Uganda Cranes striker, Yunus Ssentamu netted the only goal 55th minute to help Congo side, AS Vita seal a historic place at the semi-final stage of the premier continental club championship at the expense of Egyptian giants, Zamalek on Sunday. AS Vita joins rivals TP Mazembe at the last four after the shocking away victory in Alexandria. This is the first time the 1973 winners have reached the last four since the introduction of the new format in 1997. …………. CAF Champions league results: Group A TP Mazembe (DR Congo) 3-1 Al Hilal (Sudan) Zamalek (Egypt) 0-1 AS Vita Club (DR Congo) Group B Ahly Benghazi (Libya) 0-1 CS Sfaxien (Tunisia) ES Setif (Algeria) 2-2 Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) …………. Huddersfield Town has parted company with manager Mark Robins after just one game of the Championship season. Following Saturdays 4-0 home defeat against Bournemouth, Robins, 44, met with the board and it was agreed he would leave his post. A club statement read: Mark and the directors all agreed it would be in the interests of all parties to Part Company. Former Coventry boss Robins took over from Simon Grayson in February 2013. He helped the Terriers avoid relegation in his first season and guided the club to a 17th-place finish last term. …………. Chelsea came from behind to beat Ferencvaros 2-1 in a pre-season friendly, but lost striker Didier Drogba to injury during the first half. The Ivorian, making his first start since rejoining the club, had treatment on an ankle shortly after Zoltan Gera had scored for the hosts in Budapest. Despite Drogbas absence, Chelsea drew level after the break through Ramires. Summer signing Cesc Fabregas clinched victory for the Blues with a fine run and finish 10 minutes from time. …………. Mats Hummels has been named Borussia Dortmund captain as the club attempt to put an end to persistent rumours over a summer move to Manchester United. The 25-year-old defender wasnt involved as BVB fell to a shock 4-0 friendly defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, just three days before facing Bayern Munich in the German Super cup. Dortmund attempted to lift some of the post-match gloom by announcing the news of Hummels appointment via their official Twitter account after the match. Mats Hummels will be the new captain of Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus and Roman Weidenfeller will be the alternatives. Sebastian Kehl had previously been BVBs leader, but his advancing years and reduced playing time saw the midfielder step down from the role. …………. Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has been voted Germanys Footballer of the Year for the second time, while World Cup-winning Germany coach Joachim Low has picked up the award as best coach. Neuer, 28, impressed in Brazil claiming the Golden Glove award as Lows men defeated Argentina 1-0 in the final to take home the trophy, while he also claimed the Bundesliga title and Dfb Pokal in 2013-14. …………. Legia Warsaw have issued an open letter to Celtic requesting a meeting to decide which side should progress to the Champions League play-off round. The Polish side beat the Scottish champions 6-1 on aggregate in the third qualifying round. However, Legia were then punished by Uefa for fielding the ineligible Bartosz Bereszynski in the second leg. Reinstated Celtic was drawn to face Maribor in the play-off but Legia want another chance to reach that stage. And a Celtic spokesperson said: This is entirely a matter for Uefa and its processes. Accordingly, we will reserve further comment for the appropriate time. Legia co-owner Dariusz Mioduski praised the stature of both clubs and described Uefas punishment as deeply unjust and contrary to the spirit of fair play. …………. Fans of Ligue 1 outfit Lens have made an ambitious appeal for singer Rihanna to buy their club. The R&B superstar made headlines during the World Cup in Brazil after tweeting about the tournament and being pictured with the World Cup trophy alongside German players Lukas Podolski and Bastian Schweinsteiger. Lens supporters have reportedly become disillusioned by the state of the club after being initially refused promotion this season due to irregularities in the club accounts, and then being restricted over transfers. As a result, they have launched a Twitter campaign to convince RiRi to buy the club and replace Gervais Martel as president, using the hashtag #RihannaForRCLens. …………. Manchester City’s Samir Nasri has quit international football after a breakdown in his relationship with manager Didier Deschamps and some of the French players. Nasri, who was controversially left out of France‘s squad for this summer’s World Cup in Brazil, made his decision after alleging that some of his international team-mates had criticised him behind his back. He said ‘My family suffered from this and I don’t want them to suffer. ‘With the French national team, I don’t feel like it anymore. I don’t want to be there. I am not happy; I don’t want to go there anymore.’ …………. Former Dynamo Kiev and USSR midfielder Andrei Bal has died as a result of a blood clot at the age of 56 during a veteran teams exhibition football match, it has been reported. Bal, who played for Dynamo between 1981 and 1990, won four Soviet titles and four Soviet cups with the Ukrainian club. He was capped 20 times, scoring one goal, for the Soviet Union national squad. After hanging up his boots Bal coached Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv, as well as Ukrainian clubs Vorskla Poltava, Chernomorets Odessa and Dynamo Kiev. He also served as an interim manager of Ukraines national side in October, 2012. …………. TENNIS …………. