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Swede star happy to make Toronto his 500th goal victim
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic made history on Saturday, scoring his 500th career goal in stunning fashion, but it wasn't enough to lift the Los Angeles Galaxy to a win over Toronto FC. The 36-year-old Ibrahimovic has…
Norbert Owona: How Samuel Eto’o helped Cameroon’s ex-captain
Cameroon's ex-football captain Norbert Owona, who has been homeless for two years, has thanked Samuel Eto'o Fils for promising him a new house.He told the BBC the ex-Barcelona and Chelsea striker had recently visited him on…
Kenya welcomes opening of drug-testing lab
Athletics Kenya on Monday welcomed the establishment in Nairobi of a World Anti-Doping Agency-approved blood testing laboratory for East Africa declaring it a big step in their anti-doping fight. The laboratory, due to open…
Three things that have gone wrong for Manchester United
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho suffered the heaviest home defeat of his coaching career as Tottenham Hotspur won 3-0 at Old Trafford on Monday to spiral an early-season crisis for the Red Devils. Mourinho is at the…
Man Utd: Jose Mourinho gets board’s backing, club not considering Zinedine Zidane
Manager Jose Mourinho retains the full backing of Manchester United's board despite Sunday's 3-2 Premier League defeat at Brighton.The result and performance has attracted widespread criticism. Mourinho is the favourite to…
Bobi Wine protests: Uganda army sorry over beating journalists
Uganda's army has made a rare apology after soldiers were caught on film beating up a journalist who was covering a demonstration supporting detained MP Bobi Wine on Monday.Other journalists were also beaten as they were…
Track legend Bolt arrives in Australia on football quest
Usain Bolt says he's deadly serious about becoming a professional footballer and plans to show the world what he's capable of after arriving in Australia Saturday for a trial stint with an A-League club. The superstar…
José Mourinho: I’ve never been so happy with Pogba as I am now
José Mourinho has claimed to be enjoying his strongest ever working relationship with Paul Pogba, with the Manchester United manager praising the France midfielder for his application since returning from the World…
Ronaldo takes just 8 minutes to score for Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of football, has found the back of the net for the first time since his monumental move from Real Madrid to Juventus, and it took him just eight minutes.As…
Kepa Arrizabalaga: Chelsea sign Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper in world record deal
Chelsea have signed Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao for £71m - the highest fee ever paid for a goalkeeper, and a club record transfer.Kepa, 23, arrives at Stamford Bridge after a release clause in his contract was…
‘Africa real’ World Cup winners, says Venezuela’s Maduro
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro believes Africa and not France are the true winners of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. France beat Croatia 4-2 in Sunday's final in Moscow, but with a team featuring number players of…
World Cup 2018: Divisive Neymar ‘charms Brazil, but annoys whole world’
The headline read: 'Neymar has charmed Brazil, but annoyed the whole world'. That was how Brazilian newspaper Globo put it, capturing some of the mood around a man who once again combined the sublime and ridiculous…
Rwandan films selected for Durban International Film Festival
Two Rwandan films have been shortlisted to compete at this year’s edition of the Durban International Film Festival that opens in South Africa next month. In its 39th edition, this year’s festival opens on July 19, and runs…
Feed the GOAT and he will score! Ronaldo leaving all the greats in his wake
Cristiano Ronaldo's goalscoring is without modern or historical precedent; against Morocco he broke another record. It's futile to deny his brilliance Lionel Messi took part in a memorable pre-World Cup photoshoot which…
Brazil 2-0 Croatia
Neymar scored a brilliant goal on his return from injury as Brazil began their World Cup preparations with a win over Croatia at Anfield.The Paris St-Germain star, 26, smashed a shot in off the bar after a…
Nemanja Matic: Man Utd ‘can fight for Premier League & Champions League with right signings’
Manchester United can "fight for the title and the Champions League" with the right signings this summer, says midfielder Nemanja Matic.United lost the FA Cup final 1-0 to Chelsea on Saturday and finished second in the…
Manchester City’s record breaking season by the numbers
Premier League champions Manchester City set another record landmark by becoming the first side in top flight English football to reach 100 points with victory at Southampton on Sunday. Here, AFP Sports looks at a series of…
Madrid keen to sign Neymar to replace aging Cristiano
Former Barcelona star Neymar is desperate to seal a return to LaLiga after failing to settle into life in France and Real Madrid could offer him a sensational route back.Madrid-based publication AS claim Real Madrid…
Chelsea heading for Europa League after another finishing disasterclass
The Blues need a miracle to qualify for Europe's top competition after falling short against David Wagner's plucky Terriers at Stamford Bridge Five minutes into the second half of Wednesday's game at Stamford Bridge,…
Curry returns to score 28 as Warriors down Pelicans
Stephen Curry scored 28 points in his return from injury on Tuesday as the Golden State Warriors held off the New Orleans Pelicans 121-116 to stretch their lead in their NBA second-round playoff series. The reigning…
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