Former referee David Coote Former Premier League soccer referee David Coote was on Thursday given a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of making an indecent image of a child. Coote, 43, was sacked last year by PGMOL, the English soccer referees’ body, after a video circulated on social media of him making…
Interim Manchester United manager Darren Fletcher during training Darren Fletcher said he had reached out to former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson to seek his blessing before taking on the interim role at the club following Ruben Amorim‘s sacking on Monday. Fletcher, 41, will take charge of Wednesday’s Premier League trip to Burnley and may also stay on…
Bafana Bafana and Cameroon players tackle for a ball during a AFCON game in Morocco. Bafana Bafana have returned home following their exit from the 2025 AFCON tournament in Morocco. They landed at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning. Cameroon beat Bafana two-one in the round of 16 on Sunday. Bafana coach…
Ivory Coast’s winger Amad Diallo was named TotalEnergies man of the match. Winger Amad Diallo scored one goal and created another to continue his excellent form in Morocco as defending champions Ivory Coast eased past Burkina Faso 3-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations round-of-16 fixture in Marrakech on Tuesday. The Ivorians will face record…
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Fiston Mayele in action with Algeria’s Aissa Mandi Algeria substitute Adil Boulbina slammed home a last-gasp winner a minute from the end of extra time as his side overcame the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 on Tuesday to book a place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. Just as the round-of-16 tie was headed to a…
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen celebrates scoring their third goal with Ademola Lookman. Victor Osimhen struck twice as Nigeria eased to a 4-0 victory over Mozambique in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 on Monday, with Ademola Lookman turning in a virtuoso performance. Nigeria’s dominance was near total as Lookman scored the opening goal and produced…
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal Egypt have progressed to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. They beat Benin 3-1 in extra time Agadir Monday evening. Yasser Ibrahim’s superb header and Mohamed Salah’s breakaway strike earned record seven-time champions Egypt a hard-fought 3-1 extra-time victory over Benin in the Africa…
General view of a competitor in action during stage 2 Toyota drivers dominated the second stage of the Dakar Rally with the fastest five placings on Monday but Nasser Al-Attiyah took over at the top of the car standings for the Dacia Sandriders team. The Qatari, a five times Dakar winner, was only eighth fastest…
Bafana Bafana clash against Cameroon at AFCON 2025, January 4, 2026. South Africa’s run at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco has come to a disappointing end. Five-time AFCON champions, Cameroon, beat the 2024 bronze medalists, Bafana Bafana, 2-1 in their Round of 16 match in Rabat. Bafana Bafana were by…
South African soccer fans at a stadium. Motorists passing through Bloemfontein remain confident that Bafana Bafana will beat their opponents Cameroon in a knockout game tonight. Bafana Bafana made it through to the last 16 Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Angola and Zimbabwe and losing to Egypt in the group stages. Teboho Mokoena shares…
