Football: Angela Merkel's aide 'sad' about Ozil's wedding invite to Turkish President ErdoganBERLIN (AFP) - Angela Merkel's chief of staff on Monday (March 18) joined the growing chorus of criticism of Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil for reportedly inviting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to his wedding this summer...

Football: Ozil leads five-star Arsenal past BournemouthLONDON (AFP) - Mesut Ozil made the most of being handed a rare start by Arsenal boss Unai Emery as the German masterminded a 5-1 victory over Bournemouth on Wednesday (Feb 27) to keep the Gunners in pole position for a top-four finish in the Premier League.Ozil opened...

Football: Egypt to host 2019 Africa Cup of NationsDAKAR (AFP) - Egypt will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations between June 15 and July 13, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad Ahmad announced in Dakar on Tuesday (Jan 8).The CAF executive committee preferred Egypt to South Africa as replacements for...

Football: Virgil van Dijk is man of the moment as Liverpool eye home straightLIVERPOOL (AFP) - Virgil van Dijk returns to his former club Southampton on Friday (April 5) with a growing reputation as one of the most influential figures in the Premier League title race between his Liverpool side and Manchester City.For all...

Arsenal's top-four hopes suffer another blowLONDON • First Crystal Palace, then Wolves, and now Leicester.Three defeats in the space of eight days, and at arguably the worst time of the season, means that Arsenal's hopes of a top-four finish are unravelling.The frustration was written all over Unai Emery's face on an...