Jimmy Cobblah, head coach for the National U-20 male team, the Black Satellites, has said his team is in for a big game against Benin, in the final qualifier for the Africa Youth Championship (AYC), slated for Niger in 2019.
According t…
Adil Rashid has been named as England's only spin bowler for the first Test match against India at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old, who will play his first Test in almost two years, has been recalled despite signing a white-ball…
Red and yellow cards will be issued to managers and coaches for misconduct in the technical area this season.
Premier League bosses will receive verbal cautions for "irresponsible behaviour" in the 2018-19 campaign.
But in the FA Cup…
Just weeks after the conclusion of Russia 2018, World Cup football kicks off again on the World of Champions with all 32 matches of the 2018 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup to be broadcast live on DStv and GOtv and across SuperSport’s online an…
The story of the collapse of Force India into administration and the search for a rescuer to take over the team just got a lot more complicated.
It's already difficult enough to find a buyer for a Formula 1 team, especially if - as in F…
The thrills and spins of the 2018 FIFA World Cup has come and gone leaving a huge appetite more soccer amongst GOtv customers. With the European soccer season about to commence GOtv promises over 760 live matches from the biggest leagues …
Geraint Thomas is not used to the lavish splendour of the Dorchester hotel.
But sat back comfortably in his armchair in a regal suite overlooking Hyde Park, you wouldn't know this is a whole new world for the 32-year-old from Cardiff.
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The father of British snowboarder Ellie Soutter who died on her 18th birthday believes she could have been struggling with the pressure of competing in high-level sport.
Tony Soutter told BBC South East he had lost his best friend, his …
A month ago, when England were looking forward to a World Cup semi-final and as pre-season training for Europe's major clubs was just getting started, Manchester United's final US tour match against Real Madrid had a major question mark ov…
Italian discus-thrower Daisy Osakue has left hospital after she was hit by an egg thrown from a car, in an attack she believes was racially motivated.
Police in Turin have cast doubt on a racist link, but the attack has inflamed a row s…
New Zealand have rejected a request to tour Pakistan for the first time since 2003 because of security concerns.
The Black Caps will play Pakistan in a series in the United Arab Emirates in October and Pakistan had asked for the Twenty2…
Three-time NBA champion LeBron James addressed the crowd outside the I Promise School
NBA superstar LeBron James has proved he's a role model both on and off the basketball court by opening a school for underprivileged children.
The I …
French winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou gave Tottenham a 1-0 win over AC Milan in their final US tour game.
The 23-year-old finished a driving run by firing a shot past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 47th minute, for his second goal of pre-se…
In May, Real Madrid became the first club since Bayern Munich in the 1970s to win the European Cup three times in a row.
The celebrations had barely stopped when coach Zinedine Zidane dropped the first bombshell of the summer; he was qu…
India captain Virat Kohli says he does not feel he has to prove himself in his side's five-Test series against England.
The tourists are the top-ranked Test side going into the series, which starts at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Kohli, s…
Just a week after snubbing Roma to join Barcelona, Malcom scored against the Serie A side in a 4-2 defeat in Dallas.
Roma had announced they had reached a deal for the 21-year-old Brazilian, but the Bordeaux winger signed for the Spanis…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said he "doesn't know" when forward Anthony Martial will link up with the squad after his side beat Real Madrid 2-1 in the International Champions Cup.
Goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera …
Ghanaian minigolf sensation, Kelvin Boateng, held his nerve to produce a sublime 18-hole of putting to claim the men's stroke play title of the 2018 Coca-Cola Open Africa Minigolf Championship last weekend in Accra.
Boateng held off Gui…
Johanna Konta inflicted the worst defeat of Serena Williams' career with a thumping first-round victory over the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion at the Silicon Valley Classic.
The British number one took less than an hour to win 6-1…
APO Group logo patch to appear on all referee jerseys during the final games of the iconic Rugby Africa Gold Cup 2018 - qualifier for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
APO Group (APO-opa.com), the main Official Partner of Rugby Africa (RugbyAfri…
Twenty-six years after Michael Schumacher won his first Formula 1 race, son Mick has enjoyed his maiden Formula 3 victory at the same circuit.
Spa-Francorchamps is synonymous with the Schumacher family, with Michael making his debut for…
Thomas Lemar says he is "very happy with the decision" he made to join Atletico Madrid from Monaco, after passing a medical to complete the move.
The 22-year-old France international had signed a contract with Atletico during the 2018 W…
A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world this week:
Tokyo, Japan, 28 July: Taru Lahti-Liukkonen of Finland celebrates her victory with Anniina Parkkinen in their FIVB Beach Volleyball World …
In terms of reputation, Geraint Thomas' Tour de France victory appears a blessing for Team Sky after a year of controversy - and perhaps a relief for the wider sport too.
Certainly, a more straightforward cause for celebration than a fi…
Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer, who left Renault during the 2017 season, has joined the BBC team to offer insight and analysis from the point of view of the competitors.
