25 May 2022 - Paris (AFP), May 24 – Stefanos Tsitsipas came back from the brink to reach the French Open second round as Roland Garros was again overshadowed by the crisis engulfing Wimbledon. Fourth seed and 2021 runner-up Tsitsipas defeated world number 66 Lorenzo Musetti 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in a match…

25 May 2022 - London (AFP), May 24 – Todd Boehly’s proposed takeover of Chelsea moved a step closer to completion on Tuesday when the Premier League board announced it had approved his purchase of the London club in a deal that could yet be finalised later in the day. A consortium led by Boehly, a co-owner of…

24 May 2022 - MADRID, Spain, May 24 – Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel tried to track down a bag that was stolen in Barcelona using the GPS signal from his headphones which were inside, local police said Tuesday. Vettel, who took part in the Spanish Grand Prix at the weekend, was getting out of a car on…

24 May 2022 - LONDON, United Kingdom, May 24 – The BBC was forced to apologise to Manchester United fans on Tuesday after a message appeared on their news ticker labelling the Premier League club as “rubbish”. The insult popped up at the bottom of the screen during a tennis update. Later in the morning, a…

24 May 2022 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – Ahead of their debut at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom, both Kenyan 3X3 basketball teams are upbeat of making impression after reporting camp Tuesday. The team of seven each men and women are sharpening their skills at the Kasarani Indoor…

24 May 2022 - MADRID, Spain, May 24 – Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro said on Tuesday the club will continue to succeed without Kylian Mbappe after the striker decided to stay at Paris Saint-Germain. Madrid were desperate to sign Mbappe when his contract expired this summer but the striker rejected a move to…

24 May 2022 - LONDON, United Kingdom, May 24 – Tottenham’s owners have invested Ksh (21.9bn) £150 million ($188 million) into the club as they try to satisfy boss Antonio Conte’s demands for significant upgrades to his squad. Conte’s side clinched qualification for next season’s Champions League on Sunday as…

24 May 2022 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – This year’s Eldoret Rally will be a mixed-surface contest and will revolve around the iconic Cherangani Hills of the Great Rift Valley region on Saturday May 28. The event, organized by East African Safari Rally, will offer competitors a technical mix of gravel and asphalt…

24 May 2022 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Loeb is bracing for a grand comeback to next month’s WRC Safari Rally Kenya for the first time in two decades. The Frenchman has a sentimental attachment to the picturesque Great Rift Valley terrain where he finished fifth in the…

24 May 2022 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – For years, the virtual world of video games was the only place where Kenyan gamer Brian Diang’a felt safe from his abusive, alcoholic father and their unhappy home in Kibera, Africa’s largest slum. “Gaming was my only escape,” Diang’a told AFP, describing a childhood mired…

24 May 2022 - BOSTON, USA, May 24 – Jayson Tatum rediscovered his scoring touch with 31 points as the Boston Celtics thrashed the Miami Heat 102-82 to level their NBA Eastern Conference finals series on Monday. Two days after dropping their opening home game of the best-of-seven finals, Boston came roaring back…

24 May 2022 - SYDNEY, Australia, May 24 – Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke said Tuesday that new coach Erik ten Hag must perform “major surgery” at the club to get them back to the top. Yorke, who won three Premier League titles, the Champions League and the FA Cup with United, spent the last…

24 May 2022 - SYDNEY, Australia, May 24 – Coach Xavi Hernandez said Tuesday his Barcelona team must be rebuilt after a turbulent season but refused to be drawn on whether Robert Lewandowski was a transfer target. The Catalan giants finished 13 points behind La Liga champions Real Madrid, their campaign ending in…

24 May 2022 - PARIS, France, May 24 – World number two Daniil Medvedev and 2021 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas begin their French Open campaigns on Tuesday looking to take their first steps towards breaking the Roland Garros stranglehold of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. US Open champion Medvedev has…

24 May 2022 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Kenya has been thrown out of the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, following the Government’s failure to meet demands of reinstating the Federation given by world governing body FIFA. In a statement…

24 May 2022 - MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, May 24 – Avram Glazer has defended his family’s controversial reign as Manchester United owners after a troubled season marred by fan protests. Supporters stepped up their calls for the Glazers to sell United throughout a dismal campaign that ended in a dismal sixth-…

24 May 2022 - LOS ANGELES, United States, May 23 – Jamaica’s Olympic sprint queen Elaine Thompson-Herah will head a star-studded field in the women’s 100m at this weekend’s Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting in Oregon, organisers confirmed on Monday. Thompson-Herah, the 2016 and 2020 Olympic champion…

24 May 2022 - MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, May 23 – Pep Guardiola joked it had been part of his plan for Manchester City to come from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 to claim the Premier League title as his side paraded the trophy through Manchester on Monday. Needing to win to hold off Liverpool by a point […]…

24 May 2022 - PARIS, France, May 23 – Reigning champion Novak Djokovic won in straight sets on his return to Grand Slam action at the French Open on Monday and 13-time Roland Garros winner Rafael Nadal eased to victory, but Naomi Osaka crashed out in the first round. Djokovic defeated Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka…

