With 23 of the 32 finalists for the 2018 World Cup finals now known, and all matches played that will be used by FIFA to rank nations, the draw pots for the group stage are now taking shape.
FIFA is to use its October World Ranking to s…
The United States will not be playing at the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
The Americans' 2-1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday night ended a run of qualifying for seven straight World Cups -- the longest streak in CON…
Guinea earned their first point at the 2017 Under-17 World cup in India with a draw against Costa Rica while Niger lost 4-0 to Spain on Tuesday.
Costa Rica twice took the lead but goals from Fandje Toure and Ibrahima Soumah salvaged a p…
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane could be out for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury picked up on international duty with Senegal.
Mane, 25, was substituted in the 89th minute of a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Cape Verde on Saturd…
Sergio Aguero is back in light training with Manchester City less than two weeks after he broke a rib in a car crash in Amsterdam.
Aguero was not included in Argentina's squad for their World Cup qualifiers following the incident, but i…
The United States failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986 on Tuesday, crashing to a shock 2-1 defeat against already-eliminated Trinidad and Tobago.
In a result that will be viewed as a catastrophe for soccer i…
France clinched qualification for the World Cup thanks to goals from Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Belarus on Tuesday.
Didier Deschamps' side successfully completed their challenge of beating Bulgari…
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said "everyone should stand for the National Anthem" in a memo sent to all team owners.
Goodell wrote to all 32 NFL teams on Tuesday following weeks of controversy surrounding the number of players who…
Arjen Robben announced his retirement from the Netherlands after his two goals against Sweden were not enough for the Dutch to qualify for the World Cup.
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid winger, 33, steered his side to a 2-0 win again…
Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal beat Switzerland 2-0 in Lisbon on Tuesday to earn a place at the 2018 World Cup and consign their opponents to next month's play-offs.
An own goal from Johan Djourou handed Portugal the lead on 41 minutes an…
Lionel Messi’s heroic hat-trick dragged Argentina back from the brink of an embarrassing World Cup exit with a 3-1 win in Ecuador.
Argentina's victory catapulted them from sixth into the automatic qualification places as they joined Bra…
An Australian court has begun a long-awaited hearing into whether seven MPs caught up in a dual citizenship saga should remain eligible for office.
Under constitutional rules, Australian politicians cannot be dual citizens.
The High …
The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) has given approval to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to honour two international friendlies for the Black Stars and Black Queens. The two national teams are expected to play Saudi Arabia and Fr…
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) Disciplinary Committee has dismissed a number of protests lodged by some premier league clubs. The committee after its meeting on Friday, dismissed a protest lodged by Hearts of Oak against Aduana Stars…
Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has given a bonus of $US85,000 to each of the players who clinched a place at the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.
A 2-1 win over Congo Brazzaville saw them qualify for the global showpiece for the…
The Western Conference has become Game of Thrones-esque with the Houston Rockets, Oklahoma Thunder City, San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves making major acquisitions in the offseason to contest the Golden State Warriors.
And w…
Monday night brought eight great matchups in the NBA preseason, including a great showing by Houston Rockets guard James Harden, who was one rebound short of a triple-double in the team’s third consecutive win.
Rockets strike Knicks
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New York City FC midfielder Andrea Pirlo has said that he plans to retire at the end of the current Major League Soccer season.
Pirlo, 38, joined NYC in 2015 after helping Juventus win four Serie A titles in a row and playing in the Cha…
While Aduana Stars are within one win of the league title, AshantiGold have inched a step closer to safety in the Ghana Premier League after a weekend of drama in the lower half of the table.
The four time Ghana league champions Ashanti…
Forty minutes into the match, Eric Ayiah was a fraction of a second away from celebrating a World Cup goal. It had nearly all been done for him. He had been played on past the USA defence and proceeded to nutmeg the keeper Justin Garces. A…
Brazil have long since secured their place in Russia. And barring a mixture of catastrophe and mathematical miracle, Uruguay will be there with them, which leaves South America with one round to go and two and a half slots to fill (two aut…
We're approaching the climax of Africa's World Cup qualifying programme, with Nigeria and Egypt having booked their tickets to Russia this weekend.
Tunisia appear primed to follow them, while Morocco, South Africa, Ivory Coast and Seneg…
Stoke City, Napoli, Burnley and Wolves represent the next four opponents for Manchester City. All four must visit the Etihad, giving City an excellent platform to accelerate into the season proper, after the initial weeks of sparring.
U…
The Premier League's preference for overseas talent has been underlined once again by new analysis from the International Centre for Sports Studies' (CIES) Football Observatory.
