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AFCON 2025 in Morocco has reached its knockout stage with many of the expected leading teams still involved and several lower‑ranked sides extending their tournaments. The group phase produced dozens of goals and saw Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, Algeria and Côte d’Ivoire advance alongside teams such as Mali, South Africa, Tunisia, DR Congo, Sudan, Benin and Mozambique. @beinsportsusa Royal passion for Morocco! 👑 ⚽ Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Princess Lalla Khadija were caught up in

Paul will actually walk away with more money than Joshua following their boxing bout. Jake Paul will be stood down from boxing for at east 45 days following his sixth-round knockout at the hands of Anthony Joshua on Friday night. Joshua will also face a mandatory seven-day suspension, and the British star is set to lose about half of his $140 million prize purse as well. Paul was hospitalised with a broken jaw after former heavyweight champion Joshua hit him with a thunderous right hand during

After being removed from LA Clippers earlier this month, veteran guard Chris Paul says he feels calm and ready for what comes next. In an exclusive interview with People Magazine, Paul said he is “at peace with everything.”  Despite ending what was billed as his farewell season, Paul appears to view the cut as a closing chapter that still leaves space for new beginnings. “More than anything, I’m excited about being around and getting a chance to play a small role in whatever anything looks like

U.S. President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw -- giving the soccer spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial tournament even more of a Trumpian flair. Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, had been heavily favored to win the newly created FIFA prize. He and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are close allies, and Infantino had made it clear that he thought Trump should have won the Nobel for his efforts to broker a c

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2025 World Series after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 on Saturday to make it back-to-back! They became the first team in MLB history to win back-to-back World Series since the New York Yankees in 1999 and 2000. THE LOS ANGELES @DODGERS ARE THE 2025 #WORLDSERIES CHAMPIONS! #CHAMPS pic.twitter.com/EoDS73MXVk — MLB (@MLB) November 2, 2025 Despite the Blue Jays' outhitting the Dodgers in the series, it didn't matter in the end when all it took was

In a sensational display of skill and determination, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz has triumphed over Italy’s Jannik Sinner to win the 2025 US Open men’s singles title.  The 22-year-old claimed his second championship at Flushing Meadows with a thrilling four-set victory (6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4) in a match that captivated fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday. Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner to reclaim the US Open title and the world No.1 ranking‼️ pic.twitter.com/oFTXrCeX7D — US Open Tennis (@usop

Expect to see more of Cam Newton on ESPN.  The former NFL MVP has signed a muliti-year deal with the network who will expand his role on First Take, ESPN’s signature morning debate show. OnThursday (August 28), Newton made his return during a live show at Norfolk State University as part of the First Take HBCU tour. In a statement, Newton expressed his excitement to be back with the sports network. “I am excited to be back with the First Take team and share my voice on all things sports,” New

Black athletic excellence is coming to Walt Disney World! Several elite Black college basketball programs will participate in the first-ever HBCU Hoops Invitational at Walt Disney World Resort on Dec. 4-7. According to the press release, the women’s bracket includes Bethune-Cookman University, Hampton University, Edward Waters University, and Cheyney University. The tourney features Florida A&M University, Tuskegee University, Florida Memorial University, and Barber-Scotia College, while the w

A rare Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant autographed dual patch card has set a new record, selling for $12.9 million at Heritage Auctions. The 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman card now stands as the most expensive sports card ever sold, surpassing the previous most expensive card ever sold — the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 graded a “Mint-Plus” SGC 9.5 and dubbed the “finest known example” of that iconic card — by more than $300,000. Allen is widely known in sports card circles f

A 10-year-old British girl has made chess history by becoming the youngest female player to ever beat a grandmaster. Bodhana Sivanandan, from northwest London, defeated 60-year-old grandmaster Pete Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Sunday. At 10 years, five months and three days, Sivanandan broke the record set by American Carissa Yip, who was 10 years, 11 months and 20 days old when she defeated a grand master in 2019, according to the Internatio

NFL great Tom Brady said he felt "deeply grateful" but "kind of old" after the New England Patriots unveiled a 12ft statue of him. The legendary quarterback was honoured with the towering bronze sculpture outside the Patriots' stadium in Massachusetts. Brady guided the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles, before going on to win a seventh with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. The ceremony revealed the statue of Brady with one arm aloft in triumph - and it was mounted on a six-sided base in a no