American teen sensation Coco Gauff fought “fire with fire” to come through a tension-fuelled second round against Marketa Vondrousova in Dubai on Tuesday, to...

Nigeria have called up Napoli striker Victor Osimhen for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho after a difficult time...

Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand has taken a dig at Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, following the Ghanaian’s injury-laden spell since joining the Gunners...

Israel Adesanya could be out of action for six months after receiving a lengthy medical suspension following his defeat at UFC 259. Adesanya lost his first...

Borussia Dortmund are into the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals after completing a thrilling 5-4 aggregate win over Sevilla with a 2-2 draw at Westfalenstadion...

Juventus’ Champions League dreams have once again gone down in flames. On Tuesday, March 9, Cristiano Ronaldo and company were knocked out in the...

French-American international athlete Joakim Noah announced his retirement from basketball, ending a 13-season NBA career. The 36-year-old confirmed earlier reports he planned to retire...

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, the National Basketball Association (NBA) (NBA.com) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) (TheBAL.com) today announced the launch of several...

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Ms. Amina J. Mohammed had a virtual meeting with FIFA (www.FIFA.com) President Gianni Infantino in which they exchanged views...

Derbies aplenty in LaLiga Santander, presidential elections at Barcelona, a new signing at Elche… It’s been a busy week in Spanish football and here’s...

Neymar will not be available for Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League decider with Barcelona after failing to shake off a thigh injury, the French champions...

Six-time All-Star forward Blake Griffin has agreed to a deal with the Brooklyn Nets for the remainder of this season. The agreement comes two days...

Israel Adesanya’s plans for a return to the UFC could be delayed by a lengthy medical suspension of six months. The Last Stylebender, 31, suffered the first...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the cancellation of the 14th edition of the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, five days before...

Nigerian-born and D’Tigress point-guard, Ezinne Kalu has been named among Leading Ladies Africa’s “100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria” list for 2021. The list...

South African billionaire mining magnate Patrice Motsepe will be crowned the new head of African football later this week in a tame end to...

Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad’s five-year ban from football has been reduced to two years, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said...

Gabon international Mario Lemina outmuscled two-time African Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah to score and give lowly Fulham a shock 1-0 Premier League...

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounkpo was unstoppable in Atlanta, being named NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP, as Team LeBron cruised to a 170-150 win over Team Durant. Antetokounmpo poured...

Even in the strangest NBA All-Star Game of them all, LeBron James was still the perfect captain. Team LeBron showed off its high-flying and...

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, the National Basketball Association (NBA) (NBA.com) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) (TheBAL.com) today announced the launch of several...

Scott Parker said there was “a lot of emotion” after his Fulham side secured a crucial win to give their survival hopes a huge...

Philadelphia 76ers teammates Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have been ruled out of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta, the league has announced. The two had contact with a...

A decision on the appeal against a five-year ban by Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad is expected by Monday, but the path...

Leicester City climbed back into second place in the Premier League as they came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Brighton &...