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19 hours ago South Carolina Athletics Photo: South Carolina Athletics COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina junior Aliyah Boston became the University’s first winner of the Honda Cup, which honors the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. It caps a season during which Boston was the unanimous National Player of the …

FIFA have announced the cities that would host the 2026 World Cup in United States, Mexico and Canada.   The 2026 showpiece will be the first World Cup co-hosted by three countries, and will also be the first World Cup to host 48 nations. According to the world football governing …

Ecuador are reportedly set to be expelled from this year’s World Cup over claims their defender Byron Casillo falsified his birth documents to represent the country while he’s actually Colombian.   The country’s FA had been investigated by FIFA over the allegations raised by Chile, who finished seventh in South American qualifying and missed out …

Nigerian singer, Rudeboy, on Thursday slammed the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, after the country’s female basket team, D’Tigress, was kicked out of the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Serbia. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) had during the week stopped Nigeria from participating in the tournament slated to …

There were emotional scenes on Wednesday night, June 1 after Ukraine beat Scotland 3-1 in a Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier despite it being their first match played since Russia began its invasion on February 24. Fans of both countries held up Ukraine flags throughout their national anthem in a …

Football legend, David Beckham has been slammed for backing a footballer who came out as Gay but yet signed a multi-million-pound deal to be the face of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal.   Attitude magazine’s condemnation of the former England captain, who featured on its cover with blond dyed hair …

Liverpool couldn’t find way past Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois: ‘Today nobody was going to get in my way,’ he said. Real Madrid became European champions for a record-extending 14th time after beating Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final that started 37 minutes late because of disturbing crowd issues outside …

Liverpool on Saturday night, May 14 beat Chelsea to win the 2022 Emirates FA Cup for the eighth time in their history.   The Reds got their hands back on the trophy for the first time in 16 years by beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties following a goalless draw in 90 …

The Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria will host the 2021/22 TotalEnergies Confederation Cup final, Africa’s football ruling body, CAF. The event is the first intercontinental major cup final to be hosted in Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo which is there home of Nigeria’s Premier League side, Akwa …

 FIFA has imposed sanctions on Nigeria over the chaos that occured after Nigeria lost to Ghana on March 29 at the FIFA World Cup qualifiers played in MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja.   On Monday, May 2, FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee imposed sanctions on the Stadium for the misconduct of its fans …