Premier League club Nottingham Forest have appointed Ange Postecoglou as head coach. The Australian replaces Portuguese manager Nuno Espírito Santo, who was dismissed on Monday. “Nottingham Forest is delighted to confirm the appointment of Ange Postecoglou as the Club’s First Team Head Coach,” announced Forest on Tuesday. “Postecoglou has been in management for over 25 years, arriving on Trentside with experience of regularly competing and winning trophies at the highest level.” After enjoying very successful seasons with Brisbane Roar and…

Zimbabwe’s Football Association (ZIFA) has intervened after national team player Tinotenda Kadewere attacked sports journalist Yvonne Mangunda on Monday. The incident happened at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, where the Warriors were training ahead of Tuesday’s FIFA World Cup qualifier against Rwanda. The 25-year-old allegedly confronted Mangunda, poking her in the chest and threatening to assault her in full view of stunned teammates and officials. He was reportedly restrained by ZIFA officials before the situation escalated further. Kadewere, who plays for…

Surprisingly, Premier League club Nottingham Forest has let go of their manager, Nuno Espírito Santo. Santo led them to a seventh-place finish last term, and currently, they are sitting in the 10th spot after three matches. Despite this, Nottingham Forest has sacked the Portuguese mentor. “Nottingham Forest Football Club confirms that, following recent circumstances, Nuno Espírito Santo has today been relieved of his duties as head coach,” said the club. “The Club thanks Nuno for his contribution during a very…

South African striker Cassius Mailula has an opportunity to play regular football following his departure from Major League Soccer (MLS) side Toronto FC. Mailula, 24, had been forced to return to Toronto after his loan spell at Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca. Toronto, however, was offering no guarantees he would have a fair shot at regular football. His loan to Wydad had been on the back of a difficult spell with Toronto, whom he had joined from Mamelodi Sundowns in 2023.…

Tunisia are heading to the FIFA 2026 World Cup after a last-minute winner against Equatorial Guinea in Malabo on Monday evening. The Carthage Eagles become the second African team to secure qualification, following in the footsteps of Morocco. This marks Tunisia’s third consecutive World Cup appearance. Mohamed Ben Romdhane found the back of the net in injury time to hand Tunisia a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea, making it 22 points from eight matches, playing out of Group H, with…

Brazilian star Lucas Ribeiro Costa is close to signing for Spanish second division club CYD Leonesa after confirming his exit from Mamelodi Sundowns. The 26-year-old forward was spotted with Leonesa officials on Sunday, and today, Ribeiro has announced his departure from Sundowns. In a statement, the 2024/25 PSL Footballer of the Season confirmed his exit from Chloorkop. For weeks, Ribeiro and Sundowns have been at loggerheads as the latter first terminated his contract, alleging the reigning Premier Soccer League was…

Former Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Touré is one of the latest Premier League legends to be nominated for inclusion in the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2025. He would join fellow countryman and African, Didier Drogba, should he get the nod to join the 24 inductees. Voting is open on premierleague.com to select the two new inductees into the Premier League Hall of Fame, which was created in 2021. Touré played 230 games and scored 62 goals for Manchester…

Nigeria arrived in Bloemfontein on Sunday, all smiles ahead of their clash against Bafana Bafana on Tuesday. The Super Eagles are in town for the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier. They are six points behind table toppers Bafana Bafana in Group C and look all confident to cut the lead. Bafana Bafana, however, are just as confident, as alluded to by head coach Hugo Broos. “You know that Nigeria is a very good team and a much better team than…

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a new-look backline for the second Test against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday, where Ethan Hooker will earn his first start in the green and gold jumper. The fourth-round Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter at Sky Stadium will decide which team claims the Freedom Cup. Erasmus made seven personnel changes to his starting XV, with 16 players in the match-23 retained from the side that went down 24-17 against the All Blacks…

If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. Carlos Alcaraz did exactly that on Sunday, taking down Jannik Sinner, the game’s premier hard-court player, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, to claim his sixth major title and second at the US Open. A-list stars were out in droves inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, but the biggest star by far on Sunday was 22-year-old Alcaraz, who hit all the high notes and kept his rival at bay across the…