Super Eagles captain, Victor Osimhen has sent a bold warning to Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations rivals, insisting the Super Eagles can “trample on any team” as they chase an end to the country’s 13-year wait for continental glory.
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With the knockout stage about to begin at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the tournament’s heavyweights have largely enjoyed smooth passage so far.
Algeria and Nigeria were the only teams to win all three of their group matche…
Liam Rosenior is the leading contender to be the new Chelsea manager - just 18 months after being sacked by Championship side Hull City - so why is he favourite, and would appointing him be a good deci…
Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy launched a passionate defence of his methods and stressed he will need to be given time to succeed at the club during a remarkable media conference.
The Frenchman has lost five of his first seven matche…
The Ghana Bowls Federation has intensified efforts to expand and institutionalise the sport within Ghana’s security services, formally introducing bowls to the Ghana Police Service as part of a broader strategy to prepare athletes for in…
Thomas Frank says he understands and shares the frustration of Tottenham fans after the head coach was booed following Thursday's draw at Brentford.
Former Brentford boss Frank received a standing ovation from Bees fans before kick-…
Bournemouth have signed former Tottenham and Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster on a six-month deal.
The 37-year-old arrives at Vitality Stadium as back-up to first-choice stopper Djordje Petrovic after an injury to Will Dennis.
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Wales head coach Craig Bellamy is attracting interest from clubs - but Football Association of Wales chief executive Noel Mooney hopes the man he describes as a "genius" will stay until Euro 2028.
When he was linked with the Celtic …
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says the club were "not convinced" two months ago to sign Harvey Elliott permanently.
The forward arrived from Liverpool in September on a season-long loan, with an obligation to buy for £35m based on …
Chelsea interim manager Calum McFarlane admits it's been a "whirlwind" 24 hours since he was named as temporary replacement for Enzo Maresca.
Italian Maresca parted company with the Blues on Thursday, 18 months after replacing Mauri…
Brennan Johnson is set to be included in Crystal Palace's squad to face Newcastle on Sunday after the forward's club-record £35m move from Tottenham was finalised on Friday.
Bournemouth were also keen to sign the Wales international…
AFCON 2025: Knockout Dreams and Continental Heavyweights Collide
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations enters its most unforgiving phase as the Round of 16 brings together proven champions, dark horses and history-makers, all chasing a place…
Viktor Gyokeres joined Arsenal from Sporting in the summer as Europe's most prolific goalscorer, with a phenomenal 54 goals in 52 games in all competitions last season.
But with a stark difference in style between Mike…
Women's Super League side London City Lionesses have appointed Eder Maestre as manager following the sacking of Jocelyn Precheur.
Spanish coach Maestre managed CD Tenerife Femenino in Spain's top-tier, where he guided the club to a …
Australia batter Usman Khawaja said he is still battling "racial stereotypes" as he announced his retirement from international cricket.
The 39-year-old will play his 88th Test in the Ashes finale against England starting on Sunday …
The festive period of five Welsh derbies in the United Rugby Championship has ended with all four sides earning wins.
Ospreys will be the most content with two bonus-point victories, while Cardiff, Scarlets and Dragons…
Luke Littler received a hugely positive response from the Alexandra Palace crowd as he raced into the PDC World Championship semi-finals before second seed Luke Humphries was knocked out by rising star Gian van Veen.
Defending champ…
England have selected off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in a 12-man squad for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia in Sydney.
Bashir has not played in the first four matches despite starting the series as England's first-cho…
Venus Williams is set to become the oldest female player to compete in the Australian Open main draw at the age of 45.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion has received the final women's wildcard for the tournament, which begins on 18…
Boubacar Kamara is Aston Villa's unassuming star.
The 26-year-old has quietly evolved into one of the best midfielders in the Premier League.
That was evident on Tuesday as, without the suspended Kamara, Villa were thumped 4-1 at…
Everton should have been awarded a penalty in their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal on 20 December, according to the Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel.
The Gunners were leading 1-0 in the 57th minute at the Hill Dickinson Stadium whe…
Striker Rasmus Hojlund completing his permanent transfer from Manchester United to Napoli is a "formality", says their sporting director Giovanni Manna.
The 22-year-old, who joined Manchester in a £72m deal from Atalanta in 2023, ha…
Andre Dede Ayew has returned to top-flight European football after completing a short-term move to Dutch Eredivisie side NAC Breda, as the club intensifies efforts to avoid relegation this season.
The 36-year-old Ghana international h…
Pep Guardiola has questioned whether the Premier League title race this season is a two-horse race between his Manchester City side and leaders Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta's men went five points clear of City on Tuesday following an impre…
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is an experienced Premier League striker but few would have predicted the impact he has had at Leeds this season.
His goal against Sunderland on Sunday was his seventh in his past six games, after scoring just once…
Another year of football is over and it's time to start looking ahead to 2026.
