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BREAKING!!! PSG Star Dembele Wins First Ballon D’or
Paris St-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele has won the Ballon d’Or, the award for the best player in the world, for the first time. The 28-year-old France forward scored 35 goals and made 14 assists in 53 matches for PSG last season as they won the treble, including their first Champions League. READ ALSO: Spain’s Bonmati Wins…
Spain’s Bonmati Wins Record Third Women’s Ballon d’Or
Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati has made history by becoming the first player to win the women’s Ballon d’Or three times. Bonmati, 27, took the award with her international team-mate, Arsenal winger Mariona Caldentey, coming second. READ ALSO: Dembele, Yamal In Battle For Ballon d’Or Glory There were five England players in the top…
Dembele, Yamal In Battle For Ballon d’Or Glory
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele is tipped to hold off Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal and win the men’s Ballon d’Or on Monday, while Aitana Bonmati could win a third consecutive women’s prize. The world of football will gather for a glitzy ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris to discover who will be the…
Ezekiel Nathaniel Sets New Nigerian 400mh Record, Finishes Fourth In Tokyo Final
Ezekiel Nathaniel made history for Nigeria at the Tokyo 2025 World Championships, breaking the national record in the men’s 400m hurdles final with a blistering 47.11 seconds to finish fourth. Nathaniel was briefly celebrated as a World Championship bronze medalist after American Rai Benjamin, the initial winner, was disqualified for a lane infringement. However, after…
FIFA Begins Disciplinary Proceedings Against South Africa Over Mokoena Eligibility
Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, has opened disciplinary proceedings against the South African Football Association, SAFA, for fielding an ineligible player in their 2026 World Cup qualifier against Lesotho. Bafana Bafana won the match day five encounter against the Crocodiles 2-0 on 21 March, 2025 in Polokwane. South Africa fielded an ineligible player, Teboho…
WCQ: Yakubu Aiyegbeni Lists Three Problems In Current Super Eagles Team
Former Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has listed the deficiencies in the current squad, as they stand on the brink of another failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Nigeria’s qualifying campaign has seen them pick up draws against Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and South Africa. With two games left to play, the Eagles are third…
RECAP: UEFA Champions League Results — Collated
The results are from the champions league game played on wednesday. UEFA Champions League results on Wednesday: League phase, matchday one In Piraeus, Greece Olympiakos (GRE) 0 Pafos (CYP) 0 In Prague Slavia Prague (CZE) 2 (Mbodji 23, 74) Bodo/Glimt (NOR) 2 (Bassi 78, Brunstad Fet 90) In Amsterdam Ajax (NED) 0 Inter Milan (ITA)…
Man City ‘Apparently’ Not Champions League Contenders — Guardiola
Pep Guardiola acknowledged that Manchester City are not considered among the favourites to win the Champions League ahead of their opening game against Napoli on Thursday. City have regularly reached the sharp end of Europe’s top club competition in recent years, winning the trophy for the first time in 2023. They suffered a painful early…
Suspect In Kirk Killing To Be Charged In US Court
The suspect in the murder of prominent US conservative political activist Charlie Kirk is to be charged in a Utah court on Tuesday, authorities said. Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead last week during a speaking event on a Utah university campus. He was the founder of the influential conservative…
Key Storylines To Watch As Champions League Returns
Paris Saint-Germain put their title on the line as this season’s Champions League begins this week, with another gruelling campaign in store and an armada of English teams setting out to conquer Europe. PSG ended over a decade of disappointment in continental competition when they lifted the trophy in May, tearing Inter Milan apart in…