23 May 2022 - CHESTER, United Kingdom, May 23 – Manchester City and France footballer Benjamin Mendy denied nine sexual offences against six young women as he appeared in court on Monday. The 27-year-old player stood in the dock at Chester Crown Court and repeated: “Not guilty” as the charges were put to him and…

23 May 2022 - PARIS, France, May 23 – Kylian Mbappe made the startling revelation Monday that he had talked over his potential transfer to Real Madrid with Emmanuel Macron, saying he appreciated the “good advice” of the French president, who wanted the Paris Saint-Germain star to stay in France. World Cup winner…

23 May 2022 - PARIS, France, May 23 – Former world number one Naomi Osaka said Monday she may skip Wimbledon over the decision to strip the Grand Slam tournament of ranking points. “I would say the decision is kind of affecting my mentality going into grass, like I’m not 100% sure if I’m going to go there,” said…

23 May 2022 - MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, May 23 – Manchester United’s new manager Erik ten Hag believes it is possible to end the dominance of Manchester City and Liverpool despite taking over a struggling side that finished a lowly sixth in the Premier League. United ended up 35 points behind champions City,…

23 May 2022 - MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, May 23 – Pep Guardiola described his Manchester City players as “legends” after they staged an incredible fightback to win the Premier League, with fans preparing to line the streets on Monday to hail their heroes. City sealed their fourth title in five seasons in…

23 May 2022 - BERLIN, Germany, May 23 – Robert Lewandowski’s agent Pini Zahavi has made it clear the Polish striker wants to leave Bayern Munich, amid reports Barcelona have made an offer. “For Robert, things are very clear: he wants to leave FC Bayern this summer,” Zahavi told German daily Bild. Lewandowski has…

23 May 2022 - PARIS, France, May 23 – Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 13-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal start their Roland Garros campaigns on a star-studded Monday, while women’s favourite Iga Swiatek begins her quest for a second title in three attempts. Unseeded Naomi Osaka faces a tough first-…

23 May 2022 - DALLAS, United States, May 23 – Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins starred as the Golden State Warriors moved to the brink of the NBA Finals on Sunday with a 109-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The clinical Warriors performance on the road in Dallas gives Steve Kerr’s team a commanding 3-0…

23 May 2022 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23 – “Angela Okutoyi will be the next Serena Williams. Yes, I believe in that.” The confidence in Kenyan tennis teen sensation Angela Okutoyi raises no doubt and the determination in her ambition is testament of a girl whose audacity to dream is not swayed despite a difficult…

23 May 2022 - MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, May 23 – Manchester City’s latest Premier League title triumph established the champions as a burgeoning dynasty, but Pep Guardiola won’t be satisfied until their domestic bliss becomes the catalyst to conquer Europe. City’s fourth title in five seasons is arguably the…

23 May 2022 - MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, May 23 – Ukraine defender Oleksandr Zinchenko dedicated Manchester City’s dramatic Premier League title triumph to his war-torn homeland on Sunday. City retained the title on the last day of the season as they came from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at the…

23 May 2022 - MADRID, Spain, May 23 – Barcelona finished 13 points behind La Liga champions Real Madrid after ending their turbulent season with a whimper on Sunday by losing 2-0 at home to Villarreal. Atletico Madrid secured third place by winning 2-1 away at Real Sociedad, retaining their one-point lead over…

23 May 2022 - BARCELONA, Spain, May 23 – Lewis Hamilton was left reflecting on ‘what might have been’ on Sunday after producing a vintage ‘world champion’ show at the Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton recovered from running last following a first-lap collision to finish fifth after a stunning race for Mercedes at the…

23 May 2022 - LONDON, United Kingdom, May 22 – Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has said he feared for his own safety and that of his players after being involved in an on-field incident with a fan at Everton. Vieira was surrounded by jubilant Everton fans following the final whistle at Goodison Park on…

23 May 2022 - MILAN, Italy, May 22 – AC Milan announced their return to the big time on Sunday after winning their first Serie A title in over a decade and putting years of decline firmly behind them. Seven-time champions of Europe, Milan are one of the continent’s biggest clubs but spent most of the last 10…

22 May 2022 - PARIS, France, May 22 – Carlos Alcaraz lived up to the mounting hype with a winning start at the French Open on Sunday but Arab trailblazer Ons Jabeur fell at the first hurdle as full crowds returned to Roland Garros after two pandemic-hit years. Alcaraz, bidding to become just the eighth teenager…

22 May 2022 - MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, May 22 – Pep Guardiola may not yet have delivered the Champions League crown Manchester City crave, but four Premier League titles in five years demonstrate a period of dominance to match his time at Barcelona and Bayern Munich. The Catalan now has 10 league titles to…

22 May 2022 - LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, May 22 – Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min shared the Premier League Golden Boot on Sunday after both forwards scored on the final day of the season. South Korea’s Son netted twice in Tottenham’s 5-0 win at Norwich to move to 23 goals — one clear of Salah, but the Egypt…

