Ivory Coast Cup of Nations winning coach Fae honoured with permanent job as coach
“Emerse Fae was until now interim coach. He is now confirmed as a permanent coach,” said Ivorian Football Federation president Idriss Diallo at a function in Abidjan on Monday, the Ivorian media reported on Tuesday.
Bayern’s ‘horror film’ puts boss Tuchel in precarious position as his job slips out of his hands
Bayern were already poor enough not to win the league last season, but somehow fluked another championship when Borussia Dortmund threw it all away with a draw at home against Mainz on the final day.
A promising future for Mbappé but bad news for Qatari-owned PSG FC that is in tricky transition
Mbappé was 12 years old, playing for his local club AS Bondy in the Paris suburbs, when Qatari owners QSI bought PSG in June 2011. The club was reeling from years of soccer violence, resulting in the death of two PSG fans in the streets around Parc des Princes Stadium, and results on the field were poor with no league title won since 1994.
US gun violence: Police rule out extremism in Kansas City shooting at NFL Super Bowl rally
Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas City, stated that he heard gunfire while inside the Union Station along with other people. He and his family members took off, fleeing. At the news conference on Wednesday, Mr Lucas stated, “We went out today like everyone in Kansas City looking to have a celebration.”
Henry Rono, Kenyan long distance runner who set four world records in 81 days, dies aged 72
Between April and June of 1978, Rono, a student at Washington State University in the United States and relatively unknown on the international stage, set world records in the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 metres and the 3,000 metre steeplechase.
Dirty tricks hurt Kenya as Sarah Chepchirchir is handed 8-year ban for second doping violation
Sarah Chepchirchir, who won the Tokyo Marathon in 2017, had the option to have the ban reduced by one year by formally admitting to the charge, but failed to do so by the deadline of February 11.
Africa Cup of Nations: Ivory Coast overcome DRC to become first host to reach final since 2006
A 4-0 loss to tiny Equatorial Guinea and the subsequent sacking of veteran French coach Jean Louis Gasset is now all forgotten amid the celebrations of a capacity home crowd.
Africa Cup of Nations: Nigeria edge out South Africa on penalties to set up ‘best losers’ final with Ivory Coast
South Africa will rue missed chances in the 90 minutes, not least in the dying seconds when right back Khuliso Mudau fired over the bar with the goal gaping, but must now settle for a place in the bronze-medal match on Saturday.
Africa Cup of Nations: Sports and music rivalry hits fever pitch as Nigeria warns citizens in South Africa to be wary of xenophobia
The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa said in a statement that some South Africans were making “inflammatory online comments” that mostly “consist of veiled threats” against Nigerians.
Argentina captain and Inter Miami talisman Messi ‘recovers’, ready to play in Tokyo after
Messi trained later on Tuesday in suburban Tokyo and looked fit, running drills and moving with ease at a practice facility run by the Japan Football Association. He did not speak afterward with reporters.
