Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks likely to miss the Milan derby this month after his club AC Milan announced on Thursday that the veteran Swede had again tested positive for coronavirus. Ibrahimovic,

Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud became France’s second-highest goalscorer of all time – surpassing Michel Platini – in a friendly hammering of Ukraine. Giroud, 34, scored twice in the first half to

World number one Novak Djokovic overcame early physical struggles to beat Pablo Carreno Busta and reach the French Open semi-finals. The Serb arrived on court with tape on his neck,

The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has once again shifted the hearing in the appeal filed by former Super Eagles Head Coach Samson Siasia against FIFA to February 3,

Liverpool midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri has tested positive for coronavirus, the Swiss Football Association says. Shaqiri, 28, is on international duty with Switzerland and is now self-isolating. He is the third

The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the appointment of Randy Waldrum as the new Head Coach of the senior women national team, known as Super Falcons. Waldrum, an American who

The Nigeria Football Federation has described as total falsehood, a report in “a noxious online publication” that it has received the $1.5million promised by world football –governing body, FIFA to

Arsenal have completed the signing of Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid, the club confirmed Monday, with Lucas Torreira heading in the other direction on a one-year loan. The Ghana midfielder

Defender Kenneth Omeruo and forward Moses Simon were among the early arrivals at the Super Eagles’ Hotel die Zeit an der Glan in Austria on Monday morning, ahead of the

Jose Mourinho returned to Old Trafford and humiliated his former club as Tottenham thrashed Manchester United to record a famous victory. Son Heung-min and Harry Kane scored twice, with Tanguy

Ollie Watkins scored a first-half hat-trick and Jack Grealish had a hand in five goals as Aston Villa deservedly stunned champions Liverpool with one of the most unbelievable scorelines in

The Serie A game between Juventus and Napoli descended into chaos on Sunday as the visitors failed to turn up after their squad was placed in isolation following positive coronavirus

Former Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani is due to fly into England on Sunday to join Manchester United. The Uruguay international, 33, has been in talks with United and although

Erling Braut Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund thrashed Freiburg in the Bundesliga in front of 11,500 fans. Manchester United target Jadon Sancho was again missing for Dortmund as he

LeBron James scored 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers moved to within two wins of their first NBA title since 2010. James hoped the Los Angeles Lakers made Kobe

Liverpool’s Sadio Mane has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently self-isolating. Mane, who started and scored in Monday’s 3-1 victory over Arsenal, has displayed minor symptoms of the virus

Before Gernot Rohr was appointed head coach of Nigeria, the team were at a low ebb, having failed to qualify for either the 2015 or 2017 CAF Africa Cup of

Substitute Vinicius Junior scored the only goal as defending champions Real Madrid beat Real Valladolid to continue their unbeaten start to the season. Zinedine Zidane’s side had taken four points

Manchester City have signed 23-year-old defender Ruben Dias from Benfica on a six-year deal for about £65m. Argentine centre-back Nicolas Otamendi has moved the other way for £13.7m. Dias becomes

In what is seen as a historic move, a club in a Gulf country has for the first time signed an Israeli footballer, Diaa Sabia, less than two weeks after