Defending Champions England will begin their Euro 2025 title defence against Sweden at Wembley. Sarina Wiegman’s side face Sweden in their opening qualifier on 5 April, the scene of their famous Euro 2022 final victory. With France and the Republic of Ireland to come later in the group, England must finish in the top two…
Following his comprehensive defeat at the hands of two time heavy weight boxing champion, Francis Ngannou says he has no plans to walk away from the sport The MMA fighter was stopped in two rounds in a one-sided fight by Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou has two losses in two boxing matches, but dismissed…
Barcelona moved up to second in La Liga thanks to Lamine Yamal’s superb late winner against Real Mallorca. The visitors looked set to frustrate Barca, for whom Ilkay Gundogan had a 24th-minute penalty saved. Yamal, 16, then struck the crossbar early in the second half but curled in a fine effort from just inside the…
Anthony Joshua needed only two rounds to knockout Francis Ngannou and deliver the most powerful statement to the heavyweight division. Joshua floored the UFC champion in the first round and early in the second. Still dazed, Ngannou rose to his feet in Riyadh but was stunned by an explosive right moments prompting the referee to…
Nigeria Football Federation has declared the position of the Super Eagles head coach vacant. This follows the expiration of Jose Peseiro’s contract in February With the departure of the Portuguese who led the Eagles to second place at the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the Glass House is out shopping for a…
Aston Villa were held to a goalless draw by Ajax in the first leg of their Europa Conference League last-16 tie. In a game of few clear chances, both sides finished with 10 players after Villa’s Ezri Konsa and Ajax defender Tristan Gooijer were both shown a second yellow card in the final 10 minutes….
Returnee former world number one tennis player Emma Raducanu earned a 6-2 6-3 win against qualifier Rebeka Masarova in the first round at Indian Wells Raducanu broke the Spaniard’s serve twice to go 3-0 up, but a third double fault from Raducanu allowed Masarova to pull a game back. Raducanu went 0-40 down when 5-2…
Francis Ngannou returned heavier than Anthony Joshua after tipping the scales at almost a stone and half at a lively weigh-in for Friday’s heavyweight bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The ex-UFC champion, competing in just his second pro boxing bout, weighed in at 19st 6lb. Two-time world champion Joshua weighed 18st as the pair rounded…
Zambia forward Barbra Banda has signed for Orlando Pride in the second-most expensive women’s transfer in history. The 23-year-old joins the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club for $740,000 (£581,000) from Chinese club Shanghai Shengli. Bay FC paid a world-record $860,000 (£685,000) for Zambia team-mate Racheal Kundananji last month. Banda joins Pride on a four-year…
Liverpool had a perfect rehearsal ahead of Sunday’s big showdown with Manchester City in the top of the table clash with a comprehensive win against Sparta Prague in the Europa League last-16 tie The Reds were at their ruthless best in the first leg, scoring three goals before half-time to silence the home fans on…
