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Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha became the first Premier League player not to take a knee in solidarity with the anti-racism movement before Saturday’s...

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed the club has opened discussions with injury-plagued Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly over an extension to his...

After missing a required COVID-19 test over the All-Star break, Golden State Warriors rookie James Wiseman was benched by head coach Steve Kerr during...

Fans of Barnsley FC can be grateful for Daryl Dike’s African heritage. His parents’ love for football is one of the main reasons he...

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored his fifth triple-double of the season as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 134-101. The NBA All-Star Game’s most valuable...

The retired Egyptian footballer Mohamed Aboutrika – regarded as one of the best in the nation’s history – has lost a final appeal to...

Roger Federer has pulled out of the upcoming ATP 500 event in Dubai after the former world number one lost in the Qatar Open...

Not only is Matchday 27 important because the business end of the season has arrived, but this round is also huge because there are...

FIFA (www.FIFA.com) President Gianni Infantino has stressed the importance of “team spirit” to project African football to the top of the world in his...

South African billionaire and Africa’s ninth richest person Patrice Motsepe has been confirmed as the new Confederation of African Football president during the organisation’s...

Championship clubs Middlesbrough and AFC Bournemouth have condemned “vile” racist social media abuse sent to Yannick Bolasie and Arnaut Danjuma. Both players posted details...

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, sidelined for a month by a hamstring strain, will be reevaluated by the NBA club next week but will...

Simon Kjaer’s last-gasp header grabbed a draw for AC Milan and a vital away goal in their 1-1 draw with Manchester United in the...

Thomas Bach has been re-elected unopposed as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president on the first day of the organisation’s 137th Session taking place virtually...

There’s a new MVP favorite as the NBA regular season prepares to resume. Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid overtook Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James last week and is now the...

Miami Heat forward Meyers Leonard has been fined $50,000 (£36,000) after using an anti-Semitic slur during an online game stream. Leonard, 29, has also...

On Tuesday, Judges of Milan’s Court of Appeal sentenced former Brazil star Robinho to nine years in prison for his involvement in the gang rape...

Brazil’s iconic Maracana stadium is to be named in honour of the country’s legendary footballer Pele. The move follows a vote by the Rio...

An NBA player has come under fire after a video surfaced of him using an anti-Semitic slur during a livestreamed video game, CNN reports. Meyers...

Chelsea’s Reece James has deleted his Instagram account, reportedly a reaction to the stream of abuse he was receiving online. The 21-year-old right-back had...

On Wednesday, the NBA unveiled the 2020-21 Nike Earned Edition uniform collection, available exclusively to the 16 teams who earned a spot in the...

Mbappe, who scored a hat-trick against Barcelona last month as they ran riot in a 4-1 victory at Camp Nou, slotted home the opening goal from...

The family of Emiliano Sala has launched legal proceedings against the Argentine striker’s former club Cardiff City more than two years on from his death in a plane crash....

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...