London 2017: Bolt anchors Jamaica into finals

Usain Bolt’s bid to bring the curtain down on his glittering career with a 15th world gold medal remained on track as Jamaica qualified for the final of the 4x100m relay. Bolt took the unusual...

Coutinho submits transfer request

Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho has submitted a transfer request, hours after the Premier League club released a statement saying he is not for sale. Coutinho stated his desire to leave via email. The club rejected...

Neymar in line for debut as PSG go to Guingamp

Neymar is poised to make his much-anticipated debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday when they travel to Guingamp in their second game of the Ligue 1 season. The French Football Federation finally received the necessary...

World Cup 2026: Morocco confirms it will bid to host tournament

The Moroccan Football Federation has announced it will bid to host the 2026 World Cup. The deadline for countries to express their intention to bid to host the tournament is Friday, at which point Fifa...

I wanted to retire into farming – Kingson

Ex-Ghana international Richard Kingson has said he decided to be a goalkeeper’s trainer just to prove his critics wrong. Speaking to Starr Sports, the former Birmingham City goalie said his initial plan was to venture...

IAAF 2017: Nigeria’s Okagbare for Another Long Jump Medal

All eyes will be on Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor tonight when she takes to the long jump pit of the Olympic Stadium in London to battle for one of the three medals on offer at the...

EPL: Arsenal Set to Open Season against Leicester Tonight

Arsenal stepped up their preparations in training Thursday as they get ready to take on Leicester City in their Premier League curtain raiser against Leicester City tonight. The Gunners are without the injured Alexis Sanchez...

CHAN 2018: Kwesi Appiah joins Konadu in Burkina Faso

Ghana head coach Kwesi Appiah  joined his assistant Maxwell Konadu the handler of the home-based Black Stars in the Burkina Faso capital of Ouagadougou on Thursday evening, ahead of the side's clash with the...

Emirates to sponsor PSG until 2019

Dubai’s Emirates airline confirmed Thursday it would sponsor the shirts of Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain until 2019, despite a regional crisis which has seen the UAE cut ties with Doha. Emirates’ announcement comes less than a...

CHAN 2018: We’re optimistic of qualifying — Konadu

Black Stars Assistant Coach and Home-based CHAN Black Stars handler, Maxwell Konadu, on Wednesday said the team was optimistic of not only beating Burkina Faso on Sunday but qualifying for CHAN. The 2018 African Nations...