France: Mbappe breaks club-record 201st goal for Paris St-Germain

Kylian Mbappe scored a club-record 201st goal for Paris St-Germain in an entertaining 4-2 win over Nantes. He had to wait until the 92nd minute but was clinical as he…

France: Lionel Messi wins Best Fifa men’s player of the year award

Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi has been named men’s player of the year at the 2022 Best Fifa Awards. The 35-year-old beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe and Karim…

Egypt: Zamalek president Mansour jailed for a month for insulting Al Ahly rival

Zamalek president Mortada Mansour has been jailed for one month for verbally insulting the president of bitter Egyptian rivals Al Ahly. Mansour, who is also a politician and former member…

Japan: Ad giant Dentsu named in Olympics bid-rigging complaint

Japan’s competition regulator has filed criminal complaints against the advertising giant Dentsu and five other firms over the alleged bid-rigging of contracts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The regulator also…

Australia: Kenyan athlete Chebet wins title as rival collapses near finish

Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet and Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo took the honours at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia. Chebet, 22, managed to take the women’s title in a dramatic…

Turkey: Ghanaian soccer player Christian Atsu found dead after earthquake

Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed. The Ghana international, 31, had spells…

South Africa: Lawmakers scrap proposed Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship deal

South African lawmakers have scrapped a proposed sponsorship deal with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur that sparked public uproar after details were leaked in the media. The country’s official tourism…

Turkey: Ghanaian Footballer rescued from wreckage with injuries’ after earthquake

Footballer Christian Atsu has been pulled from the rubble of a building “with injuries” after the earthquakes in Turkey, his club’s vice-president Mustafa Özat has told Turkish radio. Atsu, who…

France: Up to 40 countries could boycott Olympics, says Poland sports minister

Up to 40 countries could boycott the next Olympic Games, making the whole event pointless, said Poland’s sport and tourism minister Kamil Bortniczuk. His comments came after Poland, Lithuania, Estonia…

UK: Chelsea completes British record £107m fee for Benfica midfielder

Chelsea have signed Benfica’s Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez for a British record 121m euro (£107m) transfer fee. The deal eclipses the £100m Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish in 2021.…