Ivory Coast have climbed 10 places in the Fifa world rankings after winning the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, while runners-up Nigeria have moved up 14 spots. The Super Eagles are now 28th despite losing the final 2-1 on Sunday, making them the third-ranked side on the continent. Ivory Coast, meanwhile, have moved up to…
English Premier League side Crystal Palace are set to sack manager Roy Hodgson Palace are currently 15th in the Premier League table and are five points above the relegation zone. Hodgson took charge of his 200th match as Palace manager earlier this week but his side were beaten 3-1 at Selhurst Park by Chelsea. Palace…
Manchester United have approached Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth about joining the club. Ashworth has a long-standing relationship with Ineos head of sport Sir Dave Brailsford. Talks over compensation are yet to take place between the two clubs. If a deal is agreed, it would be another significant move by Inoes, whose 25% ownership of…
Rafael Nadal has put his return to competitive tennis on hold after pulling out of the Qatar Open. Nadal made his long-awaited return after almost a year out with injury at January’s Brisbane International. However, the Spaniard sustained a hip injury at the tournament which ruled him out of the Australian Open. “I would have…
Bayern Munich have condemned the racist abuse directed at defender Dayot Upamecano after their 1-0 defeat by Lazio in the Champions League last 16. Upamecano was sent off in the 67th minute after giving away a penalty, which Ciro Immobile scored for the win. “FC Bayern strongly condemn the racist comments being directed towards Dayot…
Manchester United’s squad last year have been declared as the “most expensive ever assembled” in football, says a Uefa report. The European Club Finance and Investment Landscape report says United’s players at the end of their 2023 financial year cost 1.42bn euros (£1.21bn) in combined transfer fees. The 2020 Real Madrid squad were previously the…
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says he is in talks with the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, over the extension of his contract. Peseiro’s current contract will end at the end of this month. The Portuguese guided the Super Eagles to a second place finish at the just concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON,…
Tiger Woods has used his traditional choice of wearing red in a tournament’s final round as influence for a new venture following his split with Nike. The move follows the 48-year-old ending a partnership of more than 27 years with the sportswear giant in January. The logo for Sun Day Red features an abstract tiger,…
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson will join a Liverpool Legends management team for a charity game at Anfield against Ajax Legends in March. Eriksson, 75, revealed in January that he has “best case a year” to live after being diagnosed with cancer. The Swede also said he was a Reds fan and had “always wished…
This year’s Super Bowl was watched by an average of 123.4 million people in the US, making it the most watched broadcast since the 1969 Moon landing. Preliminary US TV ratings put Sunday’s game just behind Apollo 11’s historic landing, which was seen by an estimated 125 to 150 million people. Kansas City Chiefs beat…
