•Real Madrid’s players and coaching staff celebrate with the trophy Vinicius Junior struck a first-half hat-trick to fire Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup glory in a thumping 4-1 win over rivals Barcelona on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Robert Lewandowski struck for Barcelona, who had defender Ronald Araujo sent off in the second half on […]...
•Kevin De Bruyne celebrates after scoring their second goal Kevin De Bruyne inspired a Manchester City fightback on his first taste of Premier League action for five months to beat Newcastle 3-2 and close to within two points of the top of the Premier League yesterday. The Belgian came off the bench to score and […]
•Osimhen African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen was always Nigeria’s biggest hope coming into the Cup of Nations, but there is even more pressure on his shoulders after the withdrawal due to injury of fellow goal-scorer Victor Boniface. The Super Eagles begin their AFCON campaign in Ivory Coast against Equatorial Guinea tomorrow before ...
•Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is targeting an 11th Australian Open crown and a record 25th Grand Slam title. In the absence of injured Rafael Nadal, several younger players are out to stop him. AFP Sport highlights five men to watch when the first Grand Slam of the year begins tomorrow: Novak Djokovic He may be […]
•A man blows on a vuvuzela as a vendor sells Ivory Coast national football team attire The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off today in Ivory Coast with the host nation and Mohamed Salah’s Egypt among the leading contenders to succeed the Senegal of Sadio Mane as continental champions. The 24-team tournament, which concludes with […]
•Sancho and Ten Hag Erik ten Hag insists he wants Jadon Sancho to impress at Borussia Dortmund after the Manchester United winger’s loan move back to his former club. Sancho’s troubled spell at Old Trafford has come to an end, temporarily at least, after the breakdown of his relationship with United boss Ten Hag, reports […]
•Onuachu and Umar Paul Onuachu will replace the Real Sociedad forward Sadiq Umar, who has been ruled out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in Cote d’Ivoire. Umar reportedly suffered a knee injury in Nigeria’s 2-0 loss to Guinea in a friendly game in Abu Dhabi on Monday, reports Channels […]
As the days to the kickoff match for the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations draw closer, there are quite some fascinating facts to know about the continent’s highly revered football tournament. The tournament which will start on January 13, 2024, with the opening match between the host country, Cote d’Ivoire, and Group A […]...
•Sancho was handed the number 10 shirt on his return to Borussia Dortmund. Jadon Sancho rejoined Borussia Dortmund on loan for the rest of the season today, less than three years since Manchester United paid £73 million ($93 million, 85 million euros) for the England winger. Sancho had been frozen out at United for most […]
Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 5-3 after extra-time in a pulsating battle in Saudi Arabia to reach the Spanish Super Cup final yesterday. Mario Hermoso and Antonio Rudiger exchanged early headed goals before Ferland Mendy sent Madrid ahead at the Al-Awwal Park stadium in Riyadh. Antoine Griezmann levelled with a milestone goal for Atleti...

