World football governing body, FIFA, have announced that the winner of this summer’s revamped Club World Cup would earn $125 million, Afrosport reports. The organisation had earlier announced that the total prize money pot for the competition was $1 billion, which represents a big financial coup for competing clubs. Half of the money will be divided between all 32 clubs, and the amount each club gets...
Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee, Afrosport reports. Davies, who will require surgery on the injured knee, will be out for “several months,” delivering a serious blow to Bayern’s Bundesliga and Champions League aspirations. The 24-year-old fullback suffered the injury while on international duty with Canada and...
Liam Lawson has reportedly been axed by Red Bull Racing ahead of the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix,” Afrosport reports. Rumours of the New Zealander being axed from the team had intensified after the Chinese Grand Prix at the weekend, following a bad start to the season. After two races, Lawson has failed to score points, recording a DNF in Australia before finishing 12th in Shanghai....
The Milwaukee Bucks will be without All-Star Damian Lillard indefinitely after he was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right calf, Afrosport reports. The Bucks confirmed Lillard’s absence late on Tuesday, and the 34-year-old is reportedly on blood-thinning medication to treat the condition. Lillard becomes the second NBA player that has had to be shut down this season due to the condition, joining San Antonio...
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni says he has forgiven Raphinha for his jibe following the Albiceleste’s 4-1 win over Brazil in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Afrosport reports. Before the highly anticipated encounter in Buenos Aires, Raphinha bragged confidently that the Selecao would win despite not doing so for 16 years in the Argentine capital. It turned out to be an embarrassment for South America’s biggest...
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