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Gallant Ghana reap rewards Ghana's Black Stars shone brightly at South Africa 2010, and their valiant journey to the quarter-finals has seen them shoot up global standings.

African leaders look to keep out front The final group stage of the CAF Champions League continues this weekend as three previous champions all look to build on away wins in the previous round.

Internacional take slim advantage A lone strike from young midfielder Giuliano has given Brazilian side Internacional a narrow advantage after the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final.

No stopping rampant Germany Germany scored another five goals to defeat Koreat Republic and book their place in Sunday's final. Maren Meinert's team have now racked up 18 goals in five tournament games.

Wenger wants Arsenal improvement Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal can mount a genuine English Premier League title challenge despite the millions being spent by the likes of Manchester City.

Beckham happy in LA David Beckham has "no interest" in leaving the Los Angeles Galaxy and has had no contact with West Ham, a spokesman for the England star has revealed.

Ferguson: No loans for Hernandez, Macheda Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he has no intention of sending Javier Hernandez out on loan in his debut season in the Premier League.

Fabregas admits to feeling torn Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas admits he is torn between a move to Barcelona and remaining in north London.

Kayal signs for Celtic Defensive midfielder Beram Kayal, who has been capped 13 times by Israel, has become Celtic's seventh signing of the summer.

Grant stands firm over Parker Scott Parker is not leaving West Ham United according to Avram Grant, who has backed Robert Green and Matthew Upson to bounce back from their disappointment in South Africa.

Porto land Brazilian striker Walter Porto have added to their Brazilian contingent with the signing of 21-year-old striker Walter, who impressed in the colours of Internacional.

Ledley: Braga are beatable Despite a 3-0 loss at Braga in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier, Celtic can still go through according to midfielder Joe Ledley.

Injury blow for Magpies star Newcastle defender Steven Taylor is expected to be sidelined for the first three months of the new season after dislocating his left shoulder.

A tale of two Croats Two important cogs in Croatia’s drive to the semi-finals of the 1998 FIFA World Cup™, Miroslav Blazevic and Branko Ivankovic, are now playing an unlikely role in the destiny of the Chinese Super League title.

Australia bids to host AFC Asian Cup 2015 Australia on Thursday formally lodged its bid to host the Asian Cup 2015 finals, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced.

City edge Club America on penalties Shay Given blocked two penalty kicks as Manchester City beat Club America 4-1 on penalties after the teams played a 1-1 draw in their exhibition match.

Late goal seals crucial win for Shandong Li Wei's late winner handed Shandong Luneng three valuable points as they came from a goal down to edge Shanghai Shenhua 2-1 in a top-of-the-table clash.

Hernandez debuts with goal New signing Javier Hernandez had a debut to remember as Manchester United recorded a comprehensive 5-2 win over the MLS All Stars in front of over 70,000 in Houston.

Inter begin title defence at Bologna Serie A champions Inter Milan will begin the upcoming season with a trip to Bologna following the release of the Serie A fixtures.

Ferguson in for the long haul Now approaching a quarter of a century at Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson says he intends to remain at Old Trafford as long as he remains healthy.