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Salah surpasses Thierry Henry on Premier League all-time top scorers list

Isak sets Swedish goal record in Newcastle win

Alexander Isak scored a brace as Newcastle United recorded a 3-1 win over Premier League bottom club Southampton at St. Mary's on Saturday afternoon, Afrosport reports. After falling behind to Jan Bednarek's 10th minute goal, the Magpies responded through Isak, first from the penalty spot in the 26th minute before he was assisted by Jacob Murphy for the second four minutes later. It took the 25-year-old...

Sven-Goran Eriksson: Funeral for ex-England & Ivory Coast boss held in Sweden

The funeral of the recently deceased Sven-Goran Eriksson was held today in the Swedish town of Torsby, where the former football manager grew up, Afrosport reports. The ceremony, which took place inside the church, was attended by several hundreds of people, including some of Eriksson's former players like ex-England captain David Beckham. Eriksson, who announced in January that he was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer, passed...

Paris 2024: Sweden’s Duplantis sets world record in men’s Olympic pole vault win

Sweden's Mondo Duplantis yet again has shattered his own world record for an impressive ninth time, as he claimed the gold medal in the men's pole vault at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday. With the roaring crowd inside the Stade de France, the 24-year-old cleared 6.25 meters at the third attempt despite already clinching his second Olympic gold medal with a 6.00m leap. Duplantis, who...

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...