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Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has announced his retirement from the Black Stars with immediate effect. In a statement, the striker said he will also not be available for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt. “Upon consultation with my family and team, and as an active footballer and …

Sadio Mane scored from close range after 17 minutes and again after 81 to join Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the Premier League’s top scorer on 22 goals. The goals, however, were not enough to crown Liverpool’s bid for a first Premier League title and a …

Slovenia official Damir Skomina will take charge of the Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham. The 42-year-old is set to be in control of his first Champions League final having officiated the quarter-final first leg between Ajax and Real Madrid. It was also Skomina who, with the use of video technology, awarded Manchester …

Former WBO super bantamweight champion, Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe, is expected to take a long vacation from the sport after suffering a second straight defeat at the hands of Emanuel Navarrete at the Convention Centre in Tucson, Arizona, last Saturday. According to the boxer’s father and trainer, Paul Dogboe, the …

Antoine Griezmann’s name tops Barcelona’s list of attacking transfers in the summer but the club are keen not to create a saga in order to avoid issues with Atletico Madrid, sources have told ESPN FC. Griezmann is part of a list of summer transfer targets which include Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette, …

Fifa secretary general Fatma Samoura is the latest high-profile personality to endorse the upcoming Africa Women’s Sports Summit. Samoura posted on her official Twitter handle Tuesday: “[Glad] to [hear] about Africa Women’s Sports Summit in Accra [Ghana] on May 15. This year’s focus on sports journalism & theme of ‘Take …

Liverpool produced one of the greatest Champions League comebacks by overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit to beat Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate and reach the final. After losing 3-0 at the Nou Camp, the Reds made the ideal start to this game when Divock Origi tapped home. Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice …

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez says he will not celebrate if he scores against Liverpool at Anfield in Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg. Suarez, who left Liverpool in 2014 after three-and-a-half seasons, scored and then celebrated in Barcelona’s 3-0 first-leg win at the Nou Camp. The Uruguayan apologised for celebrating …

Although Liverpool emerged victorious from a bruising battle against Newcastle to remain in the hunt for the Premier League title, the Reds sustained too many wounds to summon a Champions League semi final comeback against Barcelona tonight. Coming from a late double from Lionel Messi last week in Camp Nou, …

Heavyweight contender Andy Ruiz Jr. will get a second and wholly unexpected world title opportunity. Ruiz, bidding to become the first Mexican to win a heavyweight world title, will step in on short notice to challenge Anthony Joshua for his three major belts on June 1 (DAZN) at Madison Square …