Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti isn’t worried about Vinícius Júnior following the forward’s recent outburst over being substituted at Real Madrid. The Brazil international apologised to his Madrid teammates for creating a scene after being replaced in the 2-1 win over Barcelona on 26 October. The incident was of little concern to Ancelotti, as the former […]

Santos president Marcelo Teixeira is confident Neymar will continue at the club next year. The Brazilian forward’s current contract expires in December and he has yet to sign a new deal. “Neymar’s project is the 2026 World Cup,” Teixeira said. “If we find common ground, his continuity will be confirmed. [That is] as long as

Serie A strugglers Fiorentina have sacked coach Stefano Pioli following a 10-match winless run to start the 2025/26 season. Fiorentina are off to their worst top-flight start in club history, picking up just four points so far after finishing sixth last season and currently languishing at the bottom of the Serie A standings. Pioli, 60,

Nigerian athletes have won cash prizes and secured 15 trophies at the recently concluded 2025 Chinese Ambassador’s Cup, also known as the Wushu Championship, which took place at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja at the weekend. The Wushu Championship featured five competition segments, with cash prizes of N500,000 for gold, N300,000 for silver, and N200,000

Women’s world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will take on Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios in a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ exhibition match in Dubai on 28 December, organisers announced on Tuesday. Sabalenka will face Kyrgios in a modern rendition of tennis icon Billie Jean King’s 1973 showdown with fellow American Bobby Riggs, which turned out to