Diamond League boss Stastny welcomes competition from Grand slam Track
The CEO Petr Stastny of Diamond League says he welcomed the competition from other events such as Michael Johnson’s new Grand Slam Track series. However, has issued a warning over looming 2025 calendar clashes that could hurt both athletes and organisers. “Competition is good in many ways,” Stastny said in a wide-ranging media roundtable on […]
Russian-born Kasatkina says she will now represent Australia
Kasatkina has been playing on the tour as a neutral athlete after Russian and Belarusian players were banned from competing under their own flags following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Kasatkina, who has not returned to Russia in more than two years after coming out as gay and being one of the few Russian […]
‘Otto Addo’s comments on Andre Ayew shocking and disappointing ‘
Spokesperson for the Ayew family, Fiifi Tackie, has launched an attack on Black Stars of Ghana head coach Otto Addo following his recent comments on Andre Ayew. Addo, in an interview on Thursday, March 27, revealed the Le Havre man has fallen down the pecking order as far as national team call-up is concerned, despite […]
Spain, Morocco, Portugal put together joint 2035 women’s World Cup bid
Spain, Morocco, and Portugal are set to submit a joint bid to host the 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup. This piece of information was pushed out on Friday by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Rafael Louzán at Madrid’s Rey Juan Carlos University. “There is no better way to give visibility to women’s sports than […]
Police arrest 14 suspects linked to killing of hunters in Edo
The Edo police command says its operatives have arrested 14 suspects in connection with the killing of 16 travellers and the torching of their truck in Uromi town. On Thursday, a mob allegedly attacked and killed 16 hunters of northern descent who were travelling from Port Harcourt to Kano. The incident happened on the Uromi/Obajana […]
‘Morocco has the best squad I’ve coached so far’- Jorge Vilda
The head coach of the Atlas Lionesses of Morocco, Jorge Vilda says the squad is looking to win the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The tournament will take place in Morocco this summer from July 5-26, and the Moroccan coach says he is working hard to prepare the squad in the best way. […]
Arsenal into women’s Champions League semis as Russo double seals win over Real
Alessia Russo scored twice as Arsenal produced a thrilling comeback to beat Real Madrid 3-0 in the women’s Champions League on Wednesday, overturning a two-goal first-leg deficit to reach the semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory. The Londoners struck three times in the first 15 minutes of the second half to book their place in […]
Ruthless Lyon beat Bayern to reach semis
Eight-times winners Olympique Lyonnais put on a ruthless second-half display to defeat Bayern Munich 4-1 in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday, completing a 6-1 aggregate win. Lyon named an unchanged side from last week’s 2-0 first leg win in Munich, while Bayern manager Alexander Straus decided to shake things […]
African quarter to pocket USD 9.55M participation fee for FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA has announced a staggering USD 9.55 million participation fee for each of the four African teams ahead of the maiden FIFA Club World Cup set for 14 June to 13 July 2025 in the United States of America. The four African teams namely Al Ahly (Egypt), Esperance (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Wydad […]
Real Madrid players face UEFA inquiry after Atletico match
UEFA has opened an investigation into a possible breach of disciplinary regulations by several Real Madrid players at the end of their recent Champions League match at Atletico Madrid, European soccer’s governing body said on Thursday. The inquiry centres on allegations of improper conduct by Antonio Ruediger, Kylian Mbappe, Dani Ceballos and Vinicius Jr, UEFA […]