Football
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Bayern captain Lahm to retire at end of season
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: Bayern Munich’s Philipp Lahm, who captained Germany to their 2014 World Cup victory, will retire at the end of the season a year before his contract with the German champions expires, the 33-year-old defender... -
Qatar spending $500m a week on World Cup projects
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: High-spending World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar are splurging almost $500 million every week on major infrastructure projects for football’s biggest tournament, the country’s finance minister said on Tuesday. That eye-watering level of spending could... -
Zlatan Ibrahimovic hungry for more goals at Man. United
Feb 7, 2017News Hour: Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is refusing to rest on his laurels after becoming the oldest player to net 15 goals in a Premier League season when he scored in Sunday’s 3-0 win at... -
FIFA extends ban of Timor-Leste FA General Secretary
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: FIFA can today confirm the worldwide extension of the ban imposed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary Committee on the General Secretary of the Timor-Leste Football Association, who was found guilty of using... -
Cameroon lift Nations Cup after Aboubakar’s late stunner
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: Vincent Aboubakar scored a brilliant late goal to hand unfancied Cameroon a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Egypt and their fifth African Nations Cup title in an entertaining final on Sunday. Cameroon, who had eight... -
United’s flexibility serving them well in top-four race
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: Manchester United’s tactical flexibility continued to serve them well as they extended their unbeaten Premier League run to 15 games with a 3-0 win at Leicester City on Sunday to ramp up the pressure... -
FIFA rejects appeals of Bolivia in relation to the fielding of an ineligible player
Feb 5, 2017News Hour: The FIFA Appeal Committee has decided to reject the appeals lodged by the Bolivian Football Association (FBF) and to confirm in its entirety the decisions rendered by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee in the cases... -
Pepe can decide his own future at Real Madrid – Zidane
Feb 4, 2017News Hour: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is hoping veteran defender Pepe extends his stay with the European champions although he believes the Portuguese has earned the right to decide his own future. Pepe is in... -
Man City dazzle as United held by Hull
Feb 2, 2017News Hour: Manchester City turned on the style to dismantle West Ham United 4-0 and revive their fading Premier League title aspirations as Manchester United’s hopes suffered a potentially fatal blow with a goalless home draw... -
West Ham hit out as Payet heads to Marseille
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: France international Dimitri Payet’s long drawn out transfer saga ended on Sunday as Premier League side West Ham agreed to sell him to Ligue 1 outfit Marseille for a reported o25 million (29.3m euros,...
