Xabi Alonso begins his Real Madrid tenure with the Club World Cup now central to the club’s hopes of salvaging pride from a season overshadowed by rivals Barcelona. The 43-year-old takes charge following the exit of Carlo Ancelotti and brings…
The Indiana Pacers bounced back from their game-two defeat with a 116-107 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, seizing a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Bennedict Mathurin came off the bench to score 27 points, while…
Liverpool are in advanced negotiations to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz in a deal that could rise to £114 million. The Reds submitted a third formal offer last week, including £100 million guaranteed and a further £14 million in…
Senegal dealt Thomas Tuchel his first major setback as England boss with a commanding 3-1 win in Nottingham on Tuesday night, marking the Three Lions’ first ever defeat to African opposition. England were second-best throughout, despite an early lead from…
Luciano Spalletti’s time as Italy boss ended with a 2–0 win over Moldova, but the outgoing coach made no attempt to sugarcoat his tenure. Sacked in the aftermath of a damaging 3–0 loss to Norway just days earlier, Spalletti admitted…
Belgium made it two wins from two in their World Cup qualifying campaign, edging a chaotic 4–3 win over Wales in Brussels. The Red Devils raced into a 3–0 lead inside 35 minutes but were forced to dig deep after…
Rivers Hoopers’ underwhelming 2025 Basketball Africa League campaign came to a predictable end on Monday, as the Nigerian champions were dismantled 104–73 by Rwanda’s APR in their quarter-final clash at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria. The KingsMen had already shown…
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan continued her steady sprinting evolution with a season-best 11.18s run in the women’s 100m at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston, Jamaica, early Sunday morning. Competing in just her second flat 100m of the year and only…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 34 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a convincing 123-107 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, drawing the series level at 1-1. After suffering a heartbreaking last-second loss…
Portugal claimed their second UEFA Nations League crown on Sunday night after defeating Spain 5-3 on penalties in a dramatic final that ended 2-2 after extra time. The Iberian showdown, featuring two former champions of the competition, lived up to…
Carlos Alcaraz completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in Grand Slam history on Sunday as he fought back from two sets down and saved three championship points to defeat Jannik Sinner in an unforgettable French Open final. The Spaniard…
Nigerian Champions Rivers Hoopers began their Basketball Africa League Finals campaign with a narrow 89-81 loss to Tunisia’s US Monastir in a seeding clash at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria on Saturday. In what was the fifth meeting between both…
Mauricio Pochettino has dismissed talk of a return to Tottenham Hotspur, calling the idea “not realistic” as he continues his early tenure as head coach of the United States national team. The Argentine has been linked with the vacant Spurs…
Coco Gauff claimed her second Grand Slam title with a gutsy 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 victory over world number one Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s French Open final, avenging her 2022 Roland Garros heartbreak in a match defined by resilience and grit.…
Norway surged to the top of their World Cup qualifying group with a stunning 3-0 victory over Italy in Oslo on Friday, with Erling Haaland declaring the team “too good” to miss another major tournament. The result marks a seismic…