Category: Sports

Pyramids have won the CAF Champions League for the first time in their history after a 3-2 aggregate victory over South African side Mamelodi Sundowns. The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw in Pretoria. In the second leg, the Egyptian side secured a 2-1 win on the night. Fiston Mayele gave Pyramids the lead...

Gabon international Denis Bouanga drilled home the winner five minutes from the end of extra time after the match, being played at LAFC’s BMO Stadium, had finished 1-1. The one-off game was played after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Fifa’s decision to expel Mexican side Club Leon from the new extended 32-team tournament,...

Carlos Alcaraz secured his place in the French Open quarter-finals following a thrilling four-set victory over American star Ben Shelton. The defending champion overcame Shelton with a scoreline of 7-6 (10-8), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Speaking after the match, Alcaraz reflected on the high-intensity contest: “I tried to calm myself in those moments when I was...

Real Madrid sit at the top of the UEFA club rankings for the 2024/25 season, ahead of Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and Liverpool. The newly crowned European champions, Paris Saint-Germain, occupy fifth place on the list, while UEFA Europa Conference League winners Chelsea are ranked seventh. Notably, Manchester United, last season’s Europa League champions Atalanta,...

Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Inter Milan 5–0 in the UEFA Champions League — the biggest ever defeat in a Champions League final. The French side was ruthless on the night. Achraf Hakimi gave PSG the lead in the 13th minute, while Désiré Doué doubled their advantage in the 20th. PSG put the game out of Inter’s...

Jonny Evans has retired from professional football at the age of 38. The former Northern Ireland international has brought an end to an illustrious career. He played for Manchester United, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, Leicester City, and Belgian side Royal Antwerp. He made 537 club appearances and earned 107 caps for his country. Evans won...

Ajax has appointed John Heitinga as the new head coach of the club. He signs a two-year contract valid until June 30, 2027. He brings with him experienced manager Marcel Keizer, who will serve as assistant coach. Heitinga isn’t a new name to Ajax fans, having played for the club from 2001–2008 and again from...

Liverpool have completed the signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen. The Reds will pay a fee of £35 million to the German club. Frimpong told the club media: “It went quite easy. Liverpool came and said they had interest, and obviously for me it was a no-brainer. “For me, it was like, ‘Whatever you...

Liverpool have submitted a club-record offer of £135 million for German international Florian Wirtz, according to The Athletic journalist David Ornstein. It is the highest bid in the club’s history, surpassing the amount they paid Benfica for Darwin Núñez in 2022 (£85 million including add-ons). Wirtz has reportedly turned down a move to Bayern Munich,...

Zion Williamson is being sued by a woman describing herself as a former dating partner and who alleges the New Orleans Pelicans star committed repeated sexual violence against her. The civil lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday night, identifies the plaintiff as “Jane Doe.” She claims she began dating Williamson in...