USA’s Venus Williams waves to the crowd as she leaves the court after her defeat against Belgium’s Greet Minnen during the US Open tennis tournament women’s singles first round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City,…

Erling Haaland named as Professional Footballers’ Association, August, 29, 2023. Photo: Haaland, Twitter/PFA Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scooped the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award on Tuesday after his stellar first season with the treble winners. England and Aston Villa star…

Al-Ittihad are refusing to give up on their pursuit of Mohamed Salah this summer despite Liverpool insisting that he is not for sale. The Egyptian has been heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, with Al-Ittihad prepared to break the bank to…

Suspended Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales could face further domestic sanctions as the country’s top sports court meets Monday to examine complaints against him for forcibly kissing Women’s World Cup star Jenni Hermoso. World football governing body FIFA provisionally suspended Rubiales for 90…

The 2023-24 season of The Saudi Pro League (SPL) has witnessed some surprising and thrilling performances from both local and international players. One of the most remarkable stories of the season, so far, is the rise of Abderrazak Hamdallah, the Moroccan striker, who…

Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales will quit his post after being roundly condemned by the football world and beyond for forcibly kissing a Spain player on the mouth following the Women’s World Cup final, several media outlets reported Thursday. Rubiales, 46, will submit…

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan says she will be back “stronger” next year after she lost her world women’s 100m hurdles crown to Jamaica’s Danielle Williams on Thursday in Budapest. In an interview with journalists after the game, Amusan said it was quite “a journey…

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), yesterday, announced expansion of the emerging countries’ bloc, with the integration of six new members, from January. Conspicuously missing, however, is Nigeria, the supposed giant of Africa. South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced that Argentina,…