Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has called the Premier League schedule “not fair” and said his side “are struggling” after sustaining more injuries. The Blues won 3-1 at Aston Villa on

French striker Anthony Martial has told Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick he wants to leave. Rangnick said he “spoke at length” on Wednesday with the 26-year-old, who told him

Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has named his 28-man final list of the Super Eagles of Nigeria for the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Cameroon fron January 9 to February

The World Leagues Forum (WLF) has written to global soccer governing body FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to say they will not release players for the Africa

Brazilian soccer great Pele has been discharged, Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital said on Thursday, and will spend Christmas at home after months of medical issues following an operation to

Arsenal will face Liverpool in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, while Chelsea will meet Tottenham.   Chelsea’s meeting with Spurs is a repeat of the 2015 final, when the

Australian Open chief Craig Tiley is confident Rafa Nadal will be at Melbourne Park for next month’s Grand Slam despite testing positive for COVID-19, but he is still uncertain whether

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said on Sunday that she had never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her, and that a social media post she had made early last month

Barcelona and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero broke down in tears as he announced his retirement from football on Wednesday due to a heart condition, bringing the curtain down on an

Britain’s seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton received a knighthood for services to motorsport on Wednesday, days after losing out on what would have been a record eighth title in

Pep Guardiola became the quickest manager to reach 500 goals in Premier League in Manchester City’s 7-0 victory over Leeds United on Tuesday night. City opened the scoring through Phil

OJ Simpson is a free man. The 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy and will not be selected for Wednesday’s match against West Ham, throwing the striker’s future at the club into doubt. Mikel

Lewis Hamilton was gracious in defeat after Red Bull rival Max Verstappen ended the Briton’s quest for an unprecedented eighth Formula One title with a safety-car aided, last-lap pass for

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Formula One championship, denying Lewis Hamilton a record eighth, with a last-lap overtake to win a season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday amid

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has sacked Gernot Rohr as technical adviser of the Super Eagles. The NFF confirmed the development in a statement posted on its website on Sunday.

Four-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto’o was elected president of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) on Saturday, deposing the incumbent after a disputed campaign a month before the

One Spanish newspaper called it Barcelona’s “resignation from the football elite” as their dramatic decline culminated in a generational event – being knocked out of the Champions League before Christmas.

World number one Novak Djokovic has been entered into the Australian Open despite uncertainty over his Covid vaccination status, while seven-time winner Serena Williams is absent. Defending champion Djokovic has

President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Pinnick will stand in for world football supremo, Mr Gianni Infantino at the 30th year anniversary of Ukrainian