La Liga reported racist insults aimed at Vinicius Junior ahead of a league match last week at Getafe’s stadium to Spanish prosecutors on Tuesday. The Spanish top flight told AFP they had made the legal complaint after some fans yelled…
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali has revealed that Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neur is his role model in football. Nwabali said he loves watching videos of the German goalkeeper every time before match days to get motivation before games.…
Naomi Osaka’s comeback hit another roadblock as she suffered a 7-5, 6-0 defeat to former world number seven Danielle Collins in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open on Tuesday. Osaka, 26, returned last month from a 15-month…
The opening game of the 2026 World Cup will be staged at Mexico City’s iconic Azteca Stadium, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced on Sunday. The expanded 48-team tournament is being co-hosted by Mexico, the United States and Canada. The Azteca…
The 2026 World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey, organisers FIFA announced on Sunday. The New York bid held off a strong challenge from Dallas to secure the July 19 game, the culmination of…
With their defence having been breached only once after five matches in this tournament, and considering their vast superiority in the record of previous encounters, Nigeria’s Super Eagles have the favourite tag going into Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final…
A woman who accused former Brazil football star Dani Alves of rape gave evidence Monday on the first day of his trial while her cousin said the nightclub attack had ruined her life. The victim, whose identity is protected,…
Manchester United’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League were dealt a blow with the news defender Lisandro Martinez is facing at least eight weeks out with knee ligament damage. The Argentine World Cup winner had only recently returned…
Nigerian sprint icon, Tobi Amusan has set a new African women’s indoor 60-meter record of 7.75 seconds at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston. The 27-year-old’s 7.75 seconds in Boston means she has retired the 7.77 mark…
Rui Vitoria has been sacked as Egypt head coach after the African football giants hopes of a record-extending eighth Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) triumph were dashed last week, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced. In a statement, the EFA…
