GLOBAL SPORT UPDATE

Ligue 1: Montpellier appoint Zoumana Camara after Gasset dismissal

Ligue 1: Montpellier appoint Zoumana Camara after Gasset dismissal

Montpellier have appointed Zoumana Camara as their new manager less than 24 hours after the dismissal of Jean-Louis Gasset, Afrosport reports. La Paillade dismissed Gasset having failed to lift them from the bottom of the log after 28 games. The appointment of Zoumana Camara will be his first senior managerial role, having spent over five years as assistant coach at Paris Saint-Germain under Laurent Blanc, Unai...

Ancelotti unbothered by questions over his prolonged Real Madrid stay

Ancelotti unbothered by questions over his prolonged Real Madrid stay

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is unbothered by people whom he thinks are tired of seeing him at the Santiago Bernabeu, Afrosport reports. The Italian tactician still has a year left on his contract in what is his second stint with the club, having previously been in charge between 2013 and 2015. Overall, Ancelotti would have spent a combined seven years going into the final season...

MotoGP: Injured champion Jorge Martin eyeing Qatar GP return

MotoGP: Injured champion Jorge Martin eyeing Qatar GP return

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin could make his debut for Aprilia at the Qatar Grand Prix this weekend if he passes a medical check, the team revealed on Tuesday. Martin, who rode with Ducati last season, has been sidelined with injuries, having sustained multiple fractures from a crash during pre-season testing. The Spaniard required surgery, which has kept him out of the first three races of...

UCL: Kompany affirms Bayern Munich can thrive without injured Musiala

UCL: Kompany affirms Bayern Munich can thrive without injured Musiala

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany is confident his team can thrive without Jamal Musiala as they prepare to face Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The 22-year-old will miss the tie at the Allianz Arena after picking up a muscle injury in Saturday's 3-1 Bundesliga win away at Augsburg. Musiala has been an integral part of the...

Boxing: Bivol relinquishes WBC title in pursuit of Beterbiev trilogy

Boxing: Bivol relinquishes WBC title in pursuit of Beterbiev trilogy

Dmitry Bivol has vacated his World Boxing Commission (WBC) light-heavyweight title in pursuit of a third fight against former sparring partner Artur Beterbiev, Afrosport reports. Bivol defeated Beterbiev by majority decision in their rematch on 23 February in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, claiming the WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF world titles. The result between the two fighters is currently even, with Beterbiev winning the first fight, while Bivol...