Houston Rockets star James Harden carved a piece of NBA history on Tuesday after a 31-point haul against the Atlanta Hawks made him the first player to score at least 30 points against every team in the league in the same season. ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 19: James Harden #13Continue Reading
Formula One chief Jean Todt on Wednesday hailed next year’s inaugural Vietnamese Grand Prix in Hanoi as a great opportunity to open doors for people with “a passion” for motorsport in Southeast Asia. Formula One The communist Vietnamese capital will get its first taste of the high-octane glitz and glamourContinue Reading
Euro 2020 qualifiers get under way on Thursday with 24 places up for grabs at next year’s tournament, which will be held in 12 countries across Europe. How does it work?UEFA’s 55 nations have been split into five groups of six teams and five groups of five. Each team playsContinue Reading
Abuja – It was a full house on Tuesday as the Super Eagles began their first training session ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final qualifying match against Seychelles. Super Eagles’ first training session at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. Credit: Super Eagles Twitter Account@NGSuperEagles All theContinue Reading
England captain Harry Kane insists the Three Lions’ squad are too united to be divided by the tension surrounding the Premier League title race and upcoming Champions League ties. Harry Kane Four English sides have reached the last eight of Europe’s premier club competition for the first time in aContinue Reading
Manchester United’s former players from the famous Class of 92 are critical of midfielder Paul Pogba because he was not loyal to former manager Alex Ferguson, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said. Pogba, who came through Manchester United’s academy, left the club for free in 2012 after Ferguson fell out with theContinue Reading
Young Africans on the books of clubs in top European leagues have been called up for Olympic Games qualifying duty with 26 matches scheduled between Wednesday and next Tuesday. Among them are two goalkeepers, Congolese Will-Cesaire Matimbou from Paris Saint-Germain and Ivorian Nicolas Tie from Chelsea. Defender Hamza Mendyl fromContinue Reading
France has issued arrest warrants for two former senior Russian athletics officials in an investigation into a doping cover-up, sources told AFP on Tuesday. The two men targeted are Valentin Balakhnichev, the former head of Russian athletics who was also treasurer of world athletics body IAAF, and Alexei Melnikov, aContinue Reading
Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas wants to end his career at Porto and continue playing until he’s 40, he told Spanish television. Casillas “This week I think I’ll extend my contract until I’m 40. I’ll be 38 soon and I’ll most likely finish my career with FC Porto,” theContinue Reading
The head of Japan’s Olympic Committee said Tuesday he would step down in June, as French authorities probe his involvement in payments made before Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Games. “Considering the future of the JOC, I think the most appropriate thing is to leave things to a newContinue Reading
