Olatunji Olajide

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola says Rodri is still recovering from a “big injury” sustained during last month’s Club World Cup and is unlikely to feature heavily at the start of the Premier League season. The 29-year-old midfielder, reported by British media

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says signing a new central defender is now a priority after Levi Colwill suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury that is expected to rule him out for most of the 2025-26 season. The 22-year-old sustained the injury just

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have retained their 36th place in the latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings released on Thursday, cementing their status as Africa’s highest-ranked side following a flawless run to a record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco. The

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and head coach Justine Madugu have been shortlisted for top honours at this year’s Ballon d’Or awards. Nnadozie is in the running for the Women’s Yachine Trophy, recognising the world’s best female goalkeeper, while Madugu is a

Harry Kane struck his first goal against boyhood club Tottenham as Bayern Munich swept to a dominant 4-0 victory in Thursday’s pre-season friendly. The England captain, Spurs’ all-time leading scorer with 280 goals in 435 games, opened the scoring after 12 minutes

Ben Shelton became the first American in more than two decades to win the Canadian ATP Masters 1000 title, defeating Karen Khachanov 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) in a tense Toronto final on Thursday.The 22-year-old, who will climb to sixth in the world rankings

Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko capped a remarkable week by defeating Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win her first WTA title at the Canadian Open on Thursday. The 18-year-old, playing in her first tour-level final, recovered from a slow start to overpower

Son Heung-min has completed a move to Los Angeles FC, ending a decade-long spell with Tottenham Hotspur. The 33-year-old South Korean joins the MLS side for a reported £18.7 million fee, the highest transfer fee in league history. The former Spurs captain

Naomi Osaka will face 18-year-old Victoria Mboko in the Canadian Open final after both earned hard-fought semi-final wins on Wednesday in Montreal. Osaka, chasing her first WTA title since the 2021 Australian Open, overcame Denmark’s Clara Tauson 6-2, 7-6(7). The four-time Grand

Karen Khachanov came from behind to stun top seed Alexander Zverev and reach the ATP Toronto Masters final, where he will face rising American star Ben Shelton. Khachanov saved a match point and clawed his way through a tense third-set tiebreak to

Mikel Arteta called out Arsenal’s defending as “naive” after his side suffered a 3-2 defeat to Villarreal in a pre-season friendly at the Emirates on Wednesday. The Gunners fell 2-0 behind within 33 minutes and couldn’t recover, slumping to a second consecutive

Elina Svitolina has revealed she received death threats and a torrent of online abuse from angry bettors after her Canadian Open quarter-final loss to Naomi Osaka. The 30-year-old Ukrainian, a former world number three, fell 6-2, 6-2 to the four-time Grand Slam

Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles suffered a 1-0 defeat to defending champions Senegal in their opening Group D match at the African Nations Championship in Zanzibar. The decisive goal came 15 minutes from time at the Amaan Stadium after a defensive lapse allowed