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff described Valtteri Bottas' driv…
Olympic cross-country skiing gold medallist Vibeke Skofterud has died in a jet-skiing accident at the age of 38.
The Norwegian won 4x5km relay gold at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010 and was also a two-time world champion in the d…
Fulham have signed Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic for a reported £22m from fellow Premier League side Newcastle United.
Mitrovic scored 12 goals in 20 games on loan at Fulham last season as the Cottagers secured a return to the top …
Cameroon have confirmed discussions with former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson to take over as coach of the Indomitable Lions.
The Swede, 70, held positive talks with Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) officials in Yaoundé las…
Britain's Andy Murray beat Mackenzie McDonald 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Washington Open's first round in his fourth match following hip surgery in January.
Murray, 31, converted his seventh match point after more than two-and-a-half hours on c…
British former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says a deal to fight Deontay Wilder is "almost done".
Fury made his return to boxing after a 32-month absence with an easy victory over Sefer Seferi last month.
The 29-year-old is …
Gareth Bale can "help fill the void" left by Cristiano Ronaldo's departure from Real Madrid, says the Spanish side's new coach Julen Lopetegui.
Wales forward Bale had been linked with a move away from the Bernabeu after failing to hold …
Liverpool are "one or two players" short of having a team capable of winning the Premier League, says former Reds midfielder Charlie Adam.
Jurgen Klopp's side finished fourth in England's top flight last season and have spent nearly £17…
Virat Kohli is the Cristiano Ronaldo of cricket.
Not only super-skilled, he is a man on a mission - to make both himself and his team the best in the world.
The intensity of both men's ambitions is obvious in their impassioned expres…
Rugby World Cup' African Qualifiers: Results, Free Broadcast quality B-Roll footage and photos of the Rugby Africa Gold Cup will be available for media to download after each game
A qualifier for the Rugby World Cup, the Rugby Africa Go…
Ghana’s tagline in the ongoing 9th Africa Armwrestling Championship, ‘Host and Win’ seem to be on course as the national armwrestling team, Golden Arms bagged 43 medals in the left arm battle in the championship.
The national team, Gold…
England kept their World Cup hopes alive with a 1-0 victory over Ireland at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London.
Ireland had already reached the quarter-finals as group winners with victories in their first two games.
India…
Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn shot a final round 66 to win the Ladies Scottish Open at Gullane by a stroke.
The 22-year-old held off Australia's Minjee Lee, who matched Jutanugarn's five-under par final round.
Juntanugarn, the first Th…
A young Manchester City team fought back from 2-0 down to beat German champions Bayern Munich 3-2 in Miami.
Bayern were 2-0 ahead inside 25 minutes, Meritan Shabani heading the first goal before Arjen Robben doubled the lead after Franc…
Germany's Pascal Ackermann surged past his rivals to win the RideLondon-Surrey Classic in a bunch sprint finish.
The 24-year-old Bora-Hansgrohe rider kicked with 200m to go on the Mall to hold off Italy's Elia Viviani and win in four ho…
Former England striker Wayne Rooney scored his first goal for DC United and also broke his nose in a 2-1 home win over Colorado Rapids in the MLS.
The 32-year-old scored the opener when he sent a shot through ex-Manchester United team-m…
World number one Dustin Johnson claimed his third PGA title of the year with a three-shot win at the Canadian Open.
The 34-year-old, who missed the cut at last week's Open, was one of four joint leaders into the final round but carded a…
Olga Danilovic became the first player born in the 2000s to win a WTA title with victory in the Moscow River Cup.
Danilovic was a break down in the final set against fellow 17-year old Anastasia Potapova but recovered to win 7-5 6-7 (7-…
Football's world governing body Fifa has been urged to conduct an "independent investigation" into claims the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid team ran a secret campaign in 2010 to sabotage competing host bids.
The chairman of the Digital, Cult…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said he hopes one target from the list of five options he gave the club will arrive before the 9 August transfer deadline.
Mourinho made the comment during a tetchy 10-minute post-match news c…
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez held off Bernhard Langer to win the Senior Open at St Andrews by one stroke.
Overnight leader Jimenez, 54, shot a three-under-par 69 to finish on 12 under and claim his second major after victory in the Trad…
There was a time when Geraint Thomas appeared to be blessed with talent but cursed by the rider it made him.
A rider described by Sir Dave Brailsford as one who could do everything, a racer who seemed destined instead to ride for others…
Neymar has admitted he exaggerated some of his reactions after being fouled during the World Cup in Russia.
The Brazilian also said in a video published Sunday by one of his sponsors that he is now a changed man afte…
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel both made telling comments after finishing first and second in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver, fresh from a dominant victory that was far less nervy than expected before the race s…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his first MLS hat-trick as LA Galaxy came from behind to defeat Orlando City 4-3 on Sunday.
The former Sweden striker got his goals inside 24 second-half minutes.
Ibrahimovic, 36, has 15 goals in 17 appearan…
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