World football governing body FIFA has imposed a 10-match ban on Italian player Marco Curto for racially abusing Wolves forward Hee-chan Hwang. Curto played for newly promoted Serie A side Como in a pre-season friendly against Wolves. However, he has since been sent on loan to Serie B side Cesena. The Italian was found guilty of racially abusing Hwang during the pre-season friendly in July.A FIFA spokesperson confirmed the sanction,…

Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran has committed his long-term future to the club by signing a new contract that will keep him at Villa Park until 2030. The 20-year-old Colombian international, who has been a pivotal figure in Villa’s recent resurgence, extended his stay after initially joining the club in January 2023 from Major League Soccer (MLS) side Chicago Fire. Duran’s signing represents a major coup for Aston Villa, especially…

Rivers United FC solidified their place at the top of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) standings after a thrilling 2-1 victory over Akwa United on Match Day 5, a result that brought monetary rewards from Rivers State Sports Commissioner, Chris Green. The gutsy win at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt saw goals from Stephen Manyo and Ndifreke Effiong lift “The Pride of Rivers” to 13 points enough…

Tottenham Hotspur manager, Ange Postecoglou has described his side’s second-half collapse against Brighton as “probably the worst defeat” since he arrived at the club. Spurs let a 2-0 lead slip and fell to a 3-2 loss in a dramatic Premier League encounter, leaving Postecoglou frustrated with his team’s mentality and performance. Tottenham appeared to be cruising toward their sixth consecutive victory in all competitions after goals from Brennan Johnson and…

Alex Pereira retained his UFC light-heavyweight championship with an emphatic stoppage win over Khalil Rountree in the fourth round at UFC 307, held in Salt Lake City on Saturday. The Brazilian champion endured a moment of danger in the second round when he was knocked down by a powerful counter right hand from Rountree. However, Pereira, 37, bounced back and methodically dismantled the bloodied and fatigued American, eventually finishing him…

A player who many believe to be the greatest National Basketball Association (NBA) ever, bar Michael Jordan, LeBron James and his eldest son, Bronny have etched their names in the NBA Hall of Fame by playing alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers in a record first father-son appearance in the NBA history on Sunday. Lebron and Bronny, in a long-awaited appearance, played together at the start of the…

The Red Devils played out a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon, meaning they have picked up just eight points from their opening seven league matches this campaign. That is their worst-ever tally since the Premier League began in 1992, with Erik ten Hag breaking his own record after amassing just nine points in the first seven league games last year. They are now 14th in the Premier…

Italian giants Juventus and French midfielder Paul Pogba are in the process of mutually terminating his contract, Fabrizio Romano reports. The Frenchman recently saw his four-year doping ban significantly reduced to 18 months, making him eligible to play as early as March 2025.The former Manchester United man tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a substance used to raise testosterone levels and is banned. He was tested in August 2023 following a…

The hearing into the spot-fixing allegations involving Brazil and West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta has been scheduled to take place in March. The Brazilian was officially charged by the FA in May, accused of intentionally receiving a yellow card in four Premier League games. Paqueta has denied the charges.Investigation commenced into the Brazil star in the summer of 2023, after completing his first season at West Ham. The games in…

Real Madrid earned all three points in a 2-0 victory over Villarreal on Saturday. However, the victory left a sour taste as Spanish right back Dani Carvajal left the game on a stretcher after a collision with Villareal’s Yeremy Pino, apparently in pain.Carvajal later posted an update on his Instagram page confirming that he suffered an injury to his ACL, noting that he will soon undergo surgery. He wrote, “A…

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has won his first award in the Turkish Super Lig less than two months after joining Galatasaray on a season-long loan from Napoli. His goal against Kasımpaşa was impressive enough to be voted the Goal of the Week by beIN SPORTS, receiving a significant number of votes and securing 77.96 percent of the total. The Nigeria international scored two goals in the match that ended…

Captain of the Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa has signed for Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side, Kano Pillars for the remainder of the 2024/25 season. This makes it the third time Musa will be playing for the club. The club also signed up another Super Eagles player, Shehu Abdullahi. The club announced the signings on its X account on Saturday. The post reads, “We can confirm that an agreement in…