Nigeria’s Super Eagles will host the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire between 6 and 7 July in the first of a two-leg qualifying fixture for next year’s African Nations Championship, the Confederation of African Football, CAF, has decided. In a letter to the Nigeria Football Federation, CAF also stated that the return leg, billed for the [...]
Jose Mourinho’s fate as Real Madrid coach will be sealed at a directors meeting scheduled for Monday evening. According to Daily Mail, Real have already made their move to make Carlo Ancelotti their next boss after the Italian asked to quit French champions PSG on Sunday. Mourinho brought the club into disrepute yet again on [...]
Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams underlined their French Open ambitions with convincing final victories in Rome on Sunday. In what was his 30th meeting with Roger Federer, clay court king Nadal outclassed the Swiss 6-1, 6-3 as he continued his stunning comeback following a seven-month injury absence. Williams, who will head to Paris next week [...]
LONDON(AFP) – Arsenal won the race for fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle, while Alex Ferguson’s extraordinary career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s side needed three points to guarantee a spot in next season’s Champions League qualification [...]
David Beckham, skipper for the night, bade a tearful Parisian farewell on Saturday as the former England star made his final appearance at the Parc des Princes for Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain before heading into retirement. Last week, Beckham had helped PSG to their first league title since 1994 with a win over [...]
Second seed Roger Federer will meet six-time winner Rafael Nadal in the final of the Rome Masters after a hard-fought 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 semi-final win over Frenchman Benoit Paire. Sunday’s final will be the 30th meeting between Nadal and Federer with the Spaniard holding a 19-10 lead. Paire has been one of the sensations of [...]
Victoria Azarenka has set up a Rome Open final with world number one Serena Williams after ending local hopes of a dream final with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Sara Errani on Saturday. Azarenka’s all-round more powerful and varied game carried her through a first set that was interrupted three times – twice by rain [...]
