A knee injury has forced Sierra Leone international Alhassan Kamara into retirement aged just 28, ending his hopes of playing at January’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The striker

Oleksandr Usyk is the new unified heavyweight world champion after dethroning Anthony Joshua with an incredible performance in London. The Ukrainian put on a masterclass in front of 65,000 fans

Two-time runners-up of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, Nigeria’s Falconets fired from all cylinders as they hit the U20 girls of Central African Republic 7-0 in their FIFA U20

There was a mischievous moment this week when Oleksandr Usyk’s entourage found Anthony Joshua’s car and, while laughing, they inscribed in dust the challenger’s name onto the door. An unpleasant

Fifa’s calendar revamp would “lead to a direct and destructive impact on the club game”, says the European Club Association. World football’s governing body has proposed a men’s World Cup

Brazil have selected eight Premier League players for October’s World Cup qualifiers despite the country remaining on the UK’s travel red list. Last month most English clubs refused to release

West Ham gained revenge for Sunday’s Premier League defeat against Manchester United by knocking their hosts out of the Carabao Cup at Old Trafford. Manuel Lanzini’s ninth-minute effort, his first

European football’s governing body UEFA has urged FIFA to stop pushing its plan for a two-year World Cup and instead to engage in “genuine consultation” about reform of the international

Britain’s Anthony Joshua could face his toughest test yet when he fights Oleksandr Usyk in London on Saturday, says ex-world champion George Groves. Joshua, 31, puts his WBA, WBO, IBF

Former Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o is to stand as a candidate in the race for the presidency of his country’s football federation (Fecafoot). The former Barcelona and Inter Milan star

Two penalties and an own goal by defender Michelle Alozie conspired to hand South Africa’s Banyana Banyana victory over the Super Falcons in the final match of the maiden edition

Anthony Joshua has commended Oleksandr Usyk for “jumping in at the deep end” with his world heavyweight title tilt after just two fights in the class. Britain’s Joshua will defend

The buzz of the maiden edition of Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament got louder on Monday as the Secretary General of world football –governing body, FIFA, Mrs Fatma Samoura led

Lionel Messi made his home debut for Paris St-Germain but was replaced in the second half as they went on to beat Lyon to make it six wins from six.

Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses and the Female Eagles of Mali fought out the first stalemate of the maiden edition of Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on

An impressive Chelsea earned a deserved 3-0 win at Tottenham on Sunday thanks to second-half goals from Thiago Silva, N’Golo Kante and Antonio Rudiger. Following a tight affair in the

Super-sub Jesse Lingard scored a stunning last-minute winner as Manchester United secured a comeback 2-1 win at West Ham. Lingard, who enjoyed a loan spell at West Ham last season,

Liverpool remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season after Sadio Mane scored his 100th goal for the club in a victory against Crystal Palace. Jurgen Klopp’s side created numerous