Brilliant Paolini leads Italy to fifth Billie Jean King Cup title
MALAGA, Spain, – Jasmine Paolini put on a tennis masterclass to steer Italy to a fifth Billie Jean King Cup title as she beat Rebecca Sramkova 6-2 6-1 in the second singles rubber to wrap up a 2-0 win over Slovakia in the final on Wednesday. A year after Italy suffered a heartbreaking defeat […]
Romania awarded win over kosovo after walk-off
Romania have been awarded a 3-0 victory over Kosovo after their Nations League match in Bucharest was abandoned when the visiting team walked off, UEFA said on Wednesday. The Group C2 game was abandoned in stoppage time on Friday after the Kosovo players left the field with the score at 0-0 when they heard pro-Serbia […]
Vieira appointed new coach of Genoa
Genoa have appointed former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira as their new coach, the Serie A club said on Wednesday. The Frenchman has been out of work since parting ways with French Ligue 1 side Strasbourg in July, having previously managed Premier League club Crystal Palace. Genoa, hovering above the relegation zone after a lacklustre start […]
Brahim Diaz,”natural leader “- Walid Regragui
Head coach Walid Regragui is proud of all his Atlas Lions as he especially hailed Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz, who scored a hatrick in yesterday’s match against Lesotho. “Give us a natural leader,” Regragui said during a post-match conference on Monday night following Morocco’s thrilling 7-0 victory against Lesotho in the AFCON qualifiers. “Brahim […]
Moroccan coach Lamia Boumehdi leads TP Mazembe to women’s Champions league final
Moroccan coach Lamia Boumehdi has guided TP Mazembe to their first-ever final in the CAF Women’s Champions League. The Congolese team secured their spot with a thrilling 3-1 victory over Nigeria’s Edo Queens on Tuesday, during the semi-final clash held in Morocco. The team has shown great resilience and determination under Boumehdi’s leadership throughout the […]
France’s Arnault family says buying Paris FC soccer club is long-term investment
Billionaire Bernard Arnault’s family aims to gradually lift second-tier Paris FC to be among the elite of French and European soccer by focusing on training young players rather than poaching other clubs’ stars, it said on Wednesday. The family is preparing to complete a deal to take over Paris FC later this month, continuing a […]
Our target was to finish top of the group- Grant
The Zambia Men’s National Team have concluded their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers with a very good record of four wins, one draw and one loss. The Avram Grant tutored side started the campaign on a poor note after going down to the defending champions Cote D’Ivoire and have since not lost any game […]
German soccer club Werder Bremen stops posting on X citing rise of hate speech
BREMEN, Germany — German soccer club Werder Bremen is the second Bundesliga team to stop posting on X, citing a rise in hate speech since Elon Musk bought the social media platform. Werder announced the decision after a club meeting late Monday, following St. Pauli’s decision last week also to post instead on the […]
Brilliant Bafana Bafana thump South Sudan to give Cape Town a show they deserve
There was a festival-like feel at Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday as Bafana Bafana pulled off an emphatic 3-0 victory over South Sudan in their final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The South African men’s senior national team’s return to the Mother City after nine years is a continuation of the South African Football […]
Old magic missing as Nadal’s farewell starts with defeat
MALAGA, Spain, – Rafael Nadal could not conjure the old magic as the 22-times Grand Slam champion lost a Davis Cup singles for the first time in 20 years as he went down to Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp in what could have been the last match of his career on Tuesday. On an […]