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Egypt underlined their dominance in African handball on Tuesday night with a commanding 48–22 victory over Nigeria at the BK Arena in Kigali, completing a flawless run through the main round of the 2025 African Men’s Handball Championship. The emphatic win ended Nigeria’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals and extinguished their chances of securing automatic qualification for the 2027 IHF World Championship. From the opening whistle, the defending champions were in complete control. Egypt raced into a 24–10 lead by half-time, dictating the pace with sharp execution and relentless pressure, before mirroring that scoreline in the second half to seal a comprehensive triumph. Nigeria came into the contest needing a positive result to finish among the top two in Main Round Group I, but ...

West Ham announced on Wednesday that they had signed winger Adama Traore from Fulham for an undisclosed fee. The 30-year-old will be reunited at the London Stadium with manager Nuno Espirito Santo, with whom he worked previously at Wolves. The Premier League strugglers described the forward as “strong, quick and able to create and score goals”. Traore, who has been a peripheral player for Fulham this season, came through Barcelona’s youth system before joining Aston Villa in 2015. He has also played for Middlesbrough and Wolves. The winger, who has made 262 Premier League appearances, scoring 14 goals, said he wanted to help relegation-threatened West Ham to the “maximum”. “I love the challenges,” he said. “I think, of course, we have to go game by game. And this is ...

Two Chelsea fans have reportedly been st@bbed in Italy, after they were chased through the street by up to 25 Napoli ultras. Chelsea supporters out in Naples have been urged to take “extreme caution” after the Blues fans were rushed to hospital overnight. The two men were out in Naples with a large group of fellow fans for Chelsea’s crunch Champions League clash with Napoli this evening. A close friend of one of the supporters who were attacked told The Sun: “We were at one bar, had a couple of drinks, then decided to go to another bar. “As we were walking, we turned right, and then there was a group of 25 fans just shouting, asking where we were from. “We all ran, but my mate got grabbed and started talking to them, he then got st@bbed in the lower leg. “He went to hospi...

With just months to go before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which Mexico will co-host with the United States and Canada, a deadly attack at a community football game has intensified worries about safety in one of the host nations. On Sunday, eleven people were shot dead during a local football match in Loma de Flores, near Salamanca in Guanajuato state. The attack has shaken a region where grassroots sports are promoted to steer young people away from criminal influences. “We no longer know where to find peace,” said Norma Barron, an organiser of the local league targeted in the attack. The shooting occurred late Sunday afternoon as families gathered to watch the match. Witnesses said armed men arrived in at least three vehicles and opened fire. Barron, an activist working on cases of ...

The Super Falcons of Nigeria are set to ramp up preparations for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with a four-nation West African tournament in Abidjan later this month. The nine-time African champions have confirmed their participation in the invitational event organised by the West African Football Union B, scheduled from February 27 to March 7, 2026, with Ivory Coast serving as hosts. Nigeria will face familiar rivals in the mini-tournament, joining hosts Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Senegal. All four teams have already qualified for WAFCON 2026, making the competition an ideal final test before the continental finals. The timing is particularly strategic, as the tournament concludes just ten days before WAFCON kicks off in Morocco, running from March 17 to April 3, 2...

Seven football supporters have died following a fatal head-on collision in Romania while travelling by road to France for a Europa League match. The victims, all fans of Greek club PAOK, were en route to watch their team face Olympique Lyonnais when their minivan collided with an oncoming lorry on the E70 highway in western Romania on Tuesday. Three other PAOK supporters sustained serious injuries and are currently receiving treatment in hospital. Reports indicate that the accident occurred shortly after 1pm as the minivan attempted to overtake another vehicle and veered into the opposite lane, where it crashed into the truck. Emergency services, including firefighters and rescue teams, were swiftly deployed to the scene, though air ambulances were unable to operate due to poor...

Goalkeeper André Onana is reportedly in negotiations over a potential return to Inter Milan, with talks ongoing about a permanent departure from Manchester United this summer. According to Daily Mail Sport, the Cameroonian shot-stopper’s agents are currently in Milan holding discussions with the Serie A giants, with a move back to the San Siro among the options being explored. Onana is presently on loan at Turkish side Trabzonspor, having lost his position as Manchester United’s first-choice goalkeeper to Belgian international Senne Lammens, who joined from Royal Antwerp in September. The 29-year-old is expected to leave Old Trafford on a permanent basis at the end of the season and is being considered by Inter as a possible successor to Yann Sommer. Onana enjoyed a highly succ...

Tottenham star Randal Kolo Muani was involved in a car crash after his tyre blew out on the motorway. The French striker, 27,  had been travelling to Stansted Airport on Tuesday ahead of his side's Champions League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt, when the offside front tyre of his black Ferrari blew out. According to Mail Online Sports, fellow Spurs man Wilson Odobert had been following Kolo Muani on the M25 when the smash occurred, and pulled over to help his team-mate to safety. Images from the scene show the players standing at the side of the motorway, with the front of the car - wrecked. The airbag in the driver's seat of the Ferrari also appears to have been activated. Spurs boss Thomas Frank confirmed the players had come through it unharmed. 'Both are fin...

Argentina great Ángel Di María has ruled out a return to international football at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, turning down suggestions to line up alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The 37-year-old winger, who enjoyed a long and successful spell with the Argentine national team, shared many historic moments with close friend Messi during his international career. Speaking in an interview with AS, Di María reflected on his future and said he is content with what he has achieved in football. While admitting that playing at another World Cup would be appealing, Di María explained that he believes his time with the national team has come to an end, having already accomplished all his career goals. He revealed that he initially planned to retire from international duty after...