22 May 2022 - MILAN, Italy, May 22 – AC Milan’s first league title since 2011 came despite having what many considered a weaker squad than local rivals Inter Milan, but a group of young guns and old heads have come together to create a cohesive unit which has punched above its weight. Here AFP looks at the key…

22 May 2022 - REGGIO EMILIA, Italy, May 22 – AC Milan won their first Serie A title in 11 years on Sunday after beating Sassuolo 3-0 to snatch the crown from local rivals Inter Milan. Needing just a point to claim the Scudetto Milan swept their hosts aside thanks to an Olivier Giroud brace and another from…

22 May 2022 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22 – African record holder Ferdinand Omanyala continued with his impressive start to the season, scoring a precious 100m and 200m double at the International Castiglione Athletic Meeting at Zecchini Stadium in Grosseto, Italy on Sunday. Omanyala ran a new meeting record of 10.…

22 May 2022 - LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom, May 22 – Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said it had been a “tough afternoon” for his side after they were just pipped to the Premier League title by Manchester City on Sunday’s dramatic final day of the season. The Reds won 3-1 at home to Wolves but finished a point…

22 May 2022 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22 – National Sevens Circuit defending champions KCB RFC got off their title defense campaign on a high, edging out Strathmore Leos 12-10 to clinch the season opening George Mwangi Kabeberi Sevens at the RFUEA Ground on Sunday. A closely contested final saw the bankers hold on…

22 May 2022 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22 – A pair of set-piece goals in between an Ibrahim Joshua brace saw Tusker FC drop two massive points in the race towards the FKF Premier League title after a 2-2 draw at home against Nzoia Sugar on Sunday. Tusker moved back to the top of the table with the single […] The post…

22 May 2022 - MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, May 22 – Manchester City put up a remarkable comeback, scoring thrice inside five minutes to overturn a 2-0 Aston Villa lead to win 3-2 and earn the Citizens the English Premier League title on the last day of the season. Liverpool, who were chasing the title and hoping…

22 May 2022 - PARIS, France, May 22 – Kylian Mbappe’s decision to stay at Paris Saint-Germain confirms the Qatar-backed club’s position of power within European football but also means the superstar striker is likely to wield huge influence as they rebuild for another assault on the Champions League. The 23-year…

22 May 2022 - MONTMELO, Spain, May 22 – World champion Max Verstappen overcame a sequence of problems on Sunday to lead his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez home and claim the lead in this year’s title race on an afternoon of anguish for Charles Leclerc and Ferrari at a scorching Spanish Grand Prix. His victory…

22 May 2022 - TULSA, United States, May 22 – With Tiger Woods pulling out of the PGA Championship before Sunday’s final round, the spotlight fell upon six leaders chasing their first major title in a trophy shootout at Southern Hills. Chile’s Mito Pereira, making only his second major start, has a three-stroke…

22 May 2022 - MATOSINHOS, Portugal, May 22 – Finnish driver Kalle Rovenpera strengthened his lead in the World Rally Championship with victory ahead of Welshman Elfyn Evans in the Rally of Portugal on Sunday. The 21-year-old Rovenpera finished 15.2 seconds ahead of his Toyota teammate to move 46 points clear of…

22 May 2022 - MADRID, Spain, May 22 – Real Madrid thought they had a signing to define an era and the heir to Cristiano Ronaldo. Instead they got humiliation and a reminder of football’s new world order, after Kylian Mbappe decided to stay at Paris Saint-Germain. The boy who plastered posters of Ronaldo onto his…

22 May 2022 - MADRID, Spain, May 22 – Paris Saint-Germain’s deal with Kylian Mbappe is “an insult to football,” La Liga president Javier Tebas said Saturday after the player rejected an offer from Real Madrid. “What PSG is doing by renewing Mbappe with large sums of money…after posting losses of 700 million…

22 May 2022 - BOSTON, United States, May 22 – Bam Adebayo delivered a 31-point masterpiece as the Miami Heat dug deep to defeat the Boston Celtics 109-103 on the road and take a crucial 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference finals series on Saturday. After an injury forced Miami talisman Jimmy Butler out of the…

22 May 2022 - TULSA, United States, May 21 – Tiger Woods limped his way to the third-worst major round of his career and the worst in his return from severe leg injuries, firing a nine-over par 79 in Saturday’s third round of the PGA Championship. Woods made five consecutive bogeys at a major for the first time…

22 May 2022 - TURIN, Italy, May 21 – Lyon won the Women’s Champions League on Saturday after beating Barcelona 3-1 to be crowned queens of Europe for a record-extending eighth time. First half goals from Amandine Henry, Ada Hegerberg and Catarina Macario were enough to take the title from pre-match holders Barca…

22 May 2022 - MILAN, Italy, May 21 – Fiorentina will return to European football for the first time in five years after beating Juventus 2-0 to qualify for next season’s Conference League. Alfred Duncan’s finish on the stroke of half-time and Nicolas Gonzalez’s late penalty gave Vincenzo Italiano’s side the win…