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Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana ruled out for rest of season

Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana ruled out for rest of season

Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana will miss the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury, manager Enzo Maresca confirmed on Wednesday. The Blues last weekend confirmed that Fofana, who had not featured since last month’s 1-0 loss at Arsenal, had undergone successful surgery to repair a muscle injury. The 24-year-old has missed Chelsea’s last two games—a 1-0 win over Tottenham and Sunday’s goalless draw at...

UCL: PSG secure comeback win over Aston Villa in quarter-final first leg

UCL: Barcelona thump Borussia Dortmund in comfortable quarter-final win

Barcelona were a class apart as they thumped Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. It was the second meeting between both sides in this season's competition having met during the league phase, with the Catalan giants triumphing 3-2 at Signal Iduna Park. Brazilian winger Raphinha put them in...

UCL: Niko Kovac labels Dortmund underdogs ahead of Barcelona clash

Djokovic knocked out by Tabilo in Monte Carlo Masters

Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters after losing his second-round match to Alejandro Tabilo 6-3, 6-4, Afrosport reports. The 37-year-old came into the tournament off the back of losing the Miami Masters final to 19-year-old Jakub Mensik last month. Djokovic was also dealing with an eye infection what had been affecting him since the Miami semi-finals when he defeated Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov....

UCL: Niko Kovac labels Dortmund underdogs ahead of Barcelona clash

UCL: Niko Kovac labels Dortmund underdogs ahead of Barcelona clash

Borussia Dortmund manager Niko Kovac has labelled his team as underdogs ahead of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg against Barcelona on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. The Yellow-Blacks got the better of Sporting Lisbon in the knockout playoffs and edged past Lille in the rouge of 16. The Blaugrana meanwhile beat Benfica in the previous round. Wednesday's clash will see Kovac reunite with Barca boss Hansi...