Johannesburg (AFP) – Former South Africa star Philemon 'Chippa' Masinga died Sunday aged 49 in a Johannesburg hospital from cancer, the national football association said in a statement. Retired South Africa captain Lucas Radebe, who played with Masinga at then English top-flight club Leeds United in the 1990s, said the country has lost a "great […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United proved on Sunday that their recovery under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is no flash in the pan, with Marcus Rashford pouncing to seal a 1-0 win in a thrilling contest against Tottenham. The two sides went toe-to-toe in an open game but while both teams had multiple chances, United goalkeeper David […]

Abu Dhabi (AFP) – Genki Haraguchi smashed home a controversial penalty as former champions Japan scraped a 1-0 win over Oman to book their place in the last 16 of the Asian Cup on Sunday. Earlier, Almoez Ali plundered four goals for Qatar as the 2022 World Cup hosts hit North Korea for six to […]

Cairo (AFP) – Egypt's sports ministry and Football Federation on Sunday outlined their bid to be ready for the Africa Cup of Nations which starts on June 15. Egypt took over as hosts for the 2019 tournament last week after Cameroon was stripped of the event due to infrastructure delays and political instability. "It is […]

Abu Dhabi (AFP) – Japan captain Maya Yoshida admitted that the Blue Samurai need to show more ruthlessness after they edged Oman 1-0 to reach the Asian Cup knockout phase on Sunday. A controversial Genki Haraguchi penalty sent the four-time champions into the last 16 after a lacklustre performance that left Yoshida complaining about the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Mats Hummels converted the decisive spot-kick on Sunday as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Moenchengladbach in a penalty shoot-out to win a Bundesliga warm-up tournament after a 0-0 draw. With the German top flight resuming Friday, Bayern lifted the four-team Telekom Cup in Duesseldorf after both of their 45-minute matches were settled on […]

London (AFP) – Kurt Zouma's second-half header and substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin's stoppage-time strike saw Everton beat Bournemouth 2-0 on Sunday as they climbed into the top half of the English Premier League table. This victory was just Everton's second win in nine league matches and the first time they had kept a clean sheet at […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Diego Maradona has been discharged from a Buenos Aires clinic to convalesce at home after surgery for a gastric hemorrhage overnight, his lawyer Matias Morla said on Sunday. The Argentina legend, now 58, was discovered to have minor stomach bleeding during a medical last week. "Diego Maradona is out of hospital […]

Abu Dhabi (AFP) – Genki Haraguchi smashed home a controversial penalty as former champions Japan scraped a 1-0 win over Oman to book their place in the last 16 of the Asian Cup on Sunday. Earlier, Almoez Ali plundered four goals for Qatar as the 2022 World Cup hosts hit North Korea for six to […]

Abu Dhabi (AFP) – Genki Haraguchi smashed home a controversial penalty as former champions Japan scraped a 1-0 win over Oman to book their place in the last 16 of the Asian Cup on Sunday. Earlier, Almoez Ali plundered four goals for Qatar as the 2022 World Cup hosts hit North Korea for six to […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Former South Africa star Philemon 'Chippa' Masinga died Sunday aged 49 in a Johannesburg hospital from cancer, the national football association said in a statement. "We have lost a giant of South African football," said football association president Danny Jordaan. "This is a sad day and I am gutted. "I saw him […]

Madrid (AFP) – Antoine Griezmann came to the rescue again as Atletico Madrid kept the pressure on Barcelona at the top of La Liga on Sunday by edging past Levante. Griezmann has now scored all of Atletico's last six goals and this latest one, from the penalty spot, was all that separated the teams in […]

Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) – Qatar's Almoez Ali scored four goals in a 6-0 Asian Cup rout of North Korea on Sunday in the eery atmosphere of a near-empty Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. Ali hit two in the first half and two more in the second to go top […]

Abu Dhabi (AFP) – A nomadic English coach whose colourful career has taken him from Millwall to Malawi has got cricket-mad India dreaming of Asian Cup football glory. India stunned Thailand 4-1 in their opening match last weekend to record their first victory at the tournament in over 50 years and despite losing 2-0 to […]

Abu Dhabi (AFP) – Back-from-retirement Sardar Azmoun fired Iran into the Asian Cup knockout phase on Saturday as Carlos Queiroz's side reached the last 16 along with arch-rivals Iraq, with Saudi Arabia on the brink of joining them. Azmoun, 24, quit the national team after fans rounded on him following Iran's exit at last year's […]