Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard is set for a spell on the sidelines as the 25-year-old is said to be out for at least three weeks with an ankle injury, according to Norway's team doctor. Odegaard limped off during Norway's 2-0 win over Austria in the UEFA Nations League on Monday, following a challenge from RB Leipzig midfielder Christoph Baumgartner. The Gunners’ captain, however, returned to London,...
France returned to winning ways after recording a 2-0 win over Belgium in their UEFA Nations League encounter in Lyon on Monday night, Afrosport reports. Les Bleus were let down by a 3-1 home loss to Italy in their previous game but turned things around for Didier Deschamps men as the Paris Saint-Germain duo of Randal Kolo Muani and Ousmane Dembele scored in the 29th and...
Mary Moraa was in a jubilant and thankful mood as she stormed to victory in the women's 800 metres on the final day of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Sunday. The 23-year-old Kenyan won bronze at last year's championships in Eugene and was favourite heading into the 2023 event after finishing on top at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the 2022...
The final match day in Group A was as exhilarating as expected as Norway, who began the day in third place with just a point, thrashed debutants Philippines 6-0 thanks to a hat-trick from Sophie Roman Haug to register their first win in the tournament and progress into the round of 16. Switzerland, on the other hand, were held to a goalless draw by co-hosts New...
Switzerland's 16-year-old midfielder Iman Beney will miss the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 after sustaining a serious knee injury in training on Tuesday. Beney ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the Swiss' final preparation for a friendly match against Morocco on Wednesday. The BSC Young Boys midfielder is the fourth player that will be missing in Australia and New Zealand due to ACL injury, others...
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