Doritos Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza shone with bat and ball as Zimbabwe beat Ireland by one wicket in the first Twenty 20 international of a three-match series on Thursday. Ireland finished with a total of 147-8 off 20 overs, whereas Zimbabwe finished with a total of 148-9 when Blessing Muzarabani got two runs off the penultimate … Read more
Tottenham, the Premier League’s early pacesetters, suffered their fourth defeat in five games on Wednesday, falling 2-1 to West Ham after once again blowing a lead. Ange Postecoglou’s side stormed out of the gate this season, playing a brilliant brand of aggressive football and winning eight of their first ten games to top the table. … Read more
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president, Ednaldo Rodrigues, was ousted from his position on Thursday by a Rio de Janeiro court, according to the State Court of Justice. The court overturned an assembly conducted in 2022 at which Rodrigues was elected to lead the CBF until 2026, and appointed the president of the Superior Court … Read more
Everton scored three goals in the closing 11 minutes to beat Newcastle 3-0 at Goodison Park on Thursday, lifting them out of the Premier League relegation zone despite a 10-point deduction. Dwight McNeil, Abdoulaye Doucoure, and Beto scored as Everton maintained their outstanding form despite being hit with the Premier League’s harshest sports sentence in … Read more
Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Argentina will have the opportunity to revenge their Copa America final failures to Chile in 2015 and 2016, after being drawn alongside their old rivals in the draw for next year’s tournament on Thursday. Argentina, the reigning Copa America champion, will defend their title in the United States next summer in … Read more
With lower-level competitions such as school tournaments and national age-group tournaments having been absent for a long time, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has taken the initiative to hold the BFF Academy U-15 Championship, which will include residential and non-residential football academies from across the country. Thanks to financing from FIFA’s talent development system, 169 … Read more
Pep Guardiola acknowledges “struggling” Manchester City’s stunning drop in the Premier League title chase has left him looking for answers to the champions’ difficulties. Guardiola’s team were defeated 1-0 at Aston Villa on Wednesday, extending their league losing streak to four games. City sits in fourth place, six points behind champions Arsenal and four points … Read more
Unai Emery declined to describe Aston Villa as Premier League title challengers after their 1-0 victory over champions Manchester City. Villa outplayed triple winners City on Wednesday, highlighting their tremendous development since Emery took over last season. Leon Bailey’s deflected effort in the 74th minute handed Villa their 14th successive home win. Pep Guardiola, the … Read more
Erik ten Hag asked Manchester United’s management to have faith in him on Tuesday, claiming that his track record demonstrates that he is the best man to rebuild the struggling club. Ten Hag is under criticism after a rocky start to a season that began with great expectations after the Dutch manager led United to … Read more
The French league’s governing body punished Paris St Germain custodian Gianluigi Donnarumma for two matches on Wednesday for a high challenge that saw him sent off during Sunday’s 2-0 win at Le Havre. In the 10th minute, the Italy international was sent out after his mistimed attempt at a high-footed clearance struck Josue Casimir in … Read more