The Premier League will reach its conclusion in May, with Arsenal looking to win their first title in over two decades - but can the Gunners see the job …
At a glance
Ibrahim Said's first-half header and Elliot Watt's simple second secure comfortable win for Motherwell
Celtic miss chance to move level on points with league leaders Hearts with fifth defeat und…
Stand-in Manchester United captain Lisandro Martinez summed it up nicely when he spoke to the TV people after the game.
"The lads are very disappointed," he said in the aftermath of a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Wolves. "We ex…
Manchester City are close to agreeing terms with Bournemouth to sign Antoine Semenyo for £65m - but Andoni Iraola insists the forward has "definitely not" played his last game for the Cherries.
City's move for the Ghana forward, 25,…
"They say that you can tell a lot about the character of a person by how people show up for them when they've gone."
The funeral British boxer Anthony Yarde is telling BBC Sport about drew hundreds of people on to the streets of Hac…
Scotland's Gary Anderson got the better of long-standing rival Michael van Gerwen to reach the PDC World Championship quarter-finals.
Having been part of the sport's elite for more than a decade, the pair's fourth-round tie was much…
Rookie VJ Edgecombe scored with 1.7 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
The 20-year-old contributed 25 points - including his clutch three-pointer - as the 76ers earned a …
In the moment England secured an Ashes victory over Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Paul Baker shed a tear.
The last time England won in Melbourne, 15 years ago, Paul and his wife Lisa were in the city with seven-year-old…
It had seemed like Arsenal were starting to wobble.
After starting December with defeat by Aston Villa, they were far from convincing as they beat Wolves, Everton and Brighton by narrow margins.
But the Gunners ground out vital r…
It had seemed like Arsenal were starting to wobble.
After starting December with defeat by Aston Villa, they were far from convincing as they beat Wolves, Everton and Brighton by narrow margins.
But the Gunners ground out vital r…
Former Australia batter Damien Martyn has been placed into an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis.
The 54-year-old, who played 67 Test matches between 1992 and 2006, reportedly fell ill on 26 December and is in a hosp…
South Africa secured their place in the Round of 16 at the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Zimbabwe in the final round of Group B matches at the Stade de Marrakesh on Monday, December 29.
Oswin Appollis…
Chris Kavanagh has been promoted to the elite list of Uefa referees alongside Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor.
It means England will have three referees in the top tier of European officials for the first time in eight years.
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Liverpool set-piece coach Aaron Briggs has left the club amid continued problems in dead-ball situations this season.
The decision comes after Arne Slot's team conceded their 12th goal from a set-piece this campaign in Saturday's 2-…
RKC Waalwijk right-back Jordi Altena will join Scottish Premiership leaders Heart of Midlothian on 1 January for an undisclosed fee.
The 22-year-old former Vitesse Arnhem player, who has made more than 50 senior appearances, has agr…
Three words will dominate the talk around international football across the island of Ireland in 2026 - the World Cup.
Qualification for North America next summer and Brazil in 2027 will be the ultimate goal for Northern Ireland an…
West Bromwich Albion attacking midfielder Tammer Bany has been ruled out for four months with a thigh injury sustained in training which requires surgery.
The Denmark-born 22-year-old made his international debut for Jordan in a friendl…
Commentator and former England spinner Alex Hartley says women "shouldn't be scared to talk about their periods" after criticism of her discussing the topic on the radio during the Ashes.
Speaking on BBC Test Match Special, Hartley …
From a certain vantage point, the health of Test cricket in South Africa appears terminal.
For the first time since sporting isolation during apartheid, there will be no red-ball action in the country this summer. Instead, fans must…
Ulster back row Juarno Augustus will be sidelined "for a number of weeks" because of the ankle ligament injury he sustained in the United Rugby Championship win over Connacht in Galway.
Augustus left the field midway through the second …
Wales rugby legend Jonathan "Jiffy" Davies has said he is "really proud" after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year Honours.
The 63-year-old Wales outside half has been recognised for service…
The Premier League festive football action keeps coming thick and fast - and you can keep tabs on all of the games across the BBC.
You can watch highlights from every game on Match of the Day, listen to all the talking points on Footbal…
Stoke City and Hull City have both been fined by the Football Association after a mass confrontation at the end of their Championship game last month.
The Tigers came from a goal down to claim a 2-1 win at the Potters in November an…
Derby County are set to make their first signing of the January transfer window with Danish midfielder Oscar Fraulo joining from Borussia Monchengladbach.
The 22-year-old is set to join for a cross-border compensation fee of betwee…
Brennan Johnson is set to decide whether he wants to join Crystal Palace after the south London club agreed a £35m deal to sign the Tottenham attacker.
BBC Sport revealed on 18 December that the Eagles were advanced in their efforts…