Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Ten-man Brazil held on to win the Copa America on home soil despite Gabriel Jesus's dismissal with a 3-1 victory over Peru on Sunday. Jesus scored the decisive goal after a penalty from Peru captain Paolo Guerrero canceled out Everton's opener for hosts Brazil at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium. […]

Cairo (AFP) – Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez scored for Algeria as they coasted to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals with a 3-0 victory over Guinea in Cairo Sunday. Youcef Belaili put the Desert Foxes ahead on 24 minutes and former African Footballer of the Year Mahrez added a second after 57 minutes in […]

Lyon (AFP) – The United States retained the women's World Cup on Sunday as a Megan Rapinoe penalty and a Rose Lavelle strike gave the holders a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final in Lyon, prompting new questions over a pontential visit to Donald Trump's White House. Rapinoe stroked home from 12 yards […]

Lyon (AFP) – USA star Megan Rapinoe said it was "time to sit down and get to work" after hearing American fans greet the team's victory over the Netherlands in the women's World Cup final on Sunday with chants calling for equal pay. Rapinoe has been a key player in the squad's battle for pay […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid and France striker Antoine Griezmann delivered on his threat and failed to show up for the club's pre-season gathering on Sunday, a club spokesman told AFP. "Griezmann had an official summons to be at the club at 20.30 this Sunday and when he did not present himself, we opened a […]

Lyon (AFP) – The United States retained the women's World Cup on Sunday as a Megan Rapinoe penalty and a Rose Lavelle strike gave the holders a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final in Lyon, and American fans greeted the victory with chants calling for equal pay. Having been kept at bay by […]

Alexandria (Egypt) (AFP) – Africa Cup of Nations debutants Madagascar kept their remarkable run going on Sunday with a penalty shootout victory over the Democratic Republic of Congo after a 2-2 draw to secure a place in the quarter-finals. Ibrahim Amada's wonder strike put Madagascar ahead just nine minutes in at Alexandria Stadium but DR […]

Lyon (AFP) – Megan Rapinoe made it a special hat-trick on Sunday as she won Golden Ball and Golden Boot at the women's World Cup after scoring as the United States beat the Netherlands to retain their title. Rapinoe bagged the Golden Boot for top scorer after opening the scoring from the spot in the […]

Lyon (AFP) – The United States retained the women's World Cup on Sunday as a Megan Rapinoe penalty and a superb Rose Lavelle strike gave the holders a 2-0 victory over a battling Netherlands side in Lyon. Having been kept at bay by the brilliant Dutch goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal throughout the first half, the […]

Lyon (AFP) – French president Emmanuel Macron called on Sunday for football matches to be stopped in the event of racist or homophobic abuse from the crowd. He also said women footballers pay should be more in line with that of men. "We cannot become accustomed to homophobia and racism on the pretext that we […]

Suez (Egypt) (AFP) – Coach Ibrahim Kamara said his Ivory Coast side would be on their guard going into Monday's last-16 encounter with Mali after a string of surprise results in this year's Africa Cup of Nations. The two countries share 62nd place in the world rankings, suggesting the teams are evenly matched, although the […]

Cairo (AFP) – Even as Egypt struggled against South Africa in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, the home fans took time to honour a recent tradition. In the 20th and 72nd minutes of a match that the Egyptians were to lose 1-0, hundreds of supporters switched on their mobile phone […]

Cairo (AFP) – Egypt's usually tame press did not hold back after the national team's exit from the Africa Cup of Nations on home soil, branding the side "embarrassing" after a "still-born performance". The record seven-time champions were dumped out in the last 16 by South Africa on Saturday with a 1-0 defeat at the […]

London (AFP) – Paul Pogba has been included in Manchester United's squad for their pre-season tour despite the France star's apparent desire to leave the Premier League club. It had been claimed Pogba might refuse to make the trip amid reports the midfielder is keen to force a move away from Old Trafford. Real Madrid […]

Cairo (AFP) – After his tale of redemption with Liverpool this season, Mohamed Salah was instead left in disbelief once more as Egypt crashed out of their own Africa Cup of Nations, an exit that triggered an immediate clearout within the country's football association. While Salah helped lead his club to a sixth European Cup […]