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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Harry Maguire is expected to remain at Manchester United after the club reportedly turned down five offers for the 32-year-old defender. The England international, once heavily criticized for his early struggles at Old Trafford, has grown into a cult figure…
Taylor Fritz powered into the Toronto Masters semi-finals with a 6-3, 7-6(4) win over Andrey Rublev despite a late wobble while serving for the match. The 26-year-old American, seeded second, was broken at 5-4 in the second set but recovered…
Ademola Lookman’s standoff with Atalanta has escalated after the Nigerian forward skipped training for a second consecutive day and cleared out his locker at the club’s Zingonia base. The 27-year-old Super Eagles forward has formally requested a transfer to Inter…
MTN Nigeria has awarded ₦150 million to the Nigerian Super Falcons in recognition of their outstanding triumph at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The announcement was made during a celebratory breakfast reception held in Lagos, attended by…
Victoria Mboko’s sensational breakthrough continued as the 18-year-old Canadian booked her first WTA 1000 semi-final with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in Montreal. The world No. 85 has electrified the home crowd, backing up her shock…
Alexander Zverev fought back from a set down to defeat defending champion Alexei Popyrin 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-3 and secure a place in the Cincinnati Open semi-finals. The 28-year-old German reached his 75th career ATP semi-final, joining Novak Djokovic as…
Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey has been granted conditional bail after appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The 32-year-old Ghanaian is accused of raping two women and sexually assaulting…
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, received a hero’s welcome at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after clinching their fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s Afrobasket title in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, lauded the team’s…