The United States will aim to exploit the mile-high mountain air of Colorado on Thursday when they host Trinidad and Tobago in a key 2018 World Cup qualifier in Denver. After a sluggish start to the final round of CONCACAF qualifiers, the Americans remain just outside the automatic qualifying places with only four points from … Read more
Australia face a must-win qualifier against Saudi Arabia in Adelaide on Thursday if they are to keep alive their direct qualification hopes for next year’s World Cup finals. The Socceroos, who have qualified for last three editions, trail the Saudis and group leaders Japan by three points with three games left in Asia Group B. … Read more
Eskisehirspor defender Jerry Akaminko has joined the Black Stars camp ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier clash against the Walias of Ethiopia on Sunday. The 29-year-old defender, who suffered a career-threatening injury in May 2014 during an international friendly against the Netherlands ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup joins the squad … Read more
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has excluded three players from his squad ahead of the trip to Kumasi for Sunday’s 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia. The Black Stars have spent the past four days in non-residential training in Accra and will travel to Kumasi on Monday to continue with preparations for the game. … Read more
Jonathan Mensah has been a professional soccer player for about 10 years, a span during which he’s developed a pretty good feel for judging his own performances. After a 5-0 loss Friday at Toronto FC, the 26-year-old centre-back knows he didn’t live up to his personal performance standards and that the Crew’s collective performance fell … Read more
Liberty Professionals defender Samuel Sarfo is remaining focused on his work with the Black Stars Team B despite being handed a call-up to the main Black Star team. Yesterday, Black Stars head coach, Kwesi Appiah, released a 30-man squad which had 7 players from the Ghana Premier League including Sarfo. The players have been put … Read more
Black Stars new boy Lumor Agbenyenu says he is elated with his first senior national team call up adding it’s a dream come true and he is ready to make an impact if granted the chance. The Ghana FA announced on Friday that Lumor has been handed a call up into the Black Stars for … Read more
Japanese second seed Kei Nishikori saved three match points to defeat South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) on Thursday to reach the Geneva Open semi-finals. Nishikori took his head-to-head record against Anderson to 4-1 and reached his first semi-final on clay this season as he builds towards the French Open which starts in … Read more
Title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa produced one of their finest CAF Champions League performances to upset V Club 3-1 Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Liberian Anthony Laffor, Ivorian Yannick Zakri and Sibusiso Vilakazi scored in wet Kinshasa for a Sundowns side that struggled recently in domestic and African matches. Malian Oumar Sidibe … Read more
One of the last places in Africa any coach wants to take a struggling side is the Stade des Martyrs in Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa. When packed to its 80,000 capacity, the venue ranks among the most intimidating football cauldrons imaginable. That is where CAF Champions League title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa … Read more
Indian leg-spinner Karn Sharma claimed four wickets to lead Mumbai Indians into the Indian Premier League final after humbling Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in the second qualifier Friday. Sharma returned with figures of 4-16 to help bowl out Kolkata for 107, with Mumbai achieving the target in 14.3 overs and setting up a … Read more
England-born Stuart Baxter was officially unveiled as South Africa coach Monday on a five-year contract and said winning was all that mattered. Asked at a media conference in Soweto if he would encourage players to nutmeg opponents in the South African penalty area, he replied: “No, I would not. “Winning is of paramount importance,” stressed … Read more
Retired Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will test his golf skills as he tries to qualify for the 2017 US Open championship. Romo is among more than 9,000 players who signed up for the US Open qualifying. He is scheduled to play an 18-hole local qualifier on Monday at Split Rail Links and Golf Club, … Read more
Maria Sharapova is receiving “extra help” to qualify for tournaments following her 15-month doping ban, says her next opponent Kristina Mladenovic. Sharapova beat Anett Kontaveit 6-4 6-3 to set up a last-four match with Mladenovic at the Stuttgart Open. This is one of three events for which the Russian has been given wildcard entries after … Read more
Former Ghana coach, Milovan Rajevac has been named as the new coach for Thailand’s national team. The Serbian coach is set to lead Thailand through their final three Russia 2018 qualifiers. The War Elephants currently sit bottom of Group B, having picked up just one point so far in Round 3 of Asian qualifying, and … Read more
This was revealed to reporters in Buenos Aires by football association president Claudio Tapia. “We’ve reached an agreement, we’ve told Bauza he’s ceased to be the national team coach,” the president of the Argentina Football Association (AFA) told journalists after a meeting on Monday. Bauza has presided over a string of poor results with the … Read more
South Korea’s flag flew and its anthem sounded in Pyongyang on Friday as its women’s football team played out a 1-1 draw with their neighbours, in the first ever competitive soccer match between the two countries hosted by the North. The only previous encounter in the city between footballers representing the two was a pro-unification … Read more
South Korea’s flag flew and its anthem sounded in Pyongyang on Friday as its women’s football team played out a 1-1 draw with their neighbours, in the first ever competitive soccer match between the two countries hosted by the North. The only previous encounter in the city between footballers representing the two was a pro-unification … Read more
South Korea’s flag will fly in Pyongyang on Friday as its women’s football team takes on their neighbours in the first ever competitive soccer match between the two countries hosted by the North. The only previous encounter between them in Pyongyang was a pro-unification match between the men’s teams in 1990, when both used a … Read more
Northern Ireland are up to second in their World Cup qualifying group, behind leaders Germany Northern Ireland have climbed nine places up to joint 26th in Fifa’s world rankings, level with the Republic of Ireland, who fell by two places. Michael O’Neill’s side beat Norway 2-0 in their most recent match, a World Cup 2018 … Read more