Odds favour Sadio Mane to win Africa Footballer of the Year award
Liverpool sharpshooter Sadio Mane is expected to become the first African football headline-maker of 2020 by winning the Player of the Year award in Egypt next week. The January 7…
West Ham sack Manuel Pellegrini; David Moyes in
West Ham United have sacked manager Mauel Pellegrini after the club fell to a 2-1 Premier League defeat at home to Leicester City. Chairman David Sullivan told the club website:…
Clinical Liverpool overrun Leicester 4-0 to go 13 points clear at the top
Rampant Liverpool moved 13 points clear at the top of the English Premier League (EPL) after Roberto Firmino struck twice in an emphatic 4-0 win at second-placed Leicester City. The…
Sane, Salah, Mahrez nominated for African Footballer of the Year
Liverpool pair Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, plus Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City, were named as the three candidates for this year’s African Footballer of the Year award, to be…
Anthony Joshua earns $85m, routs Ruiz in Saudi rain-soaked 15,000-seater arena
Anthony Joshua has regained his world heavyweight titles after unanimously thrashing Andy Ruiz Jr in a no-holds-barred revenge of last summer’s humiliating knockout to the Mexican ’20-stone no-hoper’. Both Joshua…
Sacked Pochettino to pocket £12.5million; Jose Mourinho in full view
Mauricio Pochettino was sensationally sacked on Tuesday night after the Argentine lost the Tottenham dressing room. Sportsmail revealed on Tuesday how the Argentine was on the brink of leaving Spurs…
After 50 years Pele’s 1,000th goal remembered
Abedi Pele The revered Brazil striker Pele scored his 1,000th goal on November 19, 1969, at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium in a match between his beloved Santos and local…
Brazil beat Mexico to win FIFA U-17 World Cup; France pick third place
The final day at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019™ came to a close with an increasingly familiar scene: Brazil raising the trophy aloft as world champions. A Seleção…
How Super Eagles tamed Lesotho in six-goal thriller
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Sunday stayed solid at the top of their qualifying group for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with a convincing win against Lesotho in Maseru. This…
Buhari congratulates Golden Eaglets, says ‘I am very proud of you’
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria for a fantastic beginning in the group opening match of FIFA World Cup Brazil 2019. Nigeria Under-17 football team opened…