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'Never for sale': European nations vow World Cup boycott over FIFA equity plan

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell 20 per cent of the organisation's commercial operations to private investors hits trouble, with European nations threatening a World Cup boycott if it goes ahead.

Commonwealth Games: Nigeria’s Enekwechi wins gold in Shot Put

Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has shocked the field to claim gold medal in the male Shot Put event at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The bulky athlete got his weight in gold after a performance in which he toppled New Zealand’s…

NI striker Marshall makes Luton switch from West Ham

West Ham United and Northern Ireland striker Callum Marshall joins League One club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.

Derry must be braver - Lynch after European exit

Derry City manager Tiernan Lynch says his side "got punished" during their 1-0 Uefa Conference League second qualifying round defeat against Rijeka which ended their European hopes.

Seema Kaliramna, PhD and mother of 3-year-old, wins CWG 2026 discus bronze

FIFA stake-sale push tests football's 'American century,' Bennett says

Brave move off foot of table with win over Phoenix

Wickets from three consecutive deliveries help Southern Brave close out a first win of the season in The Hundred, beating Birmingham Phoenix by 12 runs.

Huddersfield beat Hull FC for back-to-back wins

Bottom club Huddersfield Giants come from behind to beat Hull FC and claim only their fourth Super League win of the season.

Late flourish earns Southern Brave first Hundred win

Southern Brave men's team are alive in The Hundred after a desperate scramble to defend just 128 against Birmingham Phoenix in front of a crowd that flipped from subdued to raucous as Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan and Luke Wood clinched it at…

NFF reschedules Congress, Elections to hold September 27

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that it has rescheduled its upcoming elective congress. In an official statement, the nation’s football governing body said the date shift is due to a clash with the Super Eagles of…

Stoinis the spark as Brave claim first win at fourth attempt

Rashid, Archer, Wood bowl key spells to trip up Phoenix in mismanaged chase of 129

'Grotesque': Football world in open revolt against FIFA's controversial World Cup plan

A plan to privatise the World Cup has turned the football world against its international governing body.