October 1, 2021
Fans racial abuse of St. Kitts & Nevis midfielder leads to jailtime
A 50-year-old football fan who racially abused St Kitts & Nevis midfielder Romaine Sawyers on a social media site was jailed for eight weeks. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard that Simon Silwood’s message was intentionally racist and not the…
September 27, 2021
Suriname Football club booted from CONCACAF, owner suspended for three years
Suriname’s Inter Moengotapoe has been disqualified and removed from this year’s CONCACAF League, while the club’s owner and Suriname’s Vice President, Ronnie Brunswijk, has been banned for three years from participating in any capacity in CONCACAF…
August 30, 2021
Messi makes PSG debut in 2-0 win as Mbappe scores both goals
Lionel Messi made his Paris St-Germain debut as a 66th-minute substitute in a 2-0 win at Reims in Ligue 1. The Argentine, wearing his new number 30 PSG shirt, received a standing ovation as he replaced his friend Neymar in front of a sell-out……
August 27, 2021
Ronaldo wants to leave Juventus says coach Allegri
TURIN, Italy, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo has no intention of staying at Juventus, the club's coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Friday, amid media speculation that Manchester City could be his next destination. Widespread reports in the…
July 12, 2021
Italy crowned European champion after beating England on penalties
Wembley Stadium, London (CNN) On a night fraught with tension, Italy clinched its first major title for 15 years with a penalty shootout win over England in the Euro 2020 final. Luke Shaw's goal inside the opening two minutes gave England a lead it…
October 3, 2020
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane tests positive for coronavirus
(CNN)Liverpool forward Sadio Mane is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, the club announced Friday. Mane is the second Liverpool player this week to return a positive test after new signing Thiago Alcantara. He scored in his side's…
November 1, 2018
Brazilian soccer star found mutilated, police say he was tortured
A 24-year-old soccer player was found dead in southern Brazil over the weekend.Police are investigating the death of Daniel Corrêa Freitas, a midfielder for Brazilian club Sao Paulo, after his body was discovered in a rural area southeast of the…
October 24, 2018
Ronaldo insists he is an ‘example’ amid rape allegations
Cristiano Ronaldo stated Monday he is an "example" in his behaviour on and off the field amid allegations of rape made against the five-time Ballon d'Or winner in the United States. "I know I am an example, 100 per cent, in the pitch and outside…
October 18, 2018
Sprint King Usain Bolt scores two goals on his first start
Lightning struck twice Friday as Usain Bolt scored two goals for the Central Coast Mariners in a pre-season friendly. In his first start for the Australian club he is on trial at, the former Olympic sprinter scored his first with a well struck…
October 17, 2018
Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen dead at 65
PAUL G. ALLEN, co-founder of Microsoft, died on Monday afternoon inSeattle from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a statement fromhis family said. He was 65. Two weeks ago, Allen had tweeted that the illness, with which he wasinitially…