Sao Paulo (AFP) – Champions Chile maintained their hopes of a third straight Copa America victory after beating Colombia on penalties on Friday to reach the semi-finals. Chile could have won the game in normal time but had two goals ruled out for marginal decisions in a scoreless draw, before Alexis Sanchez stroked home the […]

Cairo (AFP) – Egypt legend Wael Gomaa has praised superstar Mohamed Salah and criticised coach Javier Aguirre before the Africa Cup of Nations hosts confront Uganda in Group A Sunday. "We depend on Salah and Trezeguet (Mahmoud Hassan) in attack, the determination of midfielder Tarek Hamed and brilliant defender Ahmed Hegazy," said the beIN Sports […]

Paris (AFP) – France coach Corinne Diacre accepted that her team's campaign at the women's World Cup would go down as a "failure" but said she would not resign after the hosts were knocked out by the United States in the quarter-finals on Friday. Les Bleus lost 2-1 to the holders in Paris, a Megan […]

Paris (AFP) – United States coach Jill Ellis says her team have the Women's World Cup firmly in their sights after they reached the semi-finals in France by beating the hosts on Friday. The Americans will face England in the last four in Lyon on Tuesday after surviving a pulsating quarter-final at the Parc des […]

Paris (AFP) – Megan Rapinoe admitted it had been an unforgettable night after her brace took the United States through to the semi-finals of the women's World Cup on Friday, the holders beating France 2-1 in Paris to puncture the hopes of the host nation. Rapinoe's free-kick five minutes into this quarter-final evaded a sea […]

Salvador (Brazil) (AFP) – Uruguay's veteran coach Oscar Tabarez insisted on Friday he's reading nothing into Peru's 5-0 thrashing by Brazil ahead of the pair's Copa America quarter-final. While Uruguay won their pool thanks to an impressive 1-0 victory over reigning champions Chile, Peru stumbled into the knock-out stages after going into meltdown in their […]

Paris (AFP) – Megan Rapinoe basked in the limelight as her brace downed France at the women's World Cup on Friday and sent the United States into a huge semi-final showdown with England two days after her public spat with Donald Trump. The timing was perfect for the 33-year-old after she dominated the headlines in […]

Paris (AFP) – France's elimination from their own World Cup against the United States on Friday — 24 hours after England made the semi-finals — had the knock-on effect of qualifying Great Britain's women for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Of the 12 qualifiers for the women's football competition at next year's Games, three come from […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Lionel Messi said Argentina would take on hosts Brazil on an equal footing in the Copa America semi-finals after beating Venezuela 2-0 on Friday. Lautaro Martinez and Giovani Lo Celso scored the goals that gave improving Argentina a quarter-final success at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium. It was the Argentines' […]

Cairo (AFP) – France-based Bongani Zungu scored as unimpressive South Africa laboured to a 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group D win over Namibia Friday to keep alive hopes of making the second round. However, to book a last-16 place the winners will probably need at least a point against leaders Morocco, who defeated the […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Argentina set up a mouth-watering Copa America semi-final against hosts Brazil as goals from Lautaro Martinez and Giovani Lo Celso secured a 2-0 quarter-final victory over Venezuela on Friday. Martinez gave Argentina a 10th minute lead with a clever back flick between his legs and substitute Lo Celso secured the […]

Paris (AFP) – Megan Rapinoe stole the headlines again as her brace took the United States through to the semi-finals of the women's World Cup on Friday, the holders beating France 2-1 in Paris to puncture the hopes of the host nation. Rapinoe's free-kick five minutes into this quarter-final evaded a sea of bodies in […]

Paris (AFP) – Megan Rapinoe got holders the United States off to a perfect start in their women's World Cup quarter-final showdown with hosts France on Friday, opening the scoring inside five minutes. Rapinoe's free-kick from the left-hand side evaded everyone, going through the legs of France skipper Amandine Henry on its way into the […]

Cairo (AFP) – Morocco coach Herve Renard masterminded another victory over his former team Ivory Coast on Friday as a 1-0 win sent the north Africans through to the last 16 in Egypt. Youssef En-Nesyri's superb first-half goal in Cairo earned Renard and Morocco a third win in a row over an Ivorian side he […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Copa America hosts Brazil were hit with a $15,000 fine from South American football bosses on Friday for homophobic chants by some fans during the tournament's opening match against Bolivia. Uruguay were also fined $10,000 for being late coming onto the pitch for their 2-2 group stage draw against tournament guests […]