Returning captain Achraf Hakimi set up Brahim Diaz’s winner as host nation Morocco reached the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) quarter-finals by seeing off a stubborn Tanzania side in Rabat. Starting his first match…
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Sunderland increased the pressure on Tottenham Hotspur head coach Thomas Frank as Brian Brobbey’s late equaliser gave the Black Cats a point. Frank felt the fury of travelling supporters at the end of the goalless…
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Venus Williams is set to become the oldest female player to compete in the Australian Open main draw at the age of 45. The seven-time Grand Slam champion has received the final women’s wildcard for…
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Gabon’s government has suspended the national team, banned striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and sacked coach Thierry Mouyouma after their exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. Sports Minister Simplice-Desire Mamboula announced the measures after the 3-2 defeat by…
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Hugo Ekitike missed an open goal as Liverpool and Leeds started 2026 with the first goalless draw of Arne Slot’s tenure at Anfeld. Jeremie Frimpong’s left-footed strike in the first half was met by Ekitike,…
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Africa Cup of Nations holders Ivory Coast mounted a late comeback to beat Gabon and top Group F on goals scored ahead of Cameroon. The Elephants trailed 2-0 by the 21st minute, but Jean-Philippe Krasso…
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British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital in Nigeria days after a fatal car accident that killed two of his close friends. The former world champion was deemed fit to recuperate at…
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Hosts Morocco cruised to victory over Zambia to secure top spot in Group A of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) as they welcomed back captain Achraf Hakimi from injury. The Atlas Lions, who only…
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South Africa booked their place in the knockout stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Zimbabwe in Marrakech. In a see-saw game, Oswin Appollis’ late penalty helped…
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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush remained unused substitutes as Group B winners Egypt drew with Angola at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). The seven-time champions fielded an entirely changed starting XI,…
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