Arsene Wenger “does not know” if Saturday’s FA Cup final will be his last match as Arsenal manager. The Frenchman, whose future will be decided at a board meeting after the game, has been Gunners boss since 1996 but his contract expires
Marvelous Nakamba, the new addition to the Luton Town squad, made his highly anticipated debut for the club in Saturday’s English Championship match against Stoke City. The Zimbabwean international joined the second-tier side last Tuesday on a six-month loan deal from Premier League team Aston Villa. Nakamba, who started the match on the bench, was
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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has confirmed that he has told midfielders Marvelous Nakamba and Morgan Sanson to seek a move away from the club during the January transfer window. The Villans are backing Emery to make changes to the team he inherited from Steven Gerrard, but his desire to sign at least one more
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Former Mighty Warriors and Black Rhinos Queens striker Rufaro Machingura, also known as Mafidi, has died after a long illness, according to the Women Super League. Machingura was a product of the Aces Youth Soccer Academy and played a key role in the Mighty Warriors’ qualification for the 2016 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations and
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Pelé, the Brazilian soccer player known as “The King” and widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport’s history, died on Thursday at the age of 82. Pelé had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer and had been hospitalized for the past month due to multiple ailments. Throughout his career, Pelé played
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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is reportedly considering releasing Marvelous Nakamba, a Zimbabwe international, as part of his plan to rebuild the team that he inherited following the dismissal of Steven Gerrard in October. According to Birmingham Live, Nakamba, who has not made any league appearances for Villa this season, may not be part of
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) – Shakib Al Hasan and his Bangladesh players hugged, traded high-fives, and shook hands with their Zimbabwe rivals as they walked off the field Sunday to celebrate what they thought was a narrow Super 12 win in the Twenty20 World Cup. Back-to-back stumpings by wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan on the last two balls
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Pakistan kept their T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive Sunday by cruising to a first win of the tournament while Bangladesh got their challenge back on track by holding off Zimbabwe in a thriller. Pakistan hammered the Netherlands by six wickets in Perth, reaching their target of 92 off just 13.5 overs to boost their
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Pakistan’s World Cup hopes suffered further damage with a shock one-run defeat by Zimbabwe in Perth. An inspired performance from the Zimbabwean bowlers ensured Pakistan finished on 129-8, chasing 131 to win. Shan Masood looked to be steering Pakistan out of trouble before he was stumped for 44 off spinner Sikandar Raza, who took 3-25.
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It wasn’t supposed to happen. The drama and intrigue of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, and all the glamour associated with it, no one would have predicted a shock like the one we saw in the French capital. The city of love was appropriately named after the romance of flat racing was all but
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The husband of the Kenyan athlete, Agnes Tirop, has appeared in court as a suspect in her murder. The magistrate said he would allow police to hold Ibrahim Rotich for 20 days, during which time he will be assessed to see if he is mentally fit to stand trial. Mr Rotich was arrested last week
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