Soccer
Iran again bans women from football stadium
The World Cup qualifier against Lebanon on Tuesday night, won 2-0 by Iran, was played at the Imam Reza stadium in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
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The Africa Cup of Nations qualifying schedule
All teams except Mauritius were forced to play in other countries because their stadiums do not meet international standards
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Neymar faces 'crucial' week as Real Madrid tie looms
The Brazil star has been sidelined by an ankle injury since the end of November and will also miss Sunday's trip to reigning Ligue 1 champions Lille.
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Nigeria to meet Ghana in African World Cup play-offs
Ghana will have home advantage first and both legs will be played between March 21 and 29 with the aggregate winners securing a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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UK ministers back independent football regulator
The wide-ranging exercise, chaired by former sports minister Tracey Crouch, has called for changes to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the men's professional game.
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ANCWL congratulates Mamelodi Sundowns for winning CAF Women's Champions League.
The African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) has congratulated Mamelodi Sundowns for winning the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League.
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Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies advance to semi-finals of CAF qualifiers
The team is representing South Africa in the COSAFA Qualifier being played from 26 August - 4 September in Durban.
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Africa's 6 national women's teams gear up for Aisha Buhari Cup
Nigeria, Cameroon and South Africa are the three leading African countries according to FIFA rankings with Ghana, Mali and Morocco occupying number 4, 5 and 6 respectively.
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'I would never refuse to train,' Kane tells Tottenham fans
The 28-year-old forward, who remained on holiday in the Bahamas this week before travelling to Florida amid speculation that he was trying to force a transfer to Manchester City, said he would return to training on Saturday.
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Mamelodi Sundowns to represent SA in CAF Women's Champions League
The Total CAF Women’s Champions League will be staged later in 2021 and the COSAFA competition will serve as a qualifier for that with the winner advancing to the continental finals.
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We hope to have your presence again - McCarthy misses having fans at stadiums
“We know you weren’t able to be in the stadiums but we felt the love and support that you’ve given us and we were able to push on. Finishing second in the league was remarkable!”
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US bounce back on goal-laden day in Olympic women's football
The previously all-conquering Americans had seen a 44-match unbeaten run ended by a 3-0 loss to Sweden on Wednesday, but with captain Megan Rapinoe restored to the starting line-up, they romped to victory to put their campaign back on track.
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Brazil footballers Marta and Formiga make Olympic history at Tokyo Games
Marta made her Olympics debut at the Athens Games in 2004 and she has since scored in the Beijing, London, Rio and now at Tokyo Games in the opening match.
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Three members of S.African Olympic football team positive for coronavirus
The three -- players Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi and video analyst Mario Masha -- are in isolation.
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Gavin Hunt joins the Chilli Boys as head coach
Gavin Hunt had led Amakhosi to the CAF Champions League semi-final but the team still gave him the boot and replaced him with former coach Stuart Baxter.
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Loew seeks to clear air with Ozil over 2018 Germany exit
Following Germany's 2-0 defeat to England at Wembley in the last 16 of Euro 2020 on Tuesday, Joachim Loew is stepping down after 15 years in charge of the national side.
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England end Germany curse to keep Euro 2020 dream alive
England's cathartic last-16 win over the Germans at raucous Wembley on Tuesday was a landmark moment after decades of misery at the hands of the four-time world champions.
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Suspended Neymar to miss French Cup final for PSG
PSG could still appeal the ban, thereby potentially releasing him to play against Monaco in the final at the Stade de France, which will go ahead behind closed doors.
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We want change: Kaizer Chiefs supporters hand over concerns to management
Among the key concerns are poor recruitment of players and coaches, ignoring football activities as a primary source of business and issues of accountability from the owners.
