Neymar surpassed Pele as Brazil’s all-time top scorer with two second-half goals in a 5-1 win over Bolivia in South America’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Friday. The 31-year-old striker went into the game level with Pele on 77 goals and had a golden opportunity to break the record in ...
Osimhen netted his third goal of the season from the penalty spot 15 minutes into Napoli’s first home match since lifting the league title in front of their fans for the third time back in June.And Captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo made sure Napoli would make it six points from six ...
Anthony Gordon had pounced on a Trent Alexander-Arnold mistake to put the Magpies in front before Virgil van Dijk was sent off for bringing down Alexander Isak inside half an hour. But Newcastle failed to make the man advantage count and were punished when Nunez produced two moments of quality ...
The 16-year-old winger, making only his second start for the club, hit the woodwork twice and set up the opening goal for Gavi in an impressive performance which stood out amid a chaotic battle. Veteran Polish striker Robert Lewandowski tapped home the winning goal, his first of the season, after ...
Running in lane seven, Amusan won the second semi-final despite having a slow start. She is now looking all fired up for Thursday’s final race and defend the title she won last year in Oregon. Amusan was only cleared to run last week over an alleged breaking of the anti-doping ...
Amusan was cleared of doping violations with the provisional suspension on her lifted ahead of the championship. She put that behind her on Tuesday by hitting an impressive time of 12.49 seconds in Heat 5 ahead of her challengers. Addressing the media in the mix zone after the race, Amusan ...
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) chief has been heavily criticised for planting a kiss on the lips of Spain player Jenni Hermoso following her team’s triumph in the final against England in Sydney on Sunday. Rubiales, 46, initially attacked his critics before eventually apologising but the criticism of his behaviour ...
City said their treble-winning manager had been suffering from “severe back pain for some time” and flew out to Barcelona for “emergency” yet “routine” surgery. The Spanish boss will remain in Barcelona while he recovers from the operation and is expected to miss City’s matches against Sheffield United this Sunday ...
United revealed that Mount had sustained the “small complaint” during Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham. The England midfielder is expected to be “out until the international break next month”, United said. Mount moved to Old Trafford from Chelsea in the close season for £60 million ($76 million). After winning the ...
Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales, 45, kissed Hermoso as he handed the Spanish team their gold medals after they beat England 1-0 in the final on Sunday in Sydney, provoking outrage in Spain. He kissed other players on the cheek or embraced them. “What we saw was an unacceptable gesture,” ...
