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Aryna Sabalenka’s preparations for her US Open title defence suffered a significant blow on Saturday as the world number one was knocked out in the last 16 of the Canadian Open by Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in a match lasting nearly two and a half hours in Toronto. Sabalenka lost 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-4 in a…
Jorge Horacio Messi, the father and longtime agent of football superstar Lionel Messi, has died at the age of 68. Jorge Messi died in Rosario, Argentina, where he had been receiving medical treatment. His death comes after months of concern over his health, including during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Messi family had previously…
Arsenal have completed the signing of Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United for £75 million, landing one of the Premier League’s most coveted midfielders after the Brazilian made his desire to leave St James’ Park clear earlier this summer. The 28-year-old has signed a four-year deal with the option of an additional twelve months. Guimaraes described…
Norway became the first national football federation to explicitly demand Gianni Infantino’s resignation on Friday. An escalation of a crisis that has already seen England, Wales, Croatia and Albania withdraw their support for the FIFA president. Norwegian Football Federation president Lise Klaveness left no room for ambiguity. “He does not have the institutional trust required…
Vinicius Jr has signed a new six-year contract with Real Madrid, ending months of uncertainty surrounding the Brazilian winger’s future and keeping him at the Bernabeu until June 2032. Real Madrid confirmed the agreement on Thursday, describing Vinicius as “one of the most important players in one of the most successful periods in our history.”…
European football’s standoff with FIFA has deepened after UEFA insisted its threat to boycott international competitions. This remains a possibility despite the withdrawal of Gianni Infantino’s controversial investment proposal. The English Football Association has formally withdrawn its support for Infantino. This came after he proposed selling stakes in major FIFA tournaments through the FIFA Forward…
Nine years at Liverpool, two hundred and fifty-seven goals, and now, a new chapter in the Black Sea. Mohamed Salah arrived in Turkey on Wednesday to scenes more fitting of a head of state than a footballer. Hundreds of fans mobbed Ataturk Airport in Istanbul as the Egyptian captain emerged wearing Trabzonspor colours, leading the…
Nigeria put on one of their most commanding performances of recent memory on Tuesday night, thrashing Egypt 6-2 in Casablanca to seal a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The result was emphatic, the performance was dominant, and the message to the rest of the continent was clear. The…
Four members of Uganda’s boxing team have gone missing following the conclusion of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, prompting an ongoing police investigation. The missing athletes failed to board their scheduled flights back to Uganda and have reportedly switched off their mobile phones. Uganda’s team manager said he had “no idea” why the athletes…
Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has been cleared to resume his boxing career after his provisional suspension for a positive cocaine test was lifted. The 34-year-old New Zealander was provisionally suspended after returning an adverse analytical finding from a test conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) on 25 October. The sample was collected…
