Martinelli turns FA Cup hat-trick hero
Gabriel Martinelli shrugged off the backlash to his clash with stricken Liverpool defender Conor Bradley to send Arsenal into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 win at Portsmouth on Sunday.
Achraf Hakimi: the pride of his mother’s home town
Achraf Hakimi is an idol across Africa Cup of Nations host country Morocco, but there is a particularly strong feeling of pride in Ksar El Kebir, his mother’s home town. Far from the tumult of the six Cup of Nations host cities, including Casablanca and Marrakesh, Ksar El Kebir is a small provincial city of 120,000 inhabitants not far off… Read more →
Villarreal keep pressure on Barca, Valencia slip again
Villarreal eased to a 3-1 victory over Alaves on Saturday to move clear of Atletico Madrid in third in La Liga and stay in contention to win the Spanish title.
Palace crash out as Chelsea, City and Newcastle march on
Crystal Palace suffered the biggest shock in FA Cup history as the holders suffered a humiliating 2-1 defeat at sixth-tier Macclesfield, while Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior started his reign with a 5-1 rout of Charlton on Saturday.
Five memorable FA Cup upsets
Non-league Macclesfield caused one of the FA Cup’s greatest ever upsets with a 2-1 win over holders Crystal Palace in the third round on Saturday. Here we look at five other notable shocks in the iconic tournament’s history:
Rooney close to tears as brother masterminds FA Cup history
Wayne Rooney was bursting with pride after seeing younger brother John Rooney’s Macclesfield dump holders Crystal Palace out of the FA Cup on Saturday.
Watch: Highlights Algeria v Nigeria
Star striker Victor Osimhen scored one and made another for Akor Adams as Nigeria beat Algeria in their quarter-final clash in Marrakesh to set up a mouthwatering semi-final against hosts Morocco.
Watch: Highlights Egypt v Ivory Coast
Egypt beat defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Ivory Coast 3-2 in a thrilling quarter-final in Agadir on Saturday. Goals by Omar Marmoush, Ramy and Mohamed Salah were enough as Ivory Coast could only reply through an own goal by Ahmed Aboul-Fetouh and Guela Doue.
Egypt dump out holders Ivory Coast; Nigeria to face Morocco
Mohamed Salah’s Egypt knocked reigning champions Ivory Coast out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-2 win in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
Sixth-tier Macclesfield stun FA Cup holders
Crystal Palace’s defence of the FA Cup came to an embarrassing end as they were beaten 2-1 by sixth-tier Macclesfield in the biggest shock in the competition’s history.