After Kante, Chelsea return to Leicester for Mahrez

Chelsea are ready to go back to Leicester City for Riyad Mahrez.

The Sunday Express says they have completed the signing of £32million Leicester midfielder N'Golo Kante and are now planning a second raid on the Premier League champions for winger Mahrez.

The Algerian international is on the verge of turning down a new Foxes contract worth £100,000 a week.

Zim through to Chan semis

Mali's African Nations Championship campaign came to an abrupt end when they went down 2-1 to a fired-up Zimbabwe in the quarterfinals in Cape Town on Saturday night.

It was a deserved and convincing win for the Zimbabwean side, who at 101st place in the Fifa rankings, were 60 positions below their opponents on Saturday night.

Backed by a massive crowd of Zimbabweans at the Cape Town Stadium, who created an electric atmosphere, the Warriors made a rousing start to the game.

And they were to take the lead after just nine minutes when Simbarashe Sithole sprinted on to a long ball out of defence, shrugging off a weak challenge from Souleymane Konate before steering the ball past Soumaila Diakite.

Osaze off to Stoke

Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie looks to be on the move again in the Premier League as Stoke City have revealed that they have reached an agreement with Cardiff City for the former West Bromwich Albion striker.

Odemwingie, who has endured a tough 12 months in England, left West Bromwich Albion under cloudy circumstances this summer after his much documented clash with the West Bromwich management because of his actions during the 2012/2013 winter transfer window.

His stay in the Welsh capital hasn't exactly been a success either and it now looks like he will be heading to the Britannia Stadium before the end of the transfer window.

CHAN 2014: Jonathan congratulates Super Eagles

President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria on their exhilarating come-back victory over their Moroccan counterparts this evening in Cape Town in the quarter-finals of the ongoing African Nations Championship.

Official: Juan Mata completes £37.1m Manchester United move

Manchester United have completed the signing of Juan Mata from Chelsea, the club have confirmed.

The Spain international missed first-team training with the west London outfit on Wednesday as he closed in on the club-record move to the reigning Premier League champions in a deal worth £37.1 million.

Real Madrid 2-0 Granada: Ronaldo & Benzema break Blancos record

Real Madrid won seven consecutive competitive matches without conceding for the first time in their history thanks to their 2-0 win over Granada on Saturday.

Keshi hails players after stunning comeback

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi hailed his players for their 'character and mentality' after they overhauled a 3-0 half-time deficit to beat Morocco 4-3 on Saturday in Cape Town.

Mohsine Moutaouli scored a brace, one on either side of Iajour Mouhssine’s goal as the Atlas Lions took what looked an unassailable 3-0 lead into the dressing room.

Chelsea are the team to beat in three-horse title race

For the fourth time in three days, there was a change in the identity of the Premier League leaders.
Arsenal began and ended the latest set of fixtures at the domestic summit, while, in between, Chelsea andManchester City enjoyed 24-hour spells in top spot.


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In this most democratic and gripping of seasons, the league leadership is being passed around like a hot potato. The Premier League might not be home to a single member of the 2013 Fifpro team but it is gourmet fare for connoisseurs of drama and entertainment.

Barcelona 4-3 Bayern: World XI proves football fraternity wedded to Clasico myth

So Bayern Munich beat Barcelona 7-0 on aggregate en route to winning a treble last season but the Catalans outscore Bayern 4-3 in the headcount for the Fifa FIFPro World Team of the Year.

If that illustrates anything it is that the football fraternity is still wedded to the notion that football begins and ends in Spain.

Manchester City close in on 'Nigerian Neymar' Yahaya

Manchester City are poised to secure a deal for Nigeria under-17 star Musa Yahaya.

Yahaya scored four times in seven matches at the U-17 World Cup held in the United Arab Emirates, with Nigeria beating Mexico 3-0 in the final to win the tournament.

How coaches decided Yaya Toure as African Player of the Year

Thursday’s emergence of Cote D’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure as African Player of the Year for the third successive time was always expected.

Ronaldo beats Messi & Ribery to Fifa Ballon d'Or

The 28-year-old has won the prestigious award for the second time in his career after being crowned the best player in the world in Zurich on Monday eveningReal Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed the Fifa Ballon d'Or, beating off competition fromBarcelona's Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery to secure the award for a second time.