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Big-serving Karlovic, 39, stood on the brink of becoming the oldest man into the third round since 44-year-old Aussie great Ken Rosewall in 1978 before Nishikori hauled himself back into contention by saving three break points at 4-4 in the final set. Asia’s top-ranked men’s player needed an energy-sapping 3hr 48 min to overcome the 6ft 11in (2.11m) Croat 6-3, ...

Over seven million fans attended football matches in La Liga Santander and Segunda Division during the first half of the 2018/19 season – an increase of 602,372 on the previous season. According to a statement, stadiums in the two leagues registered a total attendance of 7,520,225 in the first half of the season. This number record brings the competition closer ...

Nottingham Forest have appointed former player Martin O’Neill as their new manager, the Championship club said on Tuesday. O’Neill, who made 371 appearances and won two European Cups under Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest between 1971 and 1981, ended his spell as Ireland manager last November. The 66-year-old from Northern Ireland will replace Spanish coach Aitor Karanka, who parted company ...

Ghana’s elite clubs have rescinded their decision to boycott this month’s Special Committee after reaching an agreement with the Normalisation Committee. This was after another a marathon meeting on Tuesday in Accra to sort out their differences. Last week, the top officials sixteen clubs in the country withdrew their participation over the financial package for the three-month competition. A 20,000 ...

MANCHESTER UNITED reportedly expect David De Gea to sign a new contract this season – in the biggest clue yet that insiders at Old Trafford are confident the club are on the right track under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Manchester United star David De Gea’s contract expires in 2020 after the club took up a clause that allowed them to trigger ...

PETR CECH has announced he will retire from professional football at the end of the season and the Arsenal star has revealed the reason behind his decision. Cech, 36, released a statement on Twitter on Tuesday morning confirming this will be the final campaign of his 20-year career. “This is my 20th season as a professional player and it has ...

Novak Djokovic began his bid for a record seventh Australian Open title in easy fashion Tuesday, beating 230th-ranked Mitchell Krueger 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in 2hr 3min minutes on Rod Laver Arena. The world number one had reached the Australian Open second round for 13 consecutive years and that streak was never threatened by the American qualifier, who was making his ...

REAL MADRID star Isco could join Chelsea or Manchester City, according to Ok Diario director Eduardo Inda. Real Madrid star Isco has been linked with both Chelsea and Manchester City amid his ongoing issues at the Bernabeu. The Spain international has struggled under Santiago Solari this season, spending much of the time stuck on the bench. As a result, talk ...

Ghana International defender Samuel Inkoom has joined  Bulgarian Premier Division side Dunav Ruse. According to reports he will be presented to the media today after having his first training with the team on Monday. The 29-year-old defender was banned in 2017 by the world football governing body for a breach of contract with his agent Andrew Evans for failing to pay his ...

Gabriel Jesus extended his productive start to the new year, scoring twice as Manchester City comfortably dealt with 10-man Wolves 3-0 to cut Liverpool’s Premier League lead to four points. The Brazilian scored twice in the first half, either side of a straight red card for Wolves’ French defender Willy Boly, as Pep Guardiola’s team demonstrated that their shaky December ...