Welsh sprinter Azu breaks 10-second barrier
Jeremiah Azu has become the first Welsh 100m runner to break the 10-second barrier in wind-legal conditions. Azu ran 9.97 to win by a clear margin at the True Athletes Classics in Leverkusen on Saturday. The 23-year-old is the first…
Giroud announces France retirement
Departing AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud says he’ll retire internationally after France’s Euros campaign. Giroud will join LAFC this summer. He told L’Equipe: “To tell the truth, I have to say that this will be my last competition with Les…
Man Utd stun Man City to win FA Cup
Teenagers Garnacho and Mainoo make history in 2-1 win as Red Devils book a spot in Europa League First-half goals from Manchester United teenagers Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo secured a momentous 2-1 FA Cup final win over Manchester City,…
FIFA bans Nsue after ruling on World Cup eligibility
World governing body Fifa has banned Emilio Nsue for six months after ruling that the Equatorial Guinea striker was ineligible to play in his country’s first two qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The 34-year-old scored the winning goal in…
Djokovic wins on birthday to advance at Geneva Open
Novak Djokovic secured a win on his 37th birthday as he beat Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann in a rain-interrupted match to move into the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open. Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam winner, is playing in the ATP 250…
Lookman nets hat-trick as Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen in Europa League final
Ademola Lookman is thrown in the air in celebration by his Atalanta team-mates after his hat-trick won the Europa League final Credit: Getty Images/Richard Heathcote Ally McCoist on Atalanta’s team performance What a performance! And what a level of performance…
Nigerian POS operator Ezeji wins Amputee AFCON award
Special Eagles’ sensation, Kennedy Ezeji has declared that the iconic Nigerian die-hard spirit helped the squad eke out a goalless draw with hosts, Egypt in their opening match of the African Amputee Football Cup of Nation (AAFCON). Kennedy Ezeji went…
Ofili breaks Africa’s 150m record as Brume picks Olympics ticket
United States-based Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili, is now Africa’s fastest woman in 150 metres following a blistering 16.30 seconds return at the Adidas Atlanta City Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The 21-year-old has thus supplanted Cote d’Ivoire’s Marie-Josee ta…
Basketball player dies after mid-game collapse
A basketball player has died after he collapsed mid-game during a match between Jersey and Guernsey. Jersey’s Guillaume Hoareau, 40, had a cardiac arrest in the third quarter of the game at Fort Regent in St Helier on Saturday, Jersey…
Anthony Joshua sat next to Cristiano Ronaldo and didn’t even flinch
In a rare display of camaraderie between sports giants, British boxer Anthony Joshua and Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo shared a moment of mutual respect at the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk fight in Riyadh. Sitting next to each other,…