Football superstar Lionel Messi arrived in Beijing by private jet on Saturday and was greeted by hundreds of jubilant fans, with his World-Cup-winning Argentina set to face Australia in a friendly match next week. “Messi! Messi!” chanted several hundred fans who were waiting for him at the airport, many wearing the blue-and-white striped jersey of […]

In their 15-year-multi-billion-pound-investment on the blue side of Manchester, having won everything there is to be won but for the UEFA Champions League, the exigency of the trophy bears no reminder to the Citizens.

Pep Guardiola insisted Friday his Manchester City side are primed to put their defeat in the 2021 Champions League final behind them for good as they seek to win the trophy when they take on Inter Milan in Istanbul on Saturday.

The Champions League final is right upon us and the embassy in Turkey must be busy welcoming football enthusiasts, pundits and fans to the streets of Istanbul.  It is the biggest European football competition and only time will tell when which team will parade the UCL trophy before their elated fans the week after Saturday.

Casper Ruud, last year’s runner-up, will take on Novak Djokovic in the French Open final after the Norwegian thrashed Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 on Friday. Ruud is through to his third Grand Slam final in his past five tournaments. He was runner-up to Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros in 2022 and then lost to […]

World 200m champion Noah Lyles scorched to victory in the 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Paris on Friday, but Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs could only finish seventh. Lyles clocked 9.97sec to edge out Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala who finished in 9.98 as Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo rounded out the podium (10.05) in perfect sprinting conditions […]

Novak Djokovic reached his seventh French Open final in dramatic circumstances on Friday when world number one Carlos Alcaraz suffered “whole body” cramping and tension which torpedoed his challenge.

Organisers of Ballon d’Or, France Football, has announced dates for the release of this year’s award nominees and ceremony.

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has sent a message to Lionel Messi about the difficulty of playing in Major League Soccer (MLS).

Former Super Eagles star, Obafemi Martins has denied the reports making rounds on social media that he had triplets.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has revealed how concerned he was watching the team lose chances last season.

Spanish model, Georgina Rodriguez has again quashed rumours that her relationship with Al-Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo is heading for the rocks. 

Bundesliga side Werder Bremen have signed midfielder Naby Keita on a free transfer from Liverpool, the German club announced on Friday.

Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro has released a 23-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Sierra Leone.

Having battled through 59 encounters with Rafael Nadal over 16 years of epic rivalry, Novak Djokovic faces the Spanish legend’s heir apparent Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open on Friday in a match laced with era-defining potential. Djokovic will be playing a 45th Grand Slam semi-final; for Alcaraz, it will be just his second. With […]