NEW YORK, USA, Jun 9 – “Simply the greatest event that humanity, that mankind, has ever seen”. The words of Fifa president Gianni Infantino when hailing this summer’s World Cup across the United States of America, Mexico and Canada. Never afraid to hype football’s showp...
NEW YORK, USA, Jun 9 – Iran’s allocation of fan tickets for the group stage of the World Cup has been revoked just days before the start of the tournament, says the country’s football federation. The World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, begins on Thursday, ...
LONDON, United Kingdom, Jun 9 – Tatjana Maria says Queen’s should show more respect to its defending champions after she had to go through qualifying to reach the main draw. The German, then aged 37, became the first women’s singles champion at the London club for 52 years when she...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 9 – Nyali Golf Club professional Daniel Nduva produced a remarkable back-nine comeback to win the NCBA Royal Classic, the second leg of the 2026 Sunshine Development Tour – East Africa Swing, played at Royal Nairobi Golf Club. Nduva, who began the final round tied for secon...
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 9 – Eglay Mukhwana clinched a brace as Harambee Starlets warmed up for their upcoming Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament with a 6-0 thrashing over Lesotho in a friendly match played on Tuesday in Zambia. Head coach Beldine Odemba’s tactical prowess and squad...
NEW YORK, USA, June 9 – Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points as the San Antonio Spurs cut the New York Knicks’ lead in the NBA Finals to 2-1 with a 115-111 win at Madison Square Garden. US President Donald Trump, in the crowd as the iconic venue hosted its first Finals game since 1999, was...
LOS ANGELES, USA, June 9 – Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States. Artan, the 2025 Confederation of African Football (CAF) men’s referee of the year, was...
LONDON, United Kingdom, June 9 – Diogo Jota’s widow has urged Scotland captain Andrew Robertson to carry his former Liverpool team-mate in his heart when he lives their dream of playing at the World Cup. Jota died aged 28 in a car crash last July, after helping Portugal secure World Cup ...
LOS ANGELES, USA, Jun 9 – You already know about the superstars who could light up the 2026 Fifa World Cup, but what about the next wave of talent? A record 1,248 players can feature in the USA, Canada and Mexico and, while there are few total unknowns, 891 of them are at their first World Cup...
PARIS, France, Jun 9 – With more than 100 goals combined across club and country last season, France unleashed four of the game’s best attackers in their final World Cup warm-up on Monday. But while Kylian Mbappe’s bid to match Olivier Giroud’s France goalscoring record fell ...
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 8, 2026 – Nigeria’s Sunday Olapade produced one of the best round of the day to surge to the top of the leaderboard after Round Two action of the NCBA Royal Classic at Royal Nairobi Golf Club today. Olapade carded an impressive 5-under par 67 to take the outright lea...
NORTH CAROLINA, United States, June 8, 2026 – Steve Clarke has been branded “unprofessional” by Norway counterpart Stale Solbakken after the Scotland head coach cancelled a training-ground friendly as both sides prepare for the start of the World Cup. With both squads based in Nort...
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 8, 2026 – Former Belgian international and Liverpool forward Divock Origi has announced his retirement from football. In a social media post, Origi said he has fulfilled his childhood dream and purpose for playing football, hence the decision to hang his boots. “My p...
MANCHESTER, England, June 8, 2026 – Manchester City and Chelsea remain locked in negotiations about Enzo Maresca replacing Pep Guardiola. Guardiola announced on 22 May he would step down as City boss after a trophy laden decade in charge, and Maresca was quickly identified as the leading conte...
LONDON, England, June 8, 2026 – Multiple women have accused billionaire businessman and West Ham co-owner David Sullivan of abusing his power and preying on them for sex, in some cases when they were teenagers. The allegations from seven women have been uncovered in a joint investigation by BB...
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NAIROBI, Kenya, June 8, 2026 – Round two of the NCBA Royal Classic is underway at Royal Nairobi Golf Club, with amateur golfer Adel Balala carrying a slender one-shot lead after an impressive opening round of 6-under par 66 on Sunday. The Nyali Golf & Country Club amateur produced one of t...
ODENSE, Ukraine, June 8, 2026 – Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine but is now conscious, says the Danish Football Association. The game in Odense was stopped on 65 minutes when he collapsed and abandoned shortly after, with the 34-year-old able to walk ...
LONDON, England, June 8, 2026 – Sometimes a player just seems to have a perfect moment, a tournament where they really announce themselves as a superstar on the biggest stage. We saw it happen with Kylian Mbappe for France at the 2018 World Cup – we knew before we lifted the trophy in Ru...
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 8, 2026 – Starehe Boys’ Centre was crowned tournament champions following an exhilarating 1–0 win over Kamkunji High School in the finals of the 2026 Vivo Energy Kenya Sustainability Community football tournament played at Starehe Boys’ Centre in Nairobi. In the girls’ con...
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 8, 2026 – Former Kakamega Homeboyz striker Moses Shumah will get his chance to impress Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy in due time. Assistant coach Vasili Masounakis says the towering defender only needs to remain grounded and continuing building on his good perfo...
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 7, 2026 – Mohammed Bajaber and Lawrence Okoth scored a brace apiece as Harambee Stars thrashed Lesotho 4-0 in their second international friendly at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Sunday evening in Pretoria. The two sides were locking horns for the second time in four days, f...
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, June 7, 2026 – Iran’s Fifa World Cup 2026 football team have landed in Mexico amid an ongoing row over visas and access to the stadiums in the US where they are to play. All three of Iran’s group games are in the US, but the players and support staff have been ...
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 7, 2026 – Kenya’s Edmund Serem clinched second place in the men’s 3000m steeplechase at the fifth leg of the Diamond League in Stockholm on Sunday night. The world bronze medalist clocked 8:12.27 in a race won by Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco,...
