US Open champion Naomi Osaka said that she apologised to beaten opponent Zhang Shuai for her emotional behaviour in their roller-coaster China Open quarter-final on Friday.

Paul Scholes believes Manchester United should stick with under-fire manager Jose Mourinho but says he is “sick of him moaning” about what he is lacking at the club.

South Africa’s national team coach, Stuart Baxter is staying confident over his side’s chances of making it to the Africa Cup of Nations ahead of Nigeria, as he says Bafana Bafana still have an advantage over the Super Eagles.

About 320 people were injured when a packed train travelling from Johannesburg to the capital Pretoria crashed into the back of a stationary train, Metrorail authorities said on Friday.

Bodies of Ichsan Hidayat’s sister and her 43-day-old daughter were found under a sea of mud and debris, the mother clutching her baby to her chest.

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has stated that he has abundant pool of players with which he can pick from in the quest to lead Nigeria the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon.

US sportswear giant Nike says it is “deeply concerned” by rape allegations against Cristiano Ronaldo and shares in Italian champions Juventus fell over five percent on the Italian stock exchange on Friday.

Former governor of Ogun State and Director General, Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO, Gbenga Daniel , has called on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, delegates to rally behind the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in the coming national convention billed to hold tomorrow.

Raja Casablanca of Morocco came with a formidable game plan, which actually worked for them.

The Nigerian Army General Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced two soldiers, Sgt. Aliyu Hassan and Cpl. Bello Nasiru, to five years imprisonment for abduction.