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Roger Federer in straight sets to win the Rogers Cup for the first time. The Frenchman, who recorded impressive wins over Andy Murray and Grigor Dimitrov in the previous rounds, won 7-5 7-6 (7-3) in Toronto. The first set went with serve until former world number one Federer went long on Tsongas first break point. Federer saved a championship point before Tsonga, 29, claimed his second ATP Masters 1000 title. The Frenchmans powerful display against the 17-time Grand Slam winner capped a fine few days in Canada that also saw him down Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, as well as Murray and Dimitrov. …………. DONE DEALS …………. West Brom captain Chris Brunt has signed a new three-year contract with the Hawthorns club. The 29-year-old midfielder, who joined the Baggies from Sheffield Wednesday in 2007, is one game away from making his 250th appearance for the club. …………. Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor has completed the signings of Algeria defender Carl Medjani. Algeria international Medjani, 29, has signed a three-year deal after Monaco agreed to terminate his contract. …………. Stuttgart has signed Serbian forward Filip Kostic from Dutch club Groningen. The Bundesliga club said late on Saturday that the 21-year-old Kostic joined on a five-year contract. They gave no details of the transfer deal. …………. Barcelona has confirmed Ibrahim Afellay has left the club, signing on loan for Greek side Olympiakos. …………. TRANFER GOSSIP …………. Manchester United is weighing up a £50m move for Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria, 26. …………. United boss Louis van Gaal also wants to link up with some of his former Netherlands charges, with Ajax defender Daley Blind, 24, and Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman, 24, thought to be prospective targets. …………. Chelsea has emerged as contenders to Manchester United for the signature of Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado. The Colombian, who starred in the World Cup, is valued at €45 million. …………. Liverpool defender Daniel Agger is reportedly a target for both Arsenal and Tottenham. …………. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, however, insists he has not received any bids for Agger to date. …………. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to launch a move for Liverpools unsettled defender Daniel Agger, 29. …………. Officials from Galatasaray will fly into London this week to discuss a double swoop for Arsenal duo Lukas Podolski and Joel Campbell. While Arsene Wenger is keen to keep the Costa Rican, Podolski could be allowed to leave. …………. Tottenham have emerged as rivals for the Danes signature and manager Mauricio Pochettino is preparing a £12m bid. …………. Manchester United will allow Wilfried Zaha to leave the club this summer, with Newcastle leading the race ahead of Crystal Palace for the €8.75 million-rated winger. …………. Manchester City are poised to finally complete the £32m capture of Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala, 23, whom they inadvertently showed signing for the club in a video on their website last month. …………. Cardiff is willing to double the wages of West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison to bring him to south Wales even though the 21-year-old is facing assault charges. …………. Barcelona say they could yet make more summer signings, and Fiorentinas 26-year-old Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado also a reported target for Manchester United could be next on the Catalan clubs list. …………. Steaua Bucharest defender Florin Gardos is reportedly interested in joining Southampton. …………. Southampton want to make Steaua Bucharest centre-back Florin Gardos, 25, their sixth summer signing and are also interested in Sporting Lisbons 24-year-old left-back Marcos Rojo. …………. The Saints also want to take Arsenals German winger Serge Gnabry, 19, on a season-long loan - but they face competition from Crystal Palace and Newcastle. …………. Everton are set to confirm the arrival of Ghana winger Christian Atsu, 22, on a seasons loan from Chelsea. …………. Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is interested in signing midfielder Will Buckley, 24, from his former club Brighton. …………. Dutch giants Ajax are closing in on a deal for 33-year-old Cameroonian striker Samuel Etoo, who is a free agent after his Chelsea contract expired. …………. Wolves are in talks with Leicester City over a deal for New Zealand striker Chris Wood, 22. …………. Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino could offload as many as nine of the clubs players, with defenders Michael Dawson, 30, Younes Kaboul, 28, and Kyle Naughton, 25, among those earmarked for transfer. …………. Manager Ronald Koeman wants Leeds right-back Sam Byram to replace the departed Callum Chambers who has joined Arsenal. …………. QPR are in talks over a deal for Jonathan de Guzman from Villarreal. The Spanish side wants £7m for the Dutch midfielder, who has impressed on loan at Swansea. …………. Barcelona and Manchester United are already said to be in the race to sign the Fiorentina attacker, but may now face competition from the Blues, who have reportedly entered the race to sign the Colombian. …………. After failing in their bid to sign Romelu Lukaku, Atletico Madrid is ready to revive their interest in Tottenhams Roberto Soldado. Mauricio Pochettino, though, is keen to give the Spaniard a chance to impress at White Hart Lane. …………. Veteran keeper Marco Storari may be on the way to Sassuolo if reports are to be believed, with Christian Abbiati being tipped as the 37-year-olds replacement should he leave Juventus this summer. …………. The Rossoneri are said to be considering a move for the Cameroonian, who won the Europa League while on loan with Sevilla last season. …………. Tottenham are staging a €15 million move for out-of-favour Liverpool centre-back Daniel Agger. The 29-year-old is fully expected to leave Anfield this summer and could join Mauricio Pochettinos Spurs.
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