President of the Nigeria Football Federation, has poured encomiums on the Super Eagles for their fighting spirit in coming back from a goal down on a difficult pitch in Mindelo

Teenager Leylah Fernandez produced another fearless performance to beat Elina Svitolina and set up a US Open semi-final with Aryna Sabalenka. Canada’s Fernandez, who turned 19 on Monday, showed all

Memphis Depay scored a hat trick as the Netherlands thrashed 10-man Turkey 6-1 to claim top spot of World Cup qualifying Group G on goal difference. Depay’s display at the

France sprung back into life to end a five-game winless streak by beating visitors Finland 2-0 in a World Cup Group D qualifier with Antoine Griezmann playing chief tormentor. Griezmann

The Super Eagles’ contingent for Tuesday’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying tango with the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde landed on the island of Mindelo on Monday morning, after

Tunisia defeated Ivory Coast 78-75 at Kigali Arena in the Rwandan capital on Sunday to retain the AfroBasket continental title they won on home soil four years ago. Dirk Bauermann’s

Belgium cruised to an impressive 3-0 win over the Czech Republic with Romelu Lukaku marking his 100th cap with an early goal in their World Cup qualifier in Brussels on

England cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win over Andorra at Wembley on Sunday to extend their lead at the top of World Cup qualifying Group I. Jesse Lingard scored twice

Nigeria kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over Liberia on Friday.A double from Kelechi Iheanacho gave the Super Eagles the perfect winning start. The

Naomi Osaka looked over at her agent and said she wanted to tell the world what the two of them had discussed privately in an Arthur Ashe Stadium hallway after

World champions France were held to a disappointing 1-1 home draw by Bosnia and Herzegovina after playing almost half the game with 10 men in a World Cup Group D

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 110th international goal for Portugal to overtake Iran’s Ali Daei as the men’s all-time international goal scorer. The newly minted Manchester United man’s record mark

Cristiano Ronaldo completed his shock move back to Manchester United on transfer deadline day to help push Premier League clubs’ outlay past £1bn – but overall spending has dropped for

Antoine Griezmann has yet to win a league title in his career, joining Atletico Madrid just after their 2013-14 La Liga triumph La Liga champions Atletico Madrid have re-signed forward

Cristiano Ronaldo has signed for Manchester United for a second time, it was confirmed on Tuesday, after joining from Juventus. The deal is a two-year contract with the option to

Defending champion Naomi Osaka claimed a straight-set victory at the US Open on her first Grand Slam appearance since withdrawing from the French Open. The Japanese third seed, 23, ground

Mason Greenwood drove home with just 10 minutes left to deny a dominant Wolves side as Manchester United set a new unbeaten record. United have now not tasted defeat away

Tottenham moved to the top of the table with a 1-0 win over Watford as Harry Kane made his first league start of the season. Son Heung-Min opened the scoring

Ten-man Chelsea survived a strong second half from Liverpool to leave Anfield with a point on Saturday, securing a 1-1 draw despite Reece James being sent off. Kai Havertz had

Manchester City put a difficult week behind them by cruising to a 5-0 victory over 10-man Arsenal on Saturday. The result comes amid a tumultuous few days for the champions.