 games live. Twenty-four teams will take …

Former WBO Africa light heavyweight champion Brimah Kamoko popularly known as Bukom Banku, insists he is a technically better boxer than all the big names within the division. Bukom Banku, who has been out of the ring for an extended period, believes that Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury do not …

Romelu Lukaku has apologised and will return to the Chelsea squad for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Tottenham, manager Thomas Tuchel says. Lukaku was dropped for Sunday’s Premier League draw with Liverpool after comments he made in an interview recorded three weeks ago. The pair had a “calm” meeting on Monday about …

Joao Moutinho’s late strike earned Wolves a deserved 1-0 win over a lacklustre Manchester United at Old Trafford. The visitors were by far the better side in the first half and Daniel Podence, Ruben Neves and Nelson Semedo all forced David De Gea into diving saves. The hosts, meanwhile, were …

The coach of Ghana’s senior national team, Milovan Rajevac, has named his squad for the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations – Cameroon 2021. The Serbian trainer who named a 30-man provisional squad in December has pruned the squad down to 28, having camped in Doha – Qatar since December …