Africa Cup of Nations hosts Cameroon are back in action as the second matches of the group stage get under way.

Thursday sees Group A take centre stage, with Cameroon facing Ethiopia and Cape Verde taking on Burkina Faso.

Cameroon, champions in 2017, of course have the aim of going all the way on home soil to claim their sixth AFCON title. A win, combined with victory for Cape Verde, would see both progress to the knockout stage with a game to spare.

Cameroon v Ethiopia (16:00 GMT)

Cameroon are ranked 50th in the world by FIFA, making them the seventh-best side in the competition, but tournament hosts always have that extra impetus to go all the way.

Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored both of Cameroon s goals in a 2-1 win over Burkina Faso in thei…

Jonas Eidevall failed to concede Arsenal s hopes of winning the Women s Super League title after falling to a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea at the Emirates on Saturday.

The defeat leaves Arsenal in sixth place in the early-season standings having taken just five points from their opening four games of the season.

Mayra Ramirez and Sandy Baltimore handed the visitors a two-goal advantage early on, with Caitlin Foord s fine individual effort before half-time proving to be just a consolation.

It brought an end to a dismal week for Eidevall, having watched his side lose their Champions League opener 5-2 to Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

It certainly doesn t help, but as I said before, the only way is to go game by game, Eidevall said on his side s hopes of winning t…

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Desperate to make up some ground in the play-off hunt in midweek, Peterborough will welcome Charlton to the Weston Homes Stadium on Tuesday night.

Starting with the hosts, while Peterborough might have been enduring another downbeat run earlier in the month, Darren Ferguson s side have found a welcomed boost. Last seen over the weekend putting in a stellar display on home soil as they claimed a 5-2 romp against promotion contenders Plymouth, the Posh have now secured back-to-back League One victories. Smelling the chance to lay down another marker on Tuesday night, the midweek hosts are also desperate to make up some ground in the play-off hunt. Racking up eight third-tier strikes in their consecutive wins, fans around the We…

Chelsea have signed England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton on a free transfer from Aston Villa.

The 22-year-old, capped twice by her country and named in Sarina Wiegman’s squad for this summer’s World Cup, has signed a three-year deal after her contract with Villa expired.

She brings Women’s Super League experience from stints with both Birmingham and Villa, having made 15 appearances while helping the latter to a fifth-placed finish last term.

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Hampton was part of England’s trophy-winning squad at Euro 2022 and also has honours to her name from the Fina…

Michael Carrick signed for Manchester United from Tottenham on this day in 2006.

United paid an initial £14million – rising to a potential £18.6m – for the then 25-year-old England midfielder, who went on to spend the rest of his playing career with the Red Devils.

He made 464 appearances for the club, winning five Premier League titles, the Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup, two League Cups and the FIFA Club World Cup before retiring in 2018.

He arrived at United a year after the departure of Roy Keane and inherited the Irishman’s old number 16 shirt.

The deal, which made Carrick the sixth most expensive player in United’s history, came to fruition after protracted negotiations with Spurs, who held out for a price close to their £20m val…

Ghana head coach Otto Addo insists the Black Stars will not seek revenge against Uruguay when they collide in a repeat of their infamous 2010 World Cup quarter-final.

Following their narrow 3-2 win over South Korea on Monday, Addo s side will seal their last-16 place with victory over La Celeste in their final Group H match on Friday.

There will be added spice to the clash, which comes 12 years after their notorious last-eight clash in South Africa.

After Diego Forlan cancelled out Sulley Muntari s earlier strike, Luis Suarez denied Ghana an extra-time winner when he handled Dominic Adiyiah s goalbound header on the line.

Asamoah Gyan missed the subsequent spot-kick, which was wildly celebrated by the dismissed Suarez, while Uruguay eventually advanced to…

Burnley broke through the 100-point mark on the final day of their Championship-winning season thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win for Vincent Kompany’s team over Cardiff.

The victory featured goals from Josh Brownhill, Scott Twine and Ashley Barnes, the 33-year-old striker making his last appearance for the club after nearly a decade at Turf Moor.

The day marked the end of a wildly successful campaign for Burnley, relegated from the Premier League 12 months ago, who will return there with 101 points, the most in the division since Leicester won the Championship with one more in 2014.

The trophy presentation followed the final whistle as new minority owner JJ Watt, the former American football star, were among those home fans celebrating.

It also capped a p…

Incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has moved to assure Italy fans that his attention will not be on the London club until after Euro 2016.

Conte was confirmed as Jose Mourinho s long-term replacement in April and will be tasked with rebuilding a Chelsea side that went from champions in 2014-15 to 10th last season.

Speaking in a press conference during Italy s preparations for the tournament, Conte reiterated his loyalty to his current job, in what will be his final challenge with the Azzurri.

Those who know me well are very well aware that I handle one thing at a time, I try to face them in the best possible way, Conte said.

The Euro is the end of a two-year journey.

The 46-year-old – who will take up his post with Chelsea after the competit…

Bordeaux s relegation to the third tier of French football has been confirmed by the DNCG (National Directorate of Management Control), who have dismissed the club s appeal against their demotion.

Bordeaux – who have won Ligue 1 on six occasions, finished bottom of the top flight last season and were preparing for a first second-tier campaign since the early 1990s, only to be handed a further demotion to the Championnat National last month following a DNCG examination of their finances.

The club, who reportedly have debts close to €40million, immediately announced their intention to appeal, but the French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed their sanctions will stand on Tuesday.  

Gerard Lopez, the owner of the 2009 Ligue 1 champions, said the financial …

Luis Suarez revealed a message of support for Lucas Leiva after scoring for Gremio on Sunday.

Suarez was reunited with his former Liverpool team-mate when he joined Gremio in December, though was unable to take to the field with the Brazilian midfielder.

Lucas had already been forced to withdraw from training earlier that month after the discovery of a heart issue was made during a routine screening.

After spending some time to evaluate and undergo further tests, the 36-year-old confirmed at a press conference on Friday that he had decided to call time on his playing days on doctors advice.

Suarez – who played for Liverpool alongside Lucas between 2011 and 2014 – paid tribute to him after opening the scoring for Gremio at Ypiranga by revealing a writt…