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FIBA World Cup: South Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire and Cape Verde all crash out of tournament

FIBA World Cup: South Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire and Cape Verde all crash out of tournament

The fate of the three other African sides at the ongoing FIBA World Cup has been determined after Angola and Egypt missed out on progressing to the next round earlier in the week. South Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire, and Cape Verde all lost their final group games and have been relegated to the Classification 17–32 games to determine the African side that will get the ticket for...

Super Falcons move eight places in new FIFA world rankings; USWNT relinquish top spot

Super Falcons move eight places in new FIFA world rankings; USWNT relinquish top spot

Nigeria's senior women’s national team, the Super Falcons, have enjoyed a meteoric rise in the new FIFA world rankings following their impressive outing at the just-concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup. The ranking, which was released on Friday, five days after the conclusion of the Mundial in Australia and New Zealand, sees the nine-time Africa champions move eight spots upwards from 40th to 32nd, as they remain...

Women’s World Cup: Iconic Marta calls time on tournament career

Women’s World Cup: Iconic Marta calls time on tournament career

In a world of many great footballers in both the men’s and women’s game, not many have been as iconic and trailblazing as Brazil’s Marta da Silva, who announced on Wednesday that she would not be participating in the FIFA Women’s World Cup any longer after A Seleçāo elimination from the group stage. The 37-year-old, who came on in Brazil’s first game against Panama, joined two...

Former Barcelona star Alves indicted in sexual assault case

Former Barcelona star Alves indicted in sexual assault case

Former Barcelona defender Dani Alves was indicted by a judge in a sexual assault case in Spain on Wednesday. The 40-year-old denied any wrongdoing by telling a judge in a court in Barcelona that he was not in agreement with the findings of the investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman at a nightclub in the Catalonian capital on December 30. The female judge...

Women’s World Cup: Renard scores winner in France win, Jamaica make history against Panama

Women’s World Cup: Renard scores winner in France win, Jamaica make history against Panama

The second round of matches in Group F of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand provided breathtaking drama as France and Jamaica secured vital wins in their respective games on Saturday. Les Bleues defeated 2007 finalists Brazil 2-1 in an enthralling tie at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, with 33-year-old defender Wendie Renard scoring the winner for the 2019 hosts. Veteran forward...