One of the greatest US basketball players in history, Dikembe Mutombo is dead. He died from brain cancer, aged 58. Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo was a Congolese-American professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Announcing his death on Tuesday, the NBA said he died surrounded by his family.His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a…

The world of cycling has been struck by tragedy with the passing of 18-year-old Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer, following a devastating crash during the junior road race at the 2024 Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Zurich. Furrer, who had a promising future in the sport, suffered a severe head injury during Thursday’s race and was immediately airlifted to the hospital, where she tragically succumbed to her injuries. The Union…

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag appears to be keeping his job despite a disappointing three-nil loss to Tottenham over the weekend. The defeat to Tottenham was United’s second straight three-nil loss at Old Trafford, putting the Dutchman under intense pressure. However, the club’s executives do not seem to be in a search for a new manager.United made a very poor showing against Tottenham, with Spurs taking an early lead…

Former Cameroon and serving president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) Samuel Eto’o has been hit with a six-month ban by world football governing body FIFA. FIFA reached the decision after the former striker commited disciplinary violations during the under-20 Women’s World Cup round of 16 game between Cameroon and Brazil. Cameroon crashed out of the competition hosted by Columbia after losing 3-1 to Brazil after extra time on September…

Lionel Messi scored a brilliant equalizer as Inter Miami battled to a 1-1 draw against Charlotte FC in a tightly contested match on Saturday. The result marked Miami’s third consecutive draw, but they maintained their position at the top of the Eastern Conference as the playoff race heats up. Charlotte took the lead in the 57th minute with a deflected goal that caught Miami’s defense off guard. However, Messi quickly…

There is cause for concern at Manchester City as the Cityzens were held to a draw by Newcastle this weekend. Pep Guardiola’s men visited St James’ Park coming from a two-all draw against Arsenal during which star midfielder Rodri picked a season-ending injury. The Spaniard’s absence was very obvious this weekend as City could only manage a draw against the Magpies.Mateo Kovacic and Rico Lewis started in midfield for City,…

Chelsea and England forward Cole Palmer is the rave of the moment in the Premier League, after scoring all his side’s four goals in Saturday’s win over Brighton. Palmer moved to Chelsea from Manchester City for £40 million in 2023.The 22-year-old bagged 22 goals in 33 appearances for Chelsea last season and was rewarded with a new deal meant to keep him at the London club till 2033. He has…

The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has banned Argentina’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez for two matches for offensive behaviour. Announcing the development on Saturday, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said the 32-year-old Aston Villa star was also found guilty of “violating principles of fairplay” on two separate occasions.The penalty-saving goalkeeper was found to have violated FIFA’s code of conduct when holding a replica of the Copa America trophy…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has dismissed suggestions that his relationship with Man City’s Pep Guardiola will be soured by their ongoing rivalry. The two coaches settled for a draw when their teams went head-to-head last Sunday. Manchester City players were not altogether pleased with the way Arsenal sat deep in the game after Leandro Trossard was sent off.Several players from both sides also had heated exchanges after the game. Arsenal…

European football governing body UEFA has handed a €10,000 fine to Spanish club FC Barcelona. In addition, it banned the club’s supporters from attending their next Champions League away game. These measures were meted out in response to the club’s fans’ racist behaviour during their last Champions League game against AS Monaco.The incident involved the display of Nazi gestures at the away end during Barca’s 2-1 defeat to Monaco at…

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has refused to offer a definite answer to the question of an important trio’s future at the club. The question came up on the future of Virgil van Dijk, Mohammed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold at Slot’s pre-match press conference today.The three players, who have been important pillars to the recent success of the club, are on the last lap of their current contracts with the club…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Spanish midfielder Rodri will be out for the rest of the season. Guardiola gave the update today following a surgery on the 28-year-old’s anterior cruciate ligament.Rodri sustained an injury to his knee during City’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal. He subsequently made a trip to his home country Spain for further tests. Guardiola provided insight into his situation at his pre-match press conference…