Israel’s hopes of reaching the European Championships for the first time against the background of bloody conflict at home were shattered by a 4-1 defeat to Iceland on Thursday while war-torn Ukraine stayed on course for the finals with a last-gasp comeback. Due to the ongoing conflict with Hamas, Israel’s tie was switched to Budapest...
A goal glut, shocks galore, a Moroccan red-carded twice, an astonishing comeback by hosts Ivory Coast to win Sunday’s final after two group losses. The 2024 Africa Cup of Nations had it all. Here, AFP Sport recalls alphabetically some of the drama from a 24-nation tournament regarded by many observers as the most exciting since...
Scott McTominay’s stoppage-time double gave Manchester United a dramatic 2-1 win at home against Brentford, while 10-man Tottenham climbed to the top of the Premier League after a 1-0 victory at Luton on Saturday. Troubled United were just moments away from a third defeat in the space of seven days at Old Trafford before McTominay...
Co-hosts Australia surged into their first Women’s World Cup semi-final after a heart-stopping 7-6 penalty shoot-out win against France on Saturday, with European champions England or Colombia awaiting them. With the two sides locked at 0-0 after 120 minutes, it all came down to Australia’s Cortnee Vine, and she coolly converted the winning kick to...
Floris Steenkamp THE helicopter crash at Swakopmund last Monday, which claimed the lives of two people, took a fresh and dramatic turn just now with the arrest of a woman believed to have been behind the forging of documents relating to the registration and the flight test permits of the ill-fated aircraft. Ace pilot Jacques...
Jasper Philipsen won his third stage of the Tour de France in Bordeaux on Friday, overtaking a bitterly disappointed Mark Cavendish in a last-gasp effort after a see-saw struggle to the line. The 38-year-old Cavendish appeared to be about to bag a record-breaking 35th career stage win on the Tour de France when he took...