CAF voids Senegal’s triumph, declares Morocco 2025 AFCON champions, 57 days after chaos in Rabat final

CAF voids Senegal’s triumph, declares Morocco 2025 AFCON champions, 57 days after chaos in Rabat final

The final was delayed for 15 minutes as trouble broke out in the stands. Order was restored, but not without reputational damage to individuals and the tournament itself.

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Boy against men: How Arsenal’s 16-year old Dowman etched name in English Premier League history with wonder goal

Boy against men: How Arsenal’s 16-year old Dowman etched name in English Premier League history with wonder goal

It was one of those rare moments in a football stadium when you know a goal is going to be scored long before it happens. The fact that it was a Year 11 schoolkid, aged 16, striding through the centre of the pitch on a Saturday night in north London,...

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Mexico sets Guinness record after 9,500 people participated in 35-minute football lesson ahead of 2026 World Cup

Mexico sets Guinness record after 9,500 people participated in 35-minute football lesson ahead of 2026 World Cup

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada and Mexico’s Secretary of Tourism Josefina Rodriguez led the class, accompanied by former football players Oscar “Conejo” Perez, Miguel Espana and Francisco “Kikin” Fonseca, among others.

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Former Kenyan captain Steve Tikolo named as Uganda National Cricket head coach

Former Kenyan captain Steve Tikolo named as Uganda National Cricket head coach

The cricket body said the recruitment process, which started in January this year, attracted 75 applicants from across the cricket world, including coaches from New Zealand, England, South Africa and India.

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Second religion: Why emergence of Gabriel Bortoleto is symbolic of Brazil’s long road back to Formula One

Second religion: Why emergence of Gabriel Bortoleto is symbolic of Brazil’s long road back to Formula One

While Bortoleto carries that broader significance for Brazil, his daily reality is more straightforward. He is still a young driver learning the demands of F1 while helping build a new project with Audi, one that will take time before it challenges at the front of the grid. The process, he says, is about patience and steady progress.

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Kenya’s quest for clean sports gets WADA nod as East African nation is removed from ‘bad boys’ watch-list after anti-doping compliance

Kenya’s quest for clean sports gets WADA nod as East African nation is removed from ‘bad boys’ watch-list after anti-doping compliance

Speaking during the closing of the ADAK Anti-Doping Workshop for Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) on February 28 in Mombasa, ADAK Board of Directors Chair Aphaxard Muthuri Kiugu said the removal of Kenya from the compliance watch-list marks the successful conclusion of the corrective process.

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How one club is killing football in Kenya through match-fixing for unearned plaudits of ‘record this, record that…’

How one club is killing football in Kenya through match-fixing for unearned plaudits of ‘record this, record that…’

According to sources, the real reason there is quagmire in the Nairobi United vs Gor Mahia forfeited match ruling is the referee’s report that said the match did not end because of violence of any sort but rather “it was too dark to play.”

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Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo now part-owner of Almeria FC acquiring 25 cent stake in the Spanish club

Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo now part-owner of Almeria FC acquiring 25 cent stake in the Spanish club

The club also included declarations from Mohamed Al Khereiji, who said “we’re very pleased that Cristiano has chosen our Club to invest in…

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Expansion, investment and reform: FIFA’s decade of transformation includes VAR and increase of World Cup teams to 48

Expansion, investment and reform: FIFA’s decade of transformation includes VAR and increase of World Cup teams to 48

According to FIFA, the FIFA Forward programme has contributed over $5 billion to football development since 2016 – a sevenfold increase compared to the pre-2016 period.

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Wang Xindi and his wife Xu Mengtao rewrite Winter Olympic Games history with strike gold medals as married couple

Wang Xindi and his wife Xu Mengtao rewrite Winter Olympic Games history with strike gold medals as married couple

During those Olympic cycles, Xu, who was five years older than Wang, emerged as a defining figure in the sport. She won a silver medal at the Sochi 2014 Olympics, narrowly missed the podium in PyeongChang due to a costly mistake, and ultimately claimed gold in Beijing.

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