‘Nightmare is over’ – Pogba says after 4-year doping ban is reduced to 18 months
BBC Sports Paul Pogba says his “nightmare is over” after a four-year ban for a doping offence was reduced to 18 months following a successful appeal to the Court of…
English FA slams Preston forward with eight-match ban and £15,000 fine after biting Blackburn’s Rovers defender Owen Beck
Sky Sports Preston North End striker Mulatin Osmajic has been handed an eight-match ban and £15,000 fine for biting Blackburn defender Owen Beck. The incident took place during the Championship…
NBA legend Mutombo dies from brain cancer aged 58
Agency Report NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died from brain cancer at the age of 58. The eight-time NBA All-Star, who retired in 2009, spent 18 years playing…
Anthony Joshua hit with boxing suspension following devastating Daniel Dubois ‘knockout’
Agency Report The British Boxing Board of Control has hit Anthony Joshua with a suspension from the squared circle following his devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois at Wembley. The…
Ronaldo primed to add Asian club crown to long list of accolades
The 39-year-old Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner and multiple European Champions League winner, recently scored the 900th goal of his career when he netted for Portugal. AFP Cristiano Ronaldo…
Nottingham Forest beat Liverpool at Anfield for the first time since February 1969
AFP Liverpool’s perfect start under Arne Slot came to a stunning end as Nottingham Forest won 1-0 at Anfield on Saturday, while Erling Haaland’s double sent Manchester City three points…
Ronaldo reaches one billion followers on social media
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo crossed one billion followers across his social media accounts, aided by his newly-launched YouTube channel that has attracted more than 60 million subscribers in just over…
Final report clears WADA in Chinese swimmers case, adds rules need strengthening
The case caused a global uproar, with US anti-doping authorities accusing WADA of a cover-up. AFP A final report Thursday confirmed that the World Anti-Doping Agency did not show “favouritism”…
PSG refuse League order to pay Mbappe disputed €55 million
AFP PARIS – Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) refused Thursday to pay departed striker Kylian Mbappe a disputed 55 million euros ($60.6m) despite a French league (LFP) order to do so earlier…
Paris Paralympics close with a party after ‘historic summer’
The next Paralympics will take place in Los Angeles in 2028. AFP Paris – The Paralympics closed on Sunday with a giant music-fuelled party as chief Paris 2024 organiser Tony…