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The Ministry of Youths and Sports, the Nigeria Football Federation, the Lagos State Government and other stakeholders in sports have mourned the death of former Chairman of the Lagos State

Philippe Coutinho made his debut for Barcelona as they beat Espanyol to reach the Spanish Cup semi-finals. The £142m signing from Liverpool came on with 22 minutes to play, by

Brighton striker Glenn Murray and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of tax fraud totalling £1.1m. Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) visited Murray and his wife, Stacey,

Manchester City is hopeful of completing a club-record £57m deal for defender Aymeric Laporte from La Liga club Athletic Bilbao. City boss Pep Guardiola has admired the 23-year-old for some

Brazil striker Robinho is to sign for Turkish side Sivasspor, despite being sentenced to jail in Italy for rape. Robinho, 33, who maintains his innocence, was found guilty of taking part in

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has signed a new deal that runs until 2023. The Premier League leaders have tied the 26-year-old playmaker down to a longer deal, despite

Manchester United have signed Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, in a swap deal with midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Chile forward Sanchez, 29, who almost joined Manchester City last summer, has signed a

Watford has named Javi Gracia as their new head coach, hours after the Premier League club sacked Marco Silva. Spaniard Gracia, who has signed an 18-month contract at Vicarage Road,

Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller both netted twice as Bayern Munich went 16 points clear in the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 4-2 victory over Werder Bremen. Mueller and Lewandowski