Football decisions are moving at a dizzying speed. FIFA criticizes the 2022 Mundial to Qatar. Five football managers in England have been sacked before the New Year. Referees are booking divers like never before. And while the world catches its breath in wait for the announcement of the 2013 winner of the prestigious Ballon d’Or, […]

Ex-champion Rafael Nadal slumped to a shock first-round exit as world number 135 Steve Darcis pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history. The Belgian was inspired as he recorded a 7-6 7-6 6-4 win on Court One to condemn the fifth seed to a second successive early exit at SW19.It […]

Rafael Nadal coped with an on-court intruder and the Paris rain to beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer and win a record eighth French Open title. Nadal, 27, came through 6-3 6-2 6-3 to reaffirm his dominance on clay, and further elevate himself among the greats of the sport. “I’m very happy, very emotional,” he said. […]

Nigeria have included six locally-based players in their final 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa – the greatest number in more than two decades. “They’ve earned it and I look at this as an opportunity for the local players to prove themselves,” Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi told BBC Sport. […]

Ivory Coast and Mali will face Nigeria in warm-up games ahead of January’s Africa Cup of Nations. The Ivorians will play Nigeria, who did not qualify for the finals in Equatorial Guinea, in Abu Dhabi on 9 January. Mali, who finished third at the 2012 and 2013 Nations Cups, face Nigeria four days later in […]