Namibia’s debut Futsal Africa Cup of Nations campaign went from bad to worse in Rabat, Morocco, after suffering a damaging 10-3 defeat to record champions Egypt on Sunday. The mauling follows Friday’s 5-4 loss to fellow debutantes Mauritania, leaving Namibia rooted to bottom of group B and on the verge of elimination from the continental...
Spanish champions Barcelona cut the gap on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga to five points with a 1-0 win over 10-man Las Palmas on Saturday. Raphinha headed home in the second half to clinch Barcelona’s victory after the visitors had goalkeeper Alvaro Valles dismissed after 24 minutes for a rash foul. Barcelona...
Virgil van Dijk says the intensity of Liverpool’s bitter rivalry with Manchester United will make Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final a major test for his quadruple chasers. Liverpool head to Old Trafford looking to move a step closer to the second trophy of manager Jurgen Klopp’s farewell season. Having beaten Chelsea in the League Cup final,...
Chelsea eased the spotlight on manager Mauricio Pochettino with a dominant 3-1 win at Aston Villa to reach the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday. Conor Gallagher, Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez struck for the Blues at Villa Park to banish memories of a 4-2 home defeat to Wolves on Sunday. Chelsea were booed off...
Jannik Sinner has put his calm Australian Open-winning performance down to having to “grow up fast”. Considering he had just won his first Grand Slam title, the Italian celebrated in a no-fuss manner in front of a noisy Rod Laver Arena. Trailing by two sets in his first major final, the 22-year-old produced a masterclass...
Serial Africa Cup of Nations underachievers South Africa are under immense pressure to excel at the 2024 tournament in the Ivory Coast, says star forward Percy Tau. The 1996 champions face fellow former title-holders Tunisia, and Mali and Namibia in Group E in Korhogo, the northernmost of five host cities. It is widely considered the...
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news After seven weeks and 48 games, the 2023 Cricket World Cup is at an end with Australia crowned champions for the sixth time. Here, the...
Manchester United eased the pressure on under-fire boss Erik ten Hag with a nervy 1-0 win against Luton on Saturday, while Tottenham conceded twice in stoppage time to lose 2-1 at Wolves. Newcastle also crashed to a shock defeat as Dominik Solanke’s double took Bournemouth out of the relegation zone. Rocked by Wednesday’s devastating Champions...
Premier League leaders Manchester City travel to Chelsea on Sunday with Erling Haaland in ominous form as Arsenal and Tottenham seek to recover from their first defeats of the season. Early-season results boosted hopes of a genuine title race but City were the only team in the top five to win last weekend. At the...
Pressure is mounting on the minister of finance and public enterprises, Iipumbu Shiimi, to prioritise the reallocation of funds to the social sector, such as health, education, and pensioners’, disability and other grants. Shiimi will announce the ministry’s midterm budget at the parliament this afternoon. Rinaani Musutua, an activist and trustee at the Economic and...