The Colombian singer looked flawless showing her keepy-upy skills alongside Carlos Santana and Wyclef jean ahead of the Germany v Argentina clash Her husband Gerard Pique may have been sent home packing from the World Cup early but Shakira is still here and will grace the Maracana pitch on Sunday. The Colombian singer is due […]

When the goal finally arrived, 112 minutes into a long, wearing night of tension, there were members of the German entourage who seemed intent on re-enacting the infamous end to the Ryder Cup at Brookline. Their victory run, en masse, took them all the way from the dugout to the opposite side of the pitch […]

Ulster Rugby have apologised after a photograph showing four of their players with their faces and bodies coloured with black makeup appeared on a social media site. The photo was posted on the Twitter profile of Irish international Paddy Jackson. It shows him with two other Irish internationals, Chris Henry and Andrew Trimble. The photo […]

Brazil star Neymar broke down in tears as he claimed the challenge that ended his World Cup could have left him paralysed. The Barcelona forward, 22, fractured a vertebra in his spine when kneed in the back by Colombia’s Juan Zuniga during Brazil’s 2-1 quarter-final win. Brazil lost the semi-final 7-1 to Germany. Speaking at […]

Chile international striker Alexis Sanchez has signed for Arsenal from Barcelona on a long-term contract for a fee in the region of £35m. The 25-year-old scored 47 goals in 141 appearances for Barca and netted two goals in the World Cup in Brazil. He said: “I’m so happy to be joining a club which has […]

There must have been a moment when even those watching in their white Mannschaft shirts inside Estadio Mineirao wished it would end. Germans are only human, after all. Admittedly, the 11 on the pitch seemed to be transcending that state at times, but those looking on, the mortals – they must have felt it like […]

Massive crackdown against three opposition parties saw the arrest of four individuals from Semayawi party (Blue part), Arena-Tigray party and Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ/Andinet) party. Ina rather vague admittance, the NISS statement said the police have arrested suspects who it claimed to have been part of legally registered opposition party groups but were […]

AC MilanHachim MastourInterNapoliNocerinaSeid Visin AC Milan 14-15 Home Kit (1)AC Milan have continued their push to reinforce their youth sector by recruiting Seid Visin from Lega Pro side Nocerina. This is the second time the Rossoneri have signed a 14 year-old in four years following the arrival of Hachim Mastour in 2012. Tuttomercatoweb report that […]

AC Milan have continued their push to reinforce their youth sector by recruiting Seid Visin from Lega Pro side Nocerina. This is the second time the Rossoneri have signed a 14 year-old in four years following the arrival of Hachim Mastour in 2012. Tuttomercatoweb report that the Rossoneri have signed the young attacking midfielder from […]

The FIFA Emergency Committee has suspended the Nigerian Football Association (NFF) with immediate effect due to alleged “government interference.” The move comes after the dissolution of the NFF executive committee by the country’s government and the detention of NFF president Aminu Maigari by the Department of the Dstate Security Service. “The FIFA Emergency Committee has […]

The exciting 2014 World Cup run for the United States has come to an end, and manager Jurgen Klinsmann now must go through the exercise of retooling his roster to be ready for the next four-year cycle. Klinsmann’s role as technical director now becomes the focal point of discussion, as the U.S. knows that it […]

Ethiopia’s Mohammed Aman has won the men’s 800m in Diamond League in Rome, Italy for the second time now collecting a score of 6 points. Usain Bolt’s defeat by Justin Gatlin in the 100 metres at the Rome Diamond League meeting on Thursday is unlikely to cause the Olympic champion too much concern ahead of […]

Ethiopia’s Hiwot Ayalew clocked a fast 9:11.65 to win the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the 2014 Meeting Areva – IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris, France on Saturday, erasing the previous Meeting Areva record set by Tunisia’s Habiba Ghribi in 2012. American Emma Coburn set a lifetime best of 9:14.12 for second with Diamond Race […]

Meseret Defar Tola is a female long-distance runner who competes chiefly in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including Olympic and World Championship gold medals over 5000 metres. She broke the world record in the event in 2006, broke it again in 2007 and held it […]

Ethiopian junior 1500m record holder Dawit Seyoum and 2013 World Youth Championships men’s 3000m winner Yomif Kejelcha lead the Ethiopian team going to the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, USA, later this month and have good prospects of striking gold at Oregon 2014. The squad also includes 2014 Dubai Marathon winner Tsegaye Mekonnen, […]

Algeria forward Islam Slimani has revealed that he and his team-mates are donating their money to people in Gaza. The north African side won the hearts and minds of many with their heroic effort in pushing Germany to extra-time in their round of 16 World Cup clash. And now their display of generosity to the […]