by Hope Media | Jan 18, 2017 | sports
Mike Dean has been demoted to the Championship following fierce criticism of his officiating over the festive period. The referee endured an eventful December, with his decisions to send off Sofiane Feghouli during West Ham’s clash with Manchester United, and his...
by Hope Media | Jan 18, 2017 | sports
Egypt goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary became the oldest player at an Africa Cup of Nations tournament as he kept a clean sheet in their draw against Mali. El-Hadary turned 44 on Sunday and came on in the first half after an injury to Ahmed El-Shenawy, who collided with the...
by Hope Media | Jan 18, 2017 | sports
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has turned down a £430,000-a-week offer from China. Toure, 33, was the subject of interest from the Chinese Super League last summer. He decided against moving then and gave the same response when he was contacted again to say the...
by Hope Media | Jan 18, 2017 | sports
Ghana’s Andre Ayew surpassed his father’s record by scoring the goal that beat Uganda 1-0 in their Group D match at the Africa Cup of Nations. The West Ham winger slotted in a penalty on 32 minutes after captain Asamoah Gyan had been pulled back. Ghana...
by Hope Media | Jan 17, 2017 | sports
Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund all won to make it five British players in the Australian Open second round for the first time since 1987. After Andy Murray and Dan Evans won on Monday, British women’s number one Konta beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5...
by Hope Media | Jan 17, 2017 | sports
India has started building the world’s biggest cricket stadium that will accommodate 110,000 spectators and cost around $100 million(Sh10 billion) Since the capacity of Kolkata’s Eden Gardens was reduced as part of a major rebuilding project, Melbourne...
