Real Madrid defeated Mexican club Pachuca 3-0 on Wednesday to win the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in Doha, Qatar, Afrosport reports. After a spell of unfruitful attack from Pachuca, Madrid broke the deadlock in the 37th minute inside the Lusail Stadium through Kylian Mbappe, with the 25-year-old scoring once again at the same ground he bagged a hat-trick for France in the 2022...
The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) has agreed to increase the number of clubs participating in the league from the 2025-26 season, Afrosport reports. The league body has concluded plans to increase the number of clubs from 16 to 20 teams. The NWFL announced this new development in a communique released after their Annual General Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday. The body stated that arrangements for...
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has expressed his interest in keeping Marcus Rashford amid the Englishman’s comments regarding his future at the club, Afrosport reports. Rashford was left out of Sunday’s 2-1 win in the Manchester derby at Etihad Stadium, with Amorim clearly stating that his decision to drop the forward was not a “disciplinary” one. The 27-year-old, who has been at United since the age...
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) on Tuesday announced a new format for the 2025 All-Star Game set to take place at Golden State Warriors’ Chase Center in San Francisco, Afrosport reports. The league announced that this season’s All-Star game, which is scheduled to take place on 16 February 2025, will feature a mini-tournament with four teams and three games played, with the...
The Milwaukee Bucks blew past the Oklahoma City Thunder with a commanding second-half performance to claim the 2024 NBA Cup following a 97-81 win at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. After an evenly contested first half, which saw the Bucks head into the break with a one-point lead, the Eastern Conference giants proved to be a much more dominant force coming out...
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