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africa/">South Africa knocked hosts Egypt out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a late winner and set up a quarter final tie against Nigeria. With Egypt throwing players forward, Thembinkosi Lorch struck on the counter-attack after 85…

Sweden beat England 2-1 on Saturday to win the third place in the Women's World Cup. The action in Nice, south-eastern France, started early with Sweden opening the score at the 11th minute. By the time the referee whistled half time,…

An angry Lionel Messi boycotted the Copa America medal ceremony and accused referees of "corruption" following his harsh red card in Saturday's 2-1, third-place, playoff victory over Chile in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Barcelona super star…

Lionel Messi was harshly sent off as Argentina beat Chile 2-1 in a hot-tempered Copa America third-place play-off. The Barcelona super star who surpassed Javier Mascherano to wear most Copa America caps for the Albiceleste with his 27th…

Nigeria knocked out defending champions Cameroon in a five-goal last-16 thriller in the africa-cup-of-nations/">Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. Odion Ighalo put Nigeria ahead in Alexandria, Egypt in the 19th minute but two quick fire…

Ruben Loftus-Cheek, the England midfielder, whose previous Blues deal had two years still to run, has signed a new five-year contract at Chelsea worth £120,000-a-week which takes him through until 2024. The 23-year-old is a product of a…

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata will join Atletico Madrid on a permanent basis after his 18-month loan expires at the end of next season. Morata, 26, has been at Atletico since January, scoring six goals in 17 games for the Spanish side. He…

Ten-man Benin rode their luck to eliminate heavily fancied Morocco on penalties in an extraordinary upset in the opening match of the knockout stage of the africa-cup-of-nations/">Africa Cup of Nations on Friday. Benin advanced to…

Sadio Mane scored his third of the campaign as Senegal defeated Denis Onyango's Uganda to advance to the africa-cup-of-nations/">Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. The Liverpool star struck on 15 minutes with a close-range shot…

Former Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has returned to former club Juventus. Buffon, 41, who had spent 17 years with the Turin giants completed his emotional reunion with Old Lady after just one quiet season with Paris St. Germain.…