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Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez has landed in Germany ahead of his move to Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen.

Chelsea are close to signing Nantes defender Papy Djilobodji.

Nigeria beat Angola 74-65 in the Final of AfroBasket 2015 in Rades, Tunisia on Sunday to claim their first-ever continental championship.

Paris Saint-Germain  midfielder  Thiago Motta  believes  Angel Di Maria  will prove his quality in Ligue 1 and has thanked the club's owners for signing him.

Manchester United appear to be closing in on a deal for Monaco striker Anthony Martial after the French Football Federation confirmed the 19-year-old had left the national team in order to travel to England.

Liverpool  midfielder  Philippe Coutinho  saw red as  Brendan Rodgers  side fell to a 3-0 defeat to  West Ham United .

Jose Mourinho suffered only his second home defeat in the Premier League as Chelsea manager as Crystal Palace shocked the champions with a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge.

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Manchester United's players and staff are on their way to Belgium as they prepare to take on Club Bruges on Wednesday at the Jan Breydel Stadion for their Champions League qualification play-off second leg. Captain Wayne Rooney and manager Louis van Gaal were pictured leading their team off their coach and through Manchester Airport, while goalkeeper David de Gea was conspicuous by his absence.

Mario Balotelli has re-joined AC Milan on a season-long loan - immediately declaring he needs stop talking and knuckle down.

Nigeria’s Sprint Champion, Blessing Okagbare has just lost the 100m women title at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing against Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers and American Tori Bowie.

As he prepares for his upcoming bout with Andre Berto, Floyd Mayweather has revealed 'the king sleeps good every night, from head to toe' as he gave fans a glimpse into his life away from the ring. Earlier this month, the 'Money Man' announced Berto will be his 49th opponent when the undefeated boxer returns to the ring on September 12. As he steps up his training regime ahead of next month's fight, Mayweather posted a series of snaps on Instagram after posing on his bed.

Real Madrid have reinforced their intention to keep Gareth Bale from Manchester United's clutches this summer.

Cristiano Ronaldo has bought a luxury apartment in New York for a staggering $18.5million (£11.8million).

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Usain Bolt said he is in the shape of his life ahead of his ‘good versus evil’ showdown against twice drugs cheat Justin Gatlin in the World Championships 100m final on Sunday.

Chelsea have beaten  Manchester United  in the chase to sign Pedro from Barcelona and Old Trafford manager Louis van Gaal faces more misery in his bid to prise Sadio Mane from Southampton.

Manuel Pellegrini announced he had bought the 'best defender in La Liga' on Thursday after Manchester City completed the £32million signing of Valencia's Nicolas Otamendi.

Jamie Carragher says  Cesc Fabregas'  lack of "tactical intelligence" contributed to  Chelsea's  3-0 defeat at Manchester City  on Sunday.

Valencia  defender  Nicolas Otamendi  has arrived in England to complete his move to  Manchester City .

Cristiano Ronaldo  is back in  Real Madrid 's squad for Tuesday's Santiago Bernabeu Trophy clash with Galatasaray, but the injured  Karim Benzema  remains absent.

Former  Nigeria  coach Christian Chukwu has urged fans to give new coach Sunday Oliseh a chance to prove himself after invitations for Europe-based players were announced on Monday.

An own goal from  Kyle Walker  ensured  Manchester United  opened the Premier League season with a 1-0 victory over  Tottenham  at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh has invited 23 players from the domestic league to begin camp ahead of next month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Tanzania in Dar es Salam.

Manchester United have been drawn against Club Brugge in the Champions League play-offs.

Paris Saint-Germain  have confirmed the signing of  Angel Di Maria  from  Manchester United .

Tottenham should not worry about the possibility of losing captain Hugo Lloris to Manchester United, says Brad Friedel.

Warri Wolves yesterday shot to second place in the Nigeria league 

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has quashed talk of an imminent move for Everton defender John Stones, insisting the transfer window is now over for him.

Africa’s fastest woman Blessing Okagbare and former national sprint king, Ogho-Oghene Egwero, top the list of athletes representing Nigeria at the 2015 World Championships holding in Beijing, China, from August 22 to 30.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says he wants Pedro to stay at Camp Nou amid significant interest from Manchester United.

  Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez has reiterated his satisfaction with the goalkeepers at his disposal after again being quizzed over a possible move for David de Gea.

Left back  Elderson Echiejile   is on the verge of a loan move away from   AS Monaco .