Lionel Messi has won the men’s 2021 Ballon d’Or, and a record seventh trophy, at an awards ceremony in Paris on Monday evening. Messi finished ahead of Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski and...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has voted to support FIFA’s plans for a biennial World Cup. This was announced at an Extraordinary General Assembly in Cairo on Friday. CAF is the first confederation...

Soccer star Karim Benzema has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence and fined 75,000 euros ($84,000) over his involvement in the attempted blackmail against former French national teammate Mathieu...

Tottenham have appointed Antonio Conte as their new head coach following the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo. The 52-year-old Italian has signed an 18-month contract – with an option to extend –...

Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked by Tottenham less than five months after being appointed as head coach. Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte, who Spurs targeted before appointing Nuno in the summer, has...

The World Cup qualifier between Latin America powerhouses Brazil and Argentina was suspended on Sunday night as the Brazilian Health Authorities stormed onto the pitch to detain Argentina players Emiliano...

Cristiano Ronaldo will wear Manchester United’s iconic number seven again after Edinson Cavani agreed to surrender the shirt. Ronaldo followed in a long list of United legends to have worn number...

Manchester United has announced that it has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo. This was made known by Manchester United via its official website. Read the statement...

Serena Williams will not play in the U.S. Open because of an injury, she said Wednesday. “After careful consideration and following the advice of my doctors and medical team, I have decided to withdraw...

Lionel Messi has agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year contract. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner had two other options after leaving Barcelona last week, but has chosen to move to the...

Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after “financial and structural obstacles” made it impossible to renew his contract. The forward, who has spent his whole career there,...

World Soccer ruling body, FIFA has banned its former interim president, Issa Hayatou on Tuesday for alleged wrongdoing in a commercial deal for African soccer. Hayatou, who was Confederation of African...

Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu on Tuesday won a silver medal in the women’s freestyle 68kg wrestling category at the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games. She had guaranteed Nigeria a medal on Monday after beating...

Nigeria has its first medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after Ese Brume, in the early hours of Tuesday, claimed a bronze medal after finishing third in the women’s long jump event. She achieved the...

The Italian national team has won the 2020 men’s European soccer championship against England, finishing out a strong season and stopping England from a would-be historic international win for...

Switzerland defeated world champion France 5-4 on penalties in the last 16 of Euro 2020 on Monday as Kylian Mbappe missed the decisive spot kick in the shootout following a thrilling 3-3 draw in Bucharest. Mario...

A stunning long-ranged strike from Thorgan Hazard settled a hotly-contested game between Belgium and Portugal, and qualified Belgium for the quarterfinals of Euro 2020. Hazard, who plays for German side...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s two goals against France on Matchday 3 of UEFA EURO 2020 have taken his international total for Portugal to 109, matching the world-record mark set by former Iran forward Ali...

Naomi Osaka has dropped out of the French Open one day after officials threatened to expel her from the tournament if she continued to refuse to speak to the media after her matches. The tennis star...

Villarreal stunned Manchester United after a breath-taking penalty shoot-out, with goalkeeper David de Gea missing the last spot-kick, in the Europa League final to lift their first-ever major trophy on...