‘Lack of respect’: Fans react to controversial cover featuring Messi & Ronaldo kissing

Fri 19 Apr 2019: The new edition of French outlet Football France has caused a stir among fans, after arguably the world’s two best players, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, were pictured kissing each other on the cover. The outlet published the provocative illustration alongside a ‘Messi vs. Ronaldo’ poll for readers to vote for […]

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Mohamed Salah named one of world’s 100 most influential people by Time

Thu 18 Apr 2019: The Egypt striker, 26, a practising Muslim, was also one of the US magazine’s six cover stars. Salah was included on the list alongside singers Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga, US President Donald Trump, Pakistan Prime Minister and former cricketer Imran Khan, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and former US first lady […]

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‘Making a point to the racists’: Salah hits stunner against Chelsea after ‘bomber’ slurs

Mon 15 Apr 2019: Liverpool star Mohamed Salah struck a stunning goal in his team’s crunch Premier League clash against Chelsea, following a week in which fans of the London club were reportedly filmed racially abusing him. Salah cut in from the right on the edge of the box and fired off an unstoppable left-footed […]

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French female weightlifter breaks arm in two places during 110kg attempt (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

Fri 12 Apr 2019: Impactante lesión de Gaelle Nayo Ketchanke en el campeonato de Europa de halterofilia. Codo izquierdo. #Halterofilia pic.twitter.com/JCAqhtwtUQ — Samuel Hernando (@SamuHernando) April 11, 2019 French female weightlifter Gaelle Nayo Ketchanke sustained multiple fractures of her arm while attempting a 110kg (243 pounds) snatch at the European championship in Batumi, Georgia. The […]

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(WATCH) Salah trolled by Liverpool teammate Lovren with incredible lookalike video

Mon 8 Apr 2019 Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren and Mo Salah are never shy to trade some online banter and this time it was the Croatian’s turn, as he jokingly trolled Salah by sharing a video of a man bearing an incredible likeness to the Egyptian. Lovren took to Instagram to share the clip, which shows […]

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Ronaldo’s Champions League hat-trick sends Juventus shares soaring

Juventus shares soared by over 20 percent on the Milan stock exchange Wednesday, the morning after Cristiano Ronaldo’s incredible hat-trick rescued the Italian giants’ Champions League campaign. The Portuguese superstar added a late penalty to a pair of headers for a 3-0 win on the night and 3-2 on aggregate over Atletico Madrid to seal […]

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Leg spinner Imran Tahir – smoothie operator on and off the cricket pitch

DURBAN – Imran Tahir is known to serve up a variety of tricky deliveries, but his greatest delivery by far, say, teammates, is the smoothie. They come in a variety of flavours (Tahir sometimes uses avocado) and can easily arrive – like his googly – out of nowhere. “He makes the greatest fruit shakes of […]

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