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May 16, 2025 10:14 AM

Ronaldo tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes for third year in a row

Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes for the third consecutive year and the fifth time in his career. Following his move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, Ronaldo's estimated total earnings are around $275 million. The Portuguese forward increased his income by $15 million through off-field endorsements as well as lucrative sponsorship deals backed by his large social media followers: 939 million in total as of May. Meanwhile, Golden State Warriors guard St...

May 16, 2025 10:08 AM

Barcelona claim 28th LaLiga title after 2-0 win at Espanyol

Barcelona secured their 28th LaLiga title on Thursday when they beat city rivals Espanyol 2-0, securing an unassailable seven-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid with two games left to play. Following a 4-3 loss at Barcelona on Sunday, Real needed to win their final three games and hope the leaders didn't earn more than one point in the same period to maintain any mathematical chances of claiming the title. However, their slim title hopes were dashed when Lamine Yamal curled a superb sho...

May 6, 2025 10:29 AM

Champions League chasing Nottingham Forest held by Crystal Palace

Nottingham Forest’s quest for Champions League football next season suffered a setback when they were held to a 1-1 Premier League draw by Crystal Palace on Monday as Murillo cancelled out Eberechi Eze’s penalty for the home side. The draw leaves Forest in sixth place in the table on 61 points from 35 games, two points behind fifth-placed Chelsea in the final Champions League qualification position. Mid-table Palace took the lead at Selhurst Park when Eze converted a penalty on the hour ma...

May 1, 2025 10:19 AM

Chelsea beat Man United 1-0 to win sixth straight WSL title

Chelsea wrapped up their sixth consecutive Women's Super League title and record-extending eighth in total after a 1-0 victory at Manchester United on Wednesday, with Lucy Bronze heading home a corner late in the game. Sonia Bompastor's Blues, who needed only a point from Wednesday's match to secure another title and continue their WSL dominance, sit atop the league table with 54 points for an unassailable nine-point lead over Arsenal with two games remaining. United are third on 43 points. De...

April 28, 2025 4:35 PM

Women’s Football: India to face Myanmar, Indonesia, Turkmenistan in AFC U20 Asian Cup qualifiers

The India U20 women's football team has been drawn into Group D alongside Myanmar, Indonesia, and Turkmenistan for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Thailand 2026 Qualifiers. The draw was conducted on Monday at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Group D matches will be hosted by Myanmar in a centralised single round-robin format from August 6 to 10. Meanwhile, defending champions DPR Korea will battle Nepal, hosts Bhutan, Mongolia, and Saudi Arabia in Group A. Group B features hosts Vietna...

April 27, 2025 1:10 PM

Crystal Palace Thrash Villa 3-0 to Reach FA Cup Final

Crystal Palace booked their place in the FA Cup final for the first time in nine years with a commanding 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium, courtesy of goals from Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr. This marks only the third time Palace have reached the final in their 120-year history, having previously made it in 1990 and 2016, both times losing to Manchester United. In a pulsating semi-final, two moments of brilliance swung the game Palace's way. Eze opened the scoring with a superb...

April 27, 2025 11:28 AM

Brazil World Cup winner Jair da Costa dies at 84

Jair da Costa, a member of the Brazil squad that won the 1962 FIFA World Cup, has died at the age of 84, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said. A forward who began his professional career with Sao Paulo-based club Portuguesa, Jair made a name for himself at Inter Milan, where he won four Italian Serie A titles, two European Cups and two Intercontinental Cups over two spells. "The CBF deeply regrets the death of Jair, former right winger for the Brazilian national team, Portuguesa, an...

April 27, 2025 11:04 AM

Cunha dismantles Leicester in sixth successive win for Wolves

Wolverhampton Wanderers extended their remarkable winning run to six Premier League games as Matheus Cunha scored one goal and set up two others in a comfortable 3-0 win over already-relegated Leicester City at Molineux on Saturday. Wolves' superb form has propelled them away from the drop zone and up to 13th with 41 points from 34 games, while Leicester are second from bottom with 18 points. Cunha’s side-footed finish after 33 minutes gave the hosts a deserved lead, before Jorgen Strand Lar...

April 27, 2025 10:49 AM

Ipswich relegated from Premier League after 3-0 loss at Newcastle

Ipswich Town were relegated from the Premier League on Saturday following a 3-0 defeat at Newcastle United, with the visitors reduced to 10 men after Ben Johnson was sent off for picking up two yellow cards in the first half. Kieran McKenna's Ipswich have 21 points, 15 behind West Ham United with four games left, and join already-relegated Leicester City and bottom side Southampton in returning to the Championship after one season in the top flight. Newcastle's win moved them up to third place...

April 17, 2025 12:01 PM

Arsenal cruise past lacklustre Real Madrid to reach semis

Arsenal snuffed out any chance of a famous Real Madrid comeback to reach the Champions League semi-finals after a 2-1 victory in the Bernabeu Stadium completed a 5-1 aggregate win on Wednesday. Holders and 15-times winners Real never looked like clawing back a 3-0 deficit from last week's quarter-final first leg and when Bukayo Saka scored for the visitors in the 65th minute their fate was effectively sealed. Vinicius Junior seized on a rare defensive slip a couple of minutes later to rouse th...