Hull midfielder fractures skull in head clash at Chelsea

Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has had surgery after fracturing his skull during Sunday’s game at Chelsea. Mason, 25, clashed heads with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill 13 minutes into the Premier League match. He was carried off on a stretcher wearing an oxygen...

Viva Vivian Cheruiyot! Kenya’s best athlete of 2016

Olympic 5,000m champion Vivian “Pocket Rocket” Cheruiyot is the 2016 Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) winner. Cheruiyot, who also won silver in 10,000m at the Rio Olympic Games, edged out Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and Paralympians Samuel...

‘Toothless’ Ivorians Need to Up Their Game

Cote d’Ivoire must find a way to lift their performance as they prepare to tackle Group C pool leaders DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday (16h00 GMT). Cote d’Ivoire coach Michel Dussuyer called his side a “pale copy” of their usual...

Novak Djokovic knocked out by world number 117 Istomin

Defending champion Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by world number 117 Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open. The six-time winner struggled for rhythm and lost 7-6 (10-8) 5-7 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 in four hours and 48 minutes. It is the first...