Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick says Bruno Fernandes is “fully committed” to the club and will continue as captain. Carrick dropped Fernandes to the bench for Sunday’s 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth after the Portuguese questioned the tactics used in a 4-1 Champions League defeat by Como.
In her first interview since the incident, Joanna Wietrzyk told the BBC she takes responsibility for it but did not deserve such a severe backlash.
Samson Adamu has been confirmed as the substantive General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football, becoming the first Nigerian to hold the position in the organisation's 70-year history.
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen and his girlfriend, Stefanie Ladewig, have welcomed their second child, a baby girl named Liora Audrey. “Our Football A Team player Victor Osimhen and Stefanie have welcomed a baby girl into the world.
Alexander Zverev is the second German man, after Boris Becker, to clinch the No. 1 spot in tennis.
A big night for Everton featured a big call from David Moyes and demanded a big performance from his players. Fleetwood Town await in the Carabao Cup quarter-final after Everton shattered Newcastle’s hopes of a fifth consecutive place in the last eight with a clinical and committed display in front of the prime minister Andy Burnham.
Manchester City’s hopes of securing a top-four spot in the Women’s Champions League are looking increasingly slim after a third successive draw dragged out their wait for a first European victory of the season, by virtue of Paris Saint-Germain’s late leveller at a disappointed Joie Stadium. City thought they had won the game through Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s 85th-minute penalty, as their heavy pressure was finally rewarded, but conceding a goal sparked PSG into life and they snatched a point with a scrappy equaliser three minutes later as their substitute Tara Elimbi Gilbert found the net from cl
Generali Stadium will have 71,500-seat capacity Inter fans protest the plans outside gala event Internazionale and Milan have unveiled plans for their new Generali Stadium, which will replace the shared San Siro venue from the 2031-32 season. The plans were revealed at a gala event at Milan’s Castello Sforzesco on Thursday – but some fans in attendance voiced their opposition to San Siro being demolished.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in Al Nassr’s 5-3 win over Al Kholood, taking his career goal tally to 985 as he nears the 1,000-goal milestone.
Pat Cummins and Australia show just how much winning this series in South Africa means to them as the third Test is set up for a gripping finale.
Flamingos defeat Mexico to book quarter-final spot. Nigeria’s Flamingos have booked a place in the quarter-finals of the U-17 Women’s World Cup after defeating Mexico 2-1 in their Round of 16 match.
Alexander Zverev accelerated his ascension to number one in the world rankings for the first time in his career on Thursday as he beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the Vienna Open. And the big-serving Hamburg native ensured he did just that ahead of the season-ending ATP Finals next month by seeing off Martin Landaluce and Griekspoor in his opening two matches in Vienna.
Marnus Labuschagne is involved in an ugly moment of DRS drama after giving a retaliatory send off, as Temba Bavuma throws his wicket away in the shadows of stumps. Here are the quick hits from day three of the third Test between Australia and South Africa.
Jack Grealish was dropped for Everton’s League Cup fourth round clash against Newcastle on Thursday after “a breach of club discipline”. Grealish, who is on a second season-long loan from Manchester City, had started Everton’s three Premier League matches prior to their defeat against champions Arsenal.
⚽ Women’s Champions League updates; kick-off 8pm GMT ⚽ Live scores | Read Moving the Goalposts | Manchester City have made three changes from their draw against Manchester United last weekend, most significantly Grace Clinton starts.
Edo Queens have petitioned CAF to annul their 3-2 defeat to Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa Ladies in the disputed WAFU-B Women’s Champions League final, alleging irregularities in the venue, match arrangements and player eligibility.
Challenger’s identity could be approved by next week Arsène Wenger not thought to have entered reckoning for role Uefa and its allies are close to identifying a candidate to run against Gianni Infantino in the Fifa election and could approve the challenger’s identity as early as next week. Discussions with potential nominees have gained momentum despite recent setbacks that included a U-turn by the Asian Football Confederation president, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa, who surprisingly endorsed Infantino’s push for a fourth term.
⚽ Carabao Cup updates from the 7.45pm GMT kick-off ⚽ Scores | Football Daily | Mail Scott with your thoughts Everton make two changes to their starting XI following last weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Arsenal. Hayden Hackney and Tyler Dibling come in for Brennan Johnson and Harrison Armstrong, who both drop to the bench.
Flamingos beat Mexico, set up Quarter-Final clash with Venezuela. Nigeria’s Flamingos defeated Mexico 2-1 in the Round of 16 to book a quarter-final clash against Venezuela at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.
By Adegboyega Adeleye Chelsea head coach Xabi Alonso has promised Brazilian teenager Estêvão will get his opportunity this season, despite the winger’s limited playing time and omission from the Blues’ Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat to Liverpool. Chelsea will return to Premier League action on Saturday when they host Manchester United, offering Estêvão another opportunity to feature as the London club look to respond to their cup exit.
Arsenal have lost their appeal against Max Dowman’s red card in their stunning League Cup loss at Fleetwood after an independent commission ruled against the Premier League champions. Mikel Arteta’s men, level on points with league leaders Manchester City, travel to Anfield looking to bounce back from a huge upset, with fourth-tier Fleetwood now set to face another top-flight side in either Everton or Newcastle in the quarter-finals of the League Cup.
Teenager was sent off for lashing out in Fleetwood defeat Club’s claims over card and ban were both dismissed Arsenal’s appeal against Max Dowman’s red card in their Carabao Cup defeat at Fleetwood and the three-match suspension imposed has been rejected by an independent commission. The 16-year-old Dowman was sent off for a kick out at Harrison Neal following a bruising tackle in the 85th minute of the game, which Fleetwood won on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
League to invite bids to televise all games from 2029 UK leagues expected to co-ordinate move to end blackout The Scottish Premiership has made the first move in what is expected to be a coordinated attempt by the UK’s domestic leagues to remove the Saturday afternoon broadcast blackout by inviting bids to televise all of its matches in the next rights cycle from 2029. A tender document issued by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) last week is understood to have given broadcasters an option to bid for live rights to all matches, including games kicking off at 3pm on Saturdays, th
Oluebube Umejiaku and Mary Dunstan scored as Nigeria’s Flamingos defeated Mexico 2-1 on Thursday evening to book their place in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco. Dunstan doubled Nigeria’s lead in the 70th minute, putting the Flamingos in control of the Round of 16 encounter.