Author: Brila

or allf the usual old pre-game questions over whether the Community Shield actually matters as a match. One of the real values of the game has always been the exciting sense of watching bright new signings in shiny new jerseys ahead of a hope-filled new season. It is precisely that issue that has given Chelsea and Arsenal familiar old problems and added a new significance to this match. The build-up has been almost entirely dominated by trouble over transfers. Antonio Conte has been justifiably concerned that he doesn’t have enough new signings for Chelsea’s elegant new kit in a campaign. He has so ostentatiously warned will…

Leicester City’s signing of Kelechi Iheanacho could turn out to work many good at the King Power Stadium and help them keep their most prized player, Riyad Mahrez, for a little while longer.

Kelechi Iheanacho was withdrawn from Leicester City’s pre season friendly against Borussia Monchengladbach after just 18 minutes for precautionary reasons after the new signing picked up a knock.

The Central African Republic (CAF) have named a talented preliminary squad for the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 training camp.

Anthony Joshua denied having any involvement in the row between fellow British boxer Amir Khan and his wife, Faryal Makhdoom Khan, after their marriage appeared to end in a public spat on Twitter. 27-year-old Joshua was accused by Khan of having a relationship with his wife after their recent break-up, which 30-year-old Khan announced via social media on Friday afternoon. Former light-welterweight world champion Khan posted a series of accusations on Twitter while in Dubai, to which 26-year-old Ms Khan responded with her own claims against him that included accusations that he has cheated on her in the past. After the…

Amir Khan’s wife Faryal Makhdoom Khan has lost it on Twitter after he accused her of having an affair with fellow boxer Anthony Joshua.

Barcelona have wasted no time in identifying their desired Neymar replacement .The Catalan giants have already made contact with Ousmane Dembele. Barcelona have three weeks left to find a replacement for Neymar and the club have wasted no time in establishing Ousmane Dembele as the preferred choice. There is already contact between the 20-year-old Dortmund winger and Barcelona technical secretary Robert Fernandez because they made a move for French international last summer … when he would only have cost them €15m from Stade Rennes. This summer, after a good season in Germany, his price had rocketed to €90m. And now that…

Assistant coach of the Senior Women national team, Peter Ahmedu has revealed that the home based basketball team is tactically and technically on the same pedestal with their US based counterparts despite operating from different locations ahead of the 2017 Afrobasket Women Championship in Mali.

Manchester United have suffered a blow in their pursuit of Ivan Perisic as Internazionale’s sporting director revealed the player is in talks over a new contract. Jose Mourinho is keen on bringing the Croatia winger to Old Trafford and United are reported to have had two bids turned down by the Italian club. However, Piero Ausilio dismissed all talk of a possible deal for the 28-year-old and his teammate Antonio Candreva who has been linked with a move to Chelsea. “I don’t understand where some of these stories come from,’ Ausilio told Mediaset Premium on Thursday night. “Candreva has never been on the market and we have…

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke orders hunting TV channel to remove all bloodsports after public backlash Owner Stan Kroenke has ordered his controversial television channel MyOutdoorTV [MOTV] to remove all bloodsports content in response to the public backlash that the American billionaire has faced. A statement from MOTV confirmed on Friday that 70-year-old Mr Kroenke has asked the TV channel’s owners, Outdoor Sportsman Group – an asset of Kroenke Sports and Entertainment –  to “remove all content related to those animals in light of public interest”. The statement read: “Outdoor Sportsman Group is dedicated to serving audiences around the world interested in the outdoors. In the…