World number two Novak Djokovic is into the semi-finals of the Madrid Open after his quarter-final opponent Kei Nishikori withdrew with a wrist injury.
True development in Nigeria football will only come when Administrators revive school sports, according to former Player Salisu Nakande.
Rivers United will be without Bernard Ovoke this weekend when they face Club Africain in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup group A match at the Stade Olympique de Radès.
| IRE 2 | 07:45 PM | Shelbourne VS Athlone Town | 1x |
| SCO | 07:45 PM | Aberdeen VS Celtic | 2x |
| NED 2 | 07:45 PM | Almere City FC VS Helmond Sport | 1x |
| NOR | 06:00 PM | Aalesund VS Vaalerenga | 1x |
| FIN | 04:30 PM | IFK Mariehamn VS PS Kemi | 1x |
| SVN | 04:00 PM | Radomlje VS Koper | 2x |
| AUS 2 | 05:30 PM | LASK Linz VS Kapfenberger SV | 1x |
| RUS | 05:30 PM | CSKA Moscow VS Arsenal Tula | 1x |
| EPL | 07:45 PM | Everton VS Watford | 1x |
| IRE | 08:00 PM | Finn Harps VS Bray Wanderers | 2x |
| FRA 2 | 07:00 PM | Amiens VS Laval | 1x |
| RUS | 05:30 PM | CSKA Moscow VS Arsenal Tula | 1 |
| EPL | 07:45 PM | Everton VS Watford | 1 |
| NED 2 | 07:45 PM | Almere City FC VS Helmond Sport | 1 |
| IRE | 07:45 PM | Galway United VS Cork City | x2 |
Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Rafa Benitez and Anthony Martial are the latest football stars who have had financial figures revealed by Sportsmail’s exclusive extracts from German book Football Leaks: The Dirty Business of Football.
This footage of a large African rock python gliding across a golf course in South Africa is not for the fainthearted.
Inter Milan are have reportedly stepped up their pursuit of Antonio Conte.
Inter, owned by the Chinese retail giants Suning, are preparing a contract offer for Conte thought to be worth up to £12.5million a year to lure him back to Italy.
They are also in the process of recruiting a new technical staff which features several of his trusted former colleagues.
Among them Walter Sabiatini, the former sporting director of Roma, who has been confirmed as Inter’s technical co-ordinator. He was keen for Sabiatini to be involved on his backroom team at Chelsea but did not get his wish last summer.
Inter, who sacked manager Stefano Pioli this week, are also trying to bring back Gabriele Oriali, a former player and sporting director, who worked closely with Conte when he was in charge of the Italy team.
They also want Dario Baccin, a respected scout and former team-mate of Conte, and Cristian Sellini, a youth team coach at Genoa, who worked with Conte at Siena and Juventus.
As part of talks to lure these coaches, Inter have made a point of telling them that they are serious about bringing Conte to the San Siro.
They are also promising funds to build a team capable of taking Inter back to the top of Italian football.
Conte has two years left on his £6.5m-a-year contract at the Bridge and Roman Abramovich will offer him improved terms which will catapult him into the top tier of world coaches when the Premier League title is won.
Chelsea will be confirmed champions if they win at West Bromwich Albion on Friday and are in the FA Cup final where they will play against Arsenal.
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Mourinho’s men booked their spot in the Europa League final with a hard-fought 2-1 aggregate win over Celta Vigo on Thursday night.
Rashford’s cross found Marouane Fellaini’s head giving the hosts a 2-0 aggregate lead in the first half before Facundo Roncaglia gave Celta hope with an 85th minute header.
However, Roncaglia was then sent off late in the second period along with United’s Eric Bailly and Jose Mourinho’s men were able to hold out for the victory.
While Jose Mourinho was kept busy in his Old Trafford technical area, his son Jose Jnr. joined the United coaching team to watch the action.
Donning a club jacket and white baseball cap, Jose Jnr was given VIP treatment as he sat in front row seats for the crunch Europa League semi-final game.
And for the closing stages of the match, he went pitchside and appeared to shout instructions to his father’s players.
The youngster is currently on the books of Fulham but perhaps he’s looking to follow in his dad’s footsteps should things not work out at Craven Cottage.
