Athletic Bilbao ended their run of six successive Copa del Rey final defeats as they earned a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Mallorca to end a 40-year wait for silverware. Athletic clinched their 24th Copa del Rey title – and first since 1984 – when Alex Berenguer stepped up to seal a 4-2 win in…
Arsenal responded to Manchester City’s victory over Crystal Palace by sweeping past Brighton 3-0 to move to the top of the league The win also ensures the Gunners kept a fifth consecutive away clean sheet as goals from Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard were enough to silence the home crowd Manchester City had…
Bayer Leverkusen moved to within touching distance of a first Bundesliga title by beating 10-man Union Berlin thanks to Bayern Munich’s loss away at mid-table Heidenheim. Florian Wirtz’s penalty gave Xabi Alonso’s side a ninth successive win to stretch their lead over Bayern Munich to 16 points with six games remaining. Bayern gave their title…
Anthony Joshua says he will return to the ring in September following his one-sided win over Francis Ngannou in his last fight as he remains on the cusp of becoming a three-time world champion. The British-Nigerian pugilist is currently on a four-fight winning streak following back-to-back defeats of losing his belts and failing to win…
Bronny James, son of legendary Basketballer LeBron, has announced he will enter the 2024 draft. It comes less than a year after the 19-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest during practice at the University of Southern California (USC). He had surgery to repair a congenital heart defect but returned to make his college debut for USC…
Former UFC Champions Ronda Rousey says she hid “concussions and neurological injuries” for years during her trailblazing run as UFC bantamweight champion. American Rousey became the first woman to join the UFC in 2012, defending her title six times before defeat by Holly Holm in 2015. Rousey says the loss caused her to “self-assess” her…
Manchester United and Liverpool have met 212 times in the league, the first coming on 28 April 1894. That day Liverpool beat man utd then known as Newton Heath 2-0. Of the 212 meetings Liverpool have won the fixture 71 times with United winning 82 times. Both teams have played 59 draws This weekend both…
The trunks worn by Muhammad Ali in his epic ‘Thrilla in Manila’ victory over Joe Frazier are expected to fetch more than $6m at auction next week. Ali’s iconic white satin shorts went up for sale with renowned auction house Sotheby’s on Thursday – and the bidding has already reached $3.8m. The trunks, signed by…
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association following his sending off during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea. The manager was dismissed by referee Darren England for protesting against a penalty decision that led to a red card for defender Lorenz Assignon. Kompany said later that the standard of refereeing…
The Sports ministry in Cameroon has named Marc Brys as the country new national team coach to the consternation of every one including the Cameroonian Football Federation The 61-year-old Belgian, who was most recently at OH Leuven, has been chosen to replace former Liverpool and West Ham defender Rigobert Song. However, Fecafoot appeared to be…
