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LeBron James has told the Cleveland Cavaliers that he will opt out of the final 12 months of his deal with the franchise to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Petr Cech has been unveiled by Arsenal after Arsene Wenger finally made his long-term target their first summer signing for £11million from Chelsea.

Arsenal have completed the signing of goalkeeper Petr Cech from London rivals Chelsea on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.

Real Madrid are keen on Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny amid concerns over the long-term future of Sergio Ramos.

Chris Froome has admitted to missing two drugs tests, and accepts it is 'unprofessional' when any athlete falls foul of the World Anti-Doping Agency's 'whereabouts' rule.

Liverpool have had a £12.5million bid accepted for Southampton defender Nathaniel Clyne.

Bayern Munich icon Franz Beckenbauer has advised Bastian Schweinsteiger against leave the Bundesliga champions for Manchester United.

Samir Nasri has dismissed talk of an exit from Manchester City this season but has called on the club to invest in the squad.

Warri Wolves now have new dates for their outstanding league matches which piled up because of their involvement in the Caf Confederation Cup as the League Management Company gave the Seasiders fresh dates for their outstanding games.

Diego Maradona wants to stand for the FIFA presidency to succeed Sepp Blatter, according to reports in South America.

Manchester United are interested in signing Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.

Footballer Raheem Sterling was allegedly seen inhaling 'hippy crack' just weeks after he was spoken to by his manager over previous pictures of him using the legal high.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, Ikechukwu Uche is expected to sign for Tigres in the Mexican top division on Wednesday after traveling for medicals.

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Loic Remy will consider his Chelsea future if Radamel Falcao completes his loan move from Monaco.

Chelsea are close to finalising the signing of Radamel Falcao on a one-season £7million loan deal from Monaco.

Chelsea will kick off their Premier League title defence against Swansea City but it will be Brendan Rodgers who has most to fear on the opening day of the 2015-16 season with Liverpool facing a nightmare return to Stoke City.

AC Milan today pulled the plug on the Pippo Inzaghi experiment on Tuesday after a disastrous season under the former legendary striker. The 41-year-old enjoyed a magnificent playing career, scoring well over 300 goals for club and country and winning two Champions League titles with AC Milan. But he is not the first

Argentina captain Lionel Messi warned his team cannot afford to fall asleep against Uruguay in the Copa America following their 2-2 draw against Paraguay.

Neymar scored one and set up the injury-time winner for Douglas Costa as Brazil came from behind to open their Copa America campaign with a win.

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare continued her impressive run in the IAAF Diamond League at the weekend with a second-place finish in the 200m in New York leg where she ran 22.67secs behind USA’s Tori Bowie.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic  has hinted he could be open to joining  AC Milan , revealing that Champions League football is not required should he choose to leave  Paris Saint-Germain .

Juventus  boss  Massimiliano Allegri  has expressed his admiration for  Chelsea  star  Oscar  and  Atletico Madrid striker  Mario Mandzukic  .

Nigeria's Ugo Njoku has been given a three-match ban by Fifa's Disciplinary Committee at the Women's World Cup in Canada.

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have crashed out of the FIFA U-20 world cup following 1-0 loss to Germany in the second round played this morning at the Christchurch Stadium.

Lionel Messi's  appeal against allegations of tax evasion has been thrown out by a Barcelona court and the Argentina star will now stand trial.

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has indicated he would be open to a move to Manchester United if David de Gea leaves for Real Madrid.

Manchester United have beaten Bayern Munich and Real Madrid to reclaim their position as the biggest brand in world football, becoming the first club to pass the $1billion mark.

Danny Ings will join Liverpool on July 1 subject to a medical after he agreed personal terms.

Angel Di Maria's scooped lob in Manchester United's 5-3 defeat to Leicester City has been voted as the Premier League's best goal of the season.

Nigeria have moved up to 42nd position in the latest Fifa global rankings released Today.

Liverpool have confirmed that they will sign Manchester City midfielder James Milner on a free transfer.

Saviour Godwin’s brace fired Nigeria to the brink of qualification for the last-16 as they beat Korea DPR 4-0 at the Stadium Taranaki and knocked them out of the Fifa U20 World Cup.

Real Madrid have confirmed Rafa Benitez as their new manager, with the Spaniard signing a three-year deal.

The trouble with the invincibility (or the sense of it) is that it emboldens, and the trouble with boldness is that a surplus of it then makes us vulnerable, not to external forces, but to our own weakness. Make no mistake, the Flying Eagles' 4-2 loss to Brazil  in the wee hours of Monday was wholly self-inflicted; and no, this is without reckoning with Joshua Enaholo’s second-half nightmare.

Manchester United have emerged as favourites to sign Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin.

Strings of mistakes by the defenders and goalkeeper cost Nigeria as they crashed 4-2 to Brazil in the FIFA U20 World Cup in a thrilling encounter at the Tekarani Stadium.

Rafa Benitez has broken his silence on his imminent move to Real Madrid, revealing he “can’t wait to be there".