*As they beat Real Madrid 4-3 on aggregate     Barcelona gave away a two-goal lead against Real Madrid to draw 2-2 at Camp Nou Barcelona scraped into the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey with a 4-3 aggregate win over Real Madrid despite letting a two-goal lead slip at Camp Nou. Madrid had started by far the brighter of the two sides and should have been ahead within seconds as Gonzalo Higuain... 

Kily dealt the decisive blow to Senegal's African Nations Cup hopes with a dramatic goal David Kily’s stunning stoppage-time strike sent co-hosts Equatorial Guinea into the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup with a 2-1 win and left Senegal facing up to the ignominy of elimination after just two games. Kily struck a long-range effort deep into time added on after Moussa Sow’s... 

Ghana will be ready without Mensah – Stevanovic goran Stevanovi Ghana’s head coach, Goran Stevanovic, has allayed the fears that the absence of John Mensah who is suspended for Ghana’s next two games at the African Cup of Nations will affect the team’s performance. He mentioned that “I’m worried because Mensah is very difficult to replace,” he said. “He played... 

Ghana striker, Asamoah Gyan, has confessed that luck played a crucial role in their 1-0 Group D opening game against Botswana at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.   Asamoah Gyan The four-time African champions appeared nervy against the debutants and were given a good run for their money by the southern Africans, who looked determined for a win but lacked steam in attack. The Zebras mounted pressure... 

Asante Kotoko edged Liberty Professionals in a thrilling late kick off fixture on match-day-14 to go back to the top of the standings after winning 2-1. Prior to kick off, Kotoko had slipped to second after rivals; Hearts of Oak drew at Bechem. But goals from Kofi Nti Boakye, a minute before the break and another by Richard Yeboah handed them a 2-0 lead before Liberty pulled one back. Attacker, James... 

Jordan Ayew would be wearing the number 13 jersey for Ghana as he makes his African Nations Cup debut. This followed the submission of the registered 23 man list to the Confederation of African Football on Wednesday. The shirt, previously used by senior brother, Andre has been handed over to the Olympique Marseille youngster. Andre opts for the number 10 shirt while Kwadwo Asamoah goes for the number... 

Manchester United’s reward for beating Manchester City in the FA Cup was a Fourth Round trip to Anfield to take on Liverpool. The game will be the first meeting of the two sides since the controversial clash in October when Liverpool forward Luis Suarez racially abused United defender Patrice Evra. Liverpool accepted an eight-match ban for the Uruguayan over the incident earlier this month. Players... 

Barcelona fell five points behind Real Madrid at the top of the Spanish league as they were held to a 1-1 draw by local rivals Espanyol. Barcelona contemplate their late draw Pep Guardiola’s side came into the match six points behind Madrid following the challengers’ win against Granada on Sunday but were hoping to cut the gap back to three by beating their lowly neighbours. They looked... 

As Hearts chases Kotoko for top spot position Hearts of Oak put up an impressive performance to move joint-top with Asante Kotoko after securing a 3-2 victory at home last Sunday. The Phobians had their first goal through Douglas Nkrumah on the 34th minute from a spot kick to take them to the break 1-0 up. Mahatma Otoo doubled the scores for the home side before Mohammed Yakubu pulled one back for... 

Liverpool boss, Kenny Dalglish, maintains his support of banned striker Luis Suarez, claiming the full facts of the hearing which led to the striker’s suspension have not been made public. Dalglish blasts Suarez report Suarez received an eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra during the 1-1 draw in October. Liverpool have chosen not to appeal against the...