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Ahmed Musa has announced the birth of his fifth child — a bouncing baby boy. The Super Eagles star, announced the birth of the newborn via his instagram page. Sharing a photo of the baby’s hand, Musa revealed his name ...

  Barcelona Femení captain Alexia Putellas has been named the 2022 UEFA Women’s Player of the Year and received the award at the Champions League group stage draw ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday. Alexia is the first women’s player to win the ...

  Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was named UEFA Player of the Year and Carlo Ancelotti took the coaching honours after they led the club to a record-extending 14th Champions League title last season. Benzema was in red-hot form, scoring ...

  Nigeria legend Sunday Oliseh has resigned as the head coach of German side SV Straelen after losing five straight matches in the Regionalliga. The 47-year-old Oliseh, who took up the role in June 2022, tendered his resignation after his ...

Ukraine on Tuesday launched its new football season despite Russia’s ongoing invasion, in an apparent attempt to give a morale boost to the war-ravaged nation. In the first match of the Ukrainian Premier League, Shakhtar Donetsk drew 0-0 with Metalist ...

A mum says she wept after allegedly clashing with “arrogant” Cristiano Ronaldo in a phone call when the ace smashed her teen son’s phone on the ground. Sarah Kelly, 37, spoke out after the Manchester United striker accepted a caution ...

Athletics icon Usain Bolt has moved to trademark a logo showing his signature victory celebration pose. The retired Jamaican sprinter submitted an application in the US last week. He is known globally for the move – in which he leans ...

  Poor finishing and hard luck did Nigeria in on Sunday to bow out of the ongoing FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after a 2-0 loss to The Netherlands. The Falconets could not reenact earlier round performances, which saw them ...

  Edouard Mendy’s shocking error helped a relentless Leeds side beat Chelsea 3-0 at Elland Road in one of their most impressive displays since returning to the Premier League. Goals from Brenden Aaronson, Rodrigo Moreno and Jack Harrison made sure ...

  Oleksandr Usyk kissed the blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine and looked to the Saudi Arabian sky as he waited to discover if he had honored his war-torn country by retaining his world heavyweight titles. When he heard the winning words ...

  Thomas Tuchel has received a temporarily suspended one-game touchline ban and fined £35,000 while Antonio Conte has just been hit with a £15,000 penalty after their touchline bust-up. Chelsea manager Tuchel has been deemed the guiltier party by an ...

Manchester United have completed the signing of Casemiro from Real Madrid as the Red Devils look to change their fortunes round following a rocky start to the season. Casemiro won five Champions Leagues in a nine-year spell with Los Blancos ...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has donated three million Egyptian dollars ($156,965) to help rebuild a church destroyed by fire in Egypt. At least 41 people died in Giza, which is across the Nile from Cairo, following an inferno that struck ...

After his failed Twitter bid that has left the Tesla chief executive officer (CEO) in an arduous legal battle, Elon Musk today said he’s buying the English football club Manchester United. “To be clear, I support the left half of the ...

Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte have been charged by the FA after coming to blows following Tottenham’s last-gasp draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Both coaches received a red card for their heated confrontation while performing the traditional post-match handshake. Earlier in the ...

Nigeria beat South Korea 1-0 on Sunday in the Group C football match at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, Complete Sports reports. Esther Onyenezide’s late strike gave the Falconets victory in their second match of ...

  Super Falcons forward player, Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or player of the year award on Friday.Her exploits with FC Barcelona femeni earned her a place on the 20-woman shortlist. In July, Oshoala was ...

Lionel Messi has been left off the Ballon d’Or shortlist as the Paris Saint-Germain star was not named among France Football’s 30-man shortlist on Friday. Messi has not been left off of a Ballon d’Or shortlist since 2005, having won ...

Goals from David Alaba and Karim Benzema gave Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt and a fifth UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. While Frankfurt were dangerous, particularly in the first half, Madrid’s experience and individual quality saw them ...

Pep Guardiola has hit out at his critics over his lack of European success at Manchester City as he suggested that his stint as the club’s manager will not be deemed as a failure if he is not able to ...

Nigerian defender, Oludare Olufunwa has joined Liverpool on a free transfer. Liverpool signed centre-back Olufunwa on a free to bolster their U21s squad following a successful trial. The 21-year-old signed for the Merseyside club after being released by Southampton at ...

American professional tennis player Serena Williams has announced her retirement from tennis. Although she has not given a precise date for her exit, Williams said “It’s the hardest thing I could ever imagine.” The world-famous tennis champion said she is ...

Timo Werner has said goodbye to Chelsea fans as he rejoins his former club RB Leipzig. Werner struggled to reach the heights at Stamford Bridge that he did reach in Germany, although he did claim a Champions League winners medal ...

  Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has won the gold medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The world champion successfully defended her title at the Alexander Stadium on Sunday in the women’s 100m ...

  Erik ten Hag has slammed Cristiano Ronaldo for his “unacceptable” behaviour after seeing the striker leave Manchester United’s final pre-season outing against Rayo Vallecano before the final whistle. Ronaldo returned to the Red Devils’ starting XI for the clash at ...