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Nigeria's Falconets knocked out one of the tournament favourites with a commanding 3-0 win over England, booking a quarter-final place at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland.
Tobi Amusan claimed silver and a $75,000 prize in the women's 100m hurdles in Budapest, finishing behind American Olympic champion Masai Russell at the first World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
Rivers United begin their 2026/27 CAF Champions League campaign away to FC San Pedro of Côte d'Ivoire today, in the first leg of a preliminary-round tie.
Nigeria's Golden Eaglets will face Côte d'Ivoire and Niger Republic in Group B of the 2026 WAFU B U-17 Championship, a qualifier for the continental U-17 finals.
Nigeria's D'Tigress opened their FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup campaign with a heavy defeat to South Korea, undone by 23 turnovers and a poor shooting night.
The Bundesliga season begins on August 28. Bayern Munich are favourites as Harry Kane targets a fourth straight scoring crown.
Marseille opened with a 4-0 rout of Strasbourg. Ferran Torres scored twice on his PSG debut to salvage a 2-2 draw against Rennes.
Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has been suspended after testing positive for cocaine. The ban adds another chapter to his turbulent career.
Norway's football federation has joined calls for Gianni Infantino to step down. The FIFA president scrapped a $2 billion World Cup investment plan.
Nigeria's Super Falcons demolished Egypt 6-2 to book a WAFCON quarter-final spot. They will face Cameroon next.
Gianni Infantino is under pressure to resign after scrapping a controversial World Cup investment plan. Critics say the reversal came too late.
Team Nigeria returns with 24 medals and Africa's best finish. The squad now shifts focus to the World U-20 Championships in Oregon
Jurgen Klopp is set to take charge of Germany's national team after Julian Nagelsmann's exit, with the deal nearing finalisation.
The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations has begun in Morocco with defending champions Nigeria among the favourites in the expanded tournament.
Fabrizio Romano called it done. Florian Plettenberg says the clubs haven't agreed a fee. The Diomande transfer saga has turned into a fight between football's two biggest transfer reporters
Spain beat Argentina in a tough World Cup final. Pundit Troy Deeney praised Spain for matching their opponent's heavy physical style to win the trophy.
Spain have won the 2026 world cup with 8 Barcelona Players for the second time in a row
France and England face off tonight in the FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place play-off, with both teams looking to salvage pride after falling short of the final.
Real Madrid have signed Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries from Inter Milan for €20 million on a four-year contract.