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It is the first round of internationals since Euro 2024 and both Portugal and Croatia will be looking to make amends for their disappointments in that tournament with a good performance in this season’s UEFA Nations League. Portugal were unfortunate to go out in the quarter-finals after losing in post-match penalties following a barren draw ...

Otto Addo, former assistant coach of Dortmund, is set to lead Ghana as they strive for their 11th consecutive Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) appearance since 2004. Following their disappointing exit from the 2023 AFCON tournament at the group stages, where their hopes were dashed, the Black Stars are determined to turn things around. The ...

This is perhaps the biggest match-up so far at the US Open 2024 as world number 1 Jannik Sinner takes on Daniil Medvedev, ranked 5th, in the quarter-final. The two are the only grand slam winners left in this tournament after Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz were shown the door earlier. This year, Sinner beat ...

Two games is on the timetable of Taifa Stars’ AFCON Qualifiers, beginning with their home clash with Ethiopians before their trip to Guinea. Taifa Stars can not forgive themselves if they do not get a ticket for the AFCON finals in Morocco as part of their campaign to aim higher when hosting the same tournament ...

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov last reached the semi-final of the US Open in 2019 and looks to be in good form to repeat the feat this year. The 33 year old already reached the quarter final of the French Open this year before being beaten by Jannik Sinner. Dimitrov, currently ranked 9th, had not dropped a ...

Taylor Fritz’s fairytale run at the US Open is still on course. He is one win away from making his first career Grand Slam semifinal after getting a comeback win in the fourth round this weekend, with the 26-year-old American defeating Casper Ruud 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2. His serve was virtually unstoppable with Fritz firing 24 aces ...

Man United is set to face Liverpool in a massive early-season clash at Old Trafford. Last season, they narrowly edged past their rivals in the FA Cup, but historical stats weigh heavily against them; they’ve suffered painful losses of 5-0 at home in 2021 and 7-0 in 2023. Recently, however, things have been closer – ...

Hansi Flick’s tenure as the new manager of Barcelona has been intriguing so far. Barcelona will once again play against Real Valladolid at home on Saturday, August 31st, for the fourth round of La Liga. With a perfect record of three wins and six goals scored, Barcelona will carry considerable momentum into this upcoming match. ...

Werder Bremen were left ruing their wasted chances as they settled for a 2-2 draw with Augsburg away in their opening game of the Bundesliga season. It is a game that coach Ole Werner felt Bremen should have won going by the dozen goal attempts that they made. One positive from the game for Bremen ...

Alexei Popyrin has shown good form in recent games, having won 8 of his last 10 matches. He also got his first tour trophy this season when he won the Canadian Open. The 25 years-old Australian is yet to drop a set at the ongoing US Open after dismissing Soonwoo Kwon 3-0 in the first ...

Carlos Alcaraz dropped a set to world No. 186 Li Tu in the opening round but still cruised through the match  6-2 4-6 6-3 6-1 against the Australian. The Spaniard hasn’t quite been at his best. As part of his preparations for this Grand Slam, he lost to Gael Montfils at the Cincinnati Masters. ...

Las Palmas paid the price of their sloppy game that saw them lose their first game on the road. Their late goal in late minutes could not balance the 2 goals that were conceived. A lot of wasted chances in the first half could be their regret for surprising Leganes with a first-half lead and ...

The Swiss team, Servette, will host the English team Chelsea in the second leg of the Europa Conference qualifiers after suffering a 2-0 defeat in the first leg. Servette’s visit to Stamford Bridge last week seemed optimistic as they held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at halftime, firing as many as 4 shots on target ...

The stage is set for the final piece of action in the race to make it to the group stage of the money-spinning UEFA Champions League. One of the fixture set to come alive this week is the second instalment of the Lille and Slavia Prague clash with the latter hosting the French side in ...

After finishing 7th last season in Germany’s Regionalliga Nord, Jena have come off the blocks flying with 5 straight wins to shoot straight to the top of the division. FCC as they are fondly referred to looked absolutely tremendous at the weekend away at Plauen who they put to the sword with an impressive 4-1 ...