The Swiss-based group has looked at the percentage of minu…
On Wednesday, representatives from the Premier League's 20 clubs decided not to decide. Not right now, anyway. A proposal to change the way overseas broadcast rights revenue is divided was not voted on and, accordingly, was adjourned "to a…
So it all comes down to Tuesday night in Quito, at nearly 10,000 feet above sea level. Argentina need to beat Ecuador, otherwise they won't be going to the 2018 World Cup. (A draw might suffice too, but that would require three other resul…
The international break came at a good time for Chelsea after a gruelling September run of seven matches in 21 days, but it hasn't offered much to lighten Antonio Conte's mood as he stews on a comprehensive home defeat against Manchester C…
It was approaching midnight when Iceland's players, wearing crisp white dinner shirts, were ushered into Petersen Svitan, one of Reykjavik's most exclusive bars. Minutes before, they had been on stage in their national team jerseys, throwi…
A house belonging to the family of Zambia striker Alex Ng'onga was stoned by vandals on Saturday night, following Chipolopolo's 1-0 loss to Nigeria in a crucial 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Chipolopolo put up a brave display in Uyo be…
Cristiano Ronaldo will be the favourite to retain his Ballon d'Or as he was named to the 30-man shortlist alongside the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Harry Kane and Robert Lewandowski.
Ronaldo, who beat Messi and Griezmann…
SAO PAULO -- With Argentina and Lionel Messi on the brink of missing the World Cup, they are not receiving any sympathy from archrival Brazil.
Five-time champion Brazil qualified six months ago for the finals in Russia, and have been fa…
As Mohamed Salah prepares to face Jose Mourinho with Liverpool on Saturday, we pick out the best players the Portuguese manager originally deemed not good enough...
Mourinho has enjoyed success across Europe since steering Porto to the …
Martin O'Neill hailed his "magnificent" Republic of Ireland players after their 1-0 win against Wales earned them a play-off spot.
James McClean scored the only goal of the game in the 57th minute as O'Neill's men became the first side …
Who can stop Lewis Hamilton now from taking his fourth world championship, especially given the form he's on at the moment?
Two absolutely outstanding laps in Sepang and Suzuka put him on pole position and in charge.
Hearing Lewis at…
Gary Neville believes Anfield was the scene of Sir Alex Ferguson's angriest moments as Manchester United manager.
The former United right-back sat down with fellow Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher on 'Gary Neville's Soccerbox' and look…
The tip-off of the 2017/18 NBA season is just days away. Most of the rosters are set, and teams are playing preseason games all around the world. We have already seen some outstanding performances from the regular superstars, but is the sh…
Many of Africa's footballing superstars made their name at the U-17 World Cup, but not all of them for African nations.
While various players who represented African nations at youth level ultimately opted to represent European sides - …
Jupp Heynckes has ordered Arturo Vidal to fly back to Munich as the new Bayern coach begins his fourth spell in charge of the German champions, according to reports in Germany.
Vidal, 30, played under Heynckes' tutelage at Bayer Leverku…
Gianluigi Buffon says there is nothing to hide after he and a group of senior Italy players held a meeting without coach Gian Piero Ventura in the aftermath of Friday's 1-1 draw with Macedonia.
Italy will go into the playoffs for the 20…
As England laboured to the most uninspiring World Cup qualification imaginable with a late 1-0 win over Slovenia at a half-empty Wembley on Thursday night, paper planes drifting through the air as an ironic riposte to the paucity of entert…
Neymar has been confirmed among the names on the 30-man shortlist for the 2017 Ballon d'Or but Cristiano Ronaldo will be the favourite to retain the crown.
Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward Neymar was one of the first five names th…
Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi looks set for an extended spell on the sidelines after limping out of Germany's 5-1 World Cup qualifying win over Azerbaijan.
Mustafi was forced off after just 36 minutes in Kaiserslautern with what coa…
With Argentina and Lionel Messi in danger of failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, we have a look at five more great sides that missed out on the tournament ...
Spain, 1958
The 1958 World Cup was the only tournament fo…
Scotland were denied a place in the 2018 World Cup playoffs after a 2-2 draw against Slovenia on Sunday evening that confirmed Northern Ireland's spot.
After a tense opening period, Leigh Griffiths pounced on a ball over the top by Jame…
Brazil stars Gabriel Jesus and Miranda have promised the Selecao will offer no quarter to Chile in their final World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, despite the Chileans needing a win to keep their hopes of reaching Russia alive.
Brazil appea…
Which of the Super Eagles have been Nigeria's key men during their successful World Cup qualifying campaign as they became Africa's first side to confirm their place in Russia?
John Obi Mikel: 'Form is temporary, class is permanent'.
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Ghana's national U-17 team (the Black Starlets) face a nervous wait ahead of their second Group A clash against USA on Monday (October 9) with talismanic striker and skipper, Eric Ayiah yet to fully recover from a knock.
The Charity Sta…
Former international Seyi Olofinjana believes Nigeria should target the quarter-finals at the 2018 World Cup.
On Saturday, the Super Eagles became the first African team to qualify for Russia when beating Zambia 1-0.
Nigeria have rea…
Egypt scored a 95th-minute penalty to beat Congo 2-1 in Alexandria and so reach the World Cup for the first time in over a quarter of a century.
Mohamed Salah was the Egyptian hero, scoring both goals in a win that qualified them for th…
A controversial end to Uganda's 0-0 draw at home to Ghana in Group E of World Cup qualifying led to the Black Stars lodging a protest with Fifa over refereeing decisions during the match.
Ghana had a goal from Raphael Dwamena ruled ou…
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