Serie A side AS Roma have been penalised with a 3-0 defeat for irregularly fielding player Amadou Diawara in the 0-0 draw against Hellas Verona last weekend, the league said

Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren has suggested the trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder could yet take place outside of the UK and USA. The third WBC heavyweight championship fight between

Ansu Fati has signed a new long-term contract at Barcelona which includes a €400 million (£367m/$468m) buy-out clause. Fati, who will now wear the No.22 shirt vacated by Arturo Vidal,

Rennes goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, is undergoing a medical with Chelsea as he prepares to join the club, Blues manager Frank Lampard revealed yesterday. The Senegal keeper, 28, will compete with

By Editor UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has confirmed plans for fans to return to watch live sport events in England from 1 October will not go ahead. The plans

Coach Ladan Bosso is a favourite for the Flying Eagles job, with sources suggesting he’ll be reengaged by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as part of the expected shake up

One of the most experienced coaches in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Ogunbote, yesterday returned to Sunshine Stars FC for a second spell with the Akure Gunners. Ogunbote

Manchester United progressed to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with 3-0 victory at Championship side Luton on Tuesday. Juan Mata opened the scoring from the penalty spot in

Liverpool’s new signing Thiago Alcantara set a Premier League record on his Liverpool debut as he out-passed every single Chelsea player, despite only being on the pitch for 45 minutes.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel has joked that Kylian Mbappe’s best position is “close to Neymar” following the club’s return to winning ways, with the French champions sealing a 3-0

Chelsea’s significant summer spending spree has resulted in some people tipping them to challenge for Liverpool’s crown this season, and today’s match against the champions at Stamford Bridge will be

Wilfried Zaha scored twice against his former club as Crystal Palace condemned Manchester United to a miserable start to their Premier League campaign with victory at Old Trafford. After Andros

Tottenham have re-signed Wales forward Gareth Bale from Spanish champions Real Madrid on a season-long loan. Bale, 31, left Spurs for a then world record £85m in 2013 and went

The world’s biggest footballers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are unsurprisingly, on top of Forbes’ 2020 list of the 10 highest-earning footballers which was released earlier this week. Forbes spoke

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, restated the Federation’s support and endorsement for the Nigeria Pitch Awards, with the seventh edition now scheduled for November in

Lamine Diack, the ex-head of athletics’ governing body, has been jailed after being found guilty of corruption. The Senegalese, 87, faced corruption and money-laundering charges linked to the Russian doping

By Olawale Ajimotokan with agency report After overcoming initial paperworks that kept his on the sideline for almost six months, Nigerian midfielder, Kelechi Nwakali has put that nightmare behind, starting

Aston Villa have signed goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from fellow Premier League side Arsenal for £17m. The 28-year-old Argentine, who made 23 appearances last season and played in the Gunners’ FA

Novak Djokovic returned to action after his US Open disqualification with a convincing second-round win over Salvatore Caruso at the Italian Open yesterday. Djokovic, 33, beat wildcard Caruso 6-3 6-2

Gareth Bale is closer to leaving Real Madrid now than at any time during his seven years at the Spanish club, according to his agent. Jonathan Barnett told BBC Wales