Arsenal, City anchor Saturday’s key picks
Premier League Matchday 17 opens with a Saturday slate shaped by the title race, top-four tension and fixtures that continue to lean toward goals rather than control.
Morocco eye statement as AFCON 2025 kicks off
AFCON 2025 gets underway on Sunday night in Rabat as hosts Morocco face Comoros in the tournament’s opening Group A fixture at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
Africa Cup of Nations: Five shocks
Equatorial Guinea hammering Ivory Coast 4-0 in a 2024 first round match is widely regarded as the greatest Africa Cup of Nations shock. Here we pick out some of the biggest upsets in the history of the competition:
Africa Cup of Nations: Hosts’ opening match results
Hosts Morocco play Comoros in the opening match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Here is how other hosts fared in their first game.
Broos hopes to join Renard as AFCON winner with two nations
South Africa tactician Hugo Broos stands out among the 24 coaches at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco – he is the only one to have won the competition.
Amorim: United can fight for league title in next few years
Ruben Amorim believes Manchester United can win the Premier League far sooner than the 10 or 11 years that Alex Ferguson fears it could take.
Ivory Coast star Haller ruled out of Afcon
A hamstring injury sustained in a Dutch league match means Ivory Coast striker Sebastien Haller misses out on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Morocco on Sunday.
Guardiola ‘excited’ by Man City future, not pondering exit
Pep Guardiola said Friday that his departure from Manchester City is “not on the table” at the moment as he focuses on trying to wrest back the Premier League title.
Arsenal in the ‘right place’ as Arteta marks six years at club
Mikel Arteta believes his transformation of Arsenal has put the Gunners in a position to win major trophies as he celebrates six years as manager.
Liverpool have ‘moved on’ from Salah furore, says upbeat Slot
Arne Slot said Liverpool have “moved on” from the furore caused by Mohamed Salah’s explosive outburst at being dropped and are showing signs of growing into the side he wants to see.