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Kamara warns Elephants against making mistakes in Mali match Serge Aurier and his Ivory Coast team-mates take on Mali on Monday. Ivory Coast coach Ibrahim Kamara has warned his players they cannot afford to make mistakes if they are to find a way past Mali and reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. The sides meet in Suez on Monday with a place in the last eight at stake, and are only too aware of the price of failure. Kamara...

Marvin Compper was conspicuous by his absence as Celtic sent their best wishes to a series of departing players. German defender Compper left for Duisburg last week after making one first-team appearance during an 18-month stay in Glasgow. But he was left out of a list of 19 first-team and reserve players who were wished well for the future in a story on Celtic’s official website. It read: “Dorus De Vries has announced his retirement from football, having spent three...

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has warned potential suitors of Alfredo Morelos to move quickly or not at all. Morelos was not among the 23 players who featured in a 5-0 Ibrox friendly win over Oxford on Sunday, but he watched from the stands and Gerrard revealed the Colombian would be in his squad for Tuesday’s Europa League opener against St Joseph’s in Gibraltar following a minor groin injury. The striker signed a new contract until 2023 in March, but speculation...

Chancel Mbemba’s late header took the tie to extra time. Yannick Bolasie missed from the spot as Africa Cup of Nations debutants Madagascar beat DR Congo in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to reach the quarter-finals. Marcel Tisserand had already skied his attempt over the bar when Bolasie followed suit to hand the Barea a 4-2 shoot-out victory in Alexandria, with the game having finished 2-2 after extra time. Madagascar took a ninth-minute lead in spectacular style when wide man Ibrahim...

Striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has committed his future to Fulham in the wake of relegation from the Premier League by signing a new contract. The 24-year-old Serbia international, who scored 11 top-flight goals last season, has put pen to paper on a deal which will keep him at Craven Cottage until the summer of 2024. A statement on fulhamfc.com read: “The club is absolutely delighted to announce that Aleksandar Mitrovic has committed his future to Fulham. “Our number nine has agreed...

Paul Pogba has been included in Manchester United’s squad for their pre-season tour. The France midfielder had been a doubt for the trip as reports that he is angling for a move away from Old Trafford picked up pace last week. But he will travel with the team as they head to Australia on Sunday afternoon to kick-off their preparations for the new season. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1147808535385911296 Romelu Lukaku, another player linked with a summer departure, is also included among the 28-man...

The South American football confederation said questioning the integrity of the Copa America is “unacceptable” after Lionel Messi alleged Argentina were victims of “corruption” in their 2-1 win over Chile. Messi saw red towards the end of the first half of their third-place play-off in Sao Paolo and refused to take part in the medal ceremony. The Barcelona star was dismissed following a confrontation with former Cardiff midfielder Gary Medel, who was also shown a red card. 90 'FIM DO...

El Khadra won all three of their group games without conceding a goal. Leicester City’s record signing Islam Slimani was the man of the match as Algeria stormed into the knock-out stages of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 100 percent record after victory over Tanzania in their final group game. Slimani scored once and provided two assists as the Desert Foxes were comfortable 3-0 victors in Cairo. However, Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi has warned his side their group-stage...

Crystal Palace have signed former Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Stephen Henderson. The 31-year-old free agent has signed a one-year deal, the Premier League club have confirmed. Henderson made 16 appearances for Forest after joining from Charlton in 2016 and was let go at the end of last season. He had a short loan spell with Sky Bet League One side Wycombe last term, making three appearances, but will spend the next campaign competing with Vicente Guaita and Wayne Hennessey at Selhurst...