Football

Rodrigo Hernández Cascante, commonly known as Rodri, a football player for Manchester City, has left the club in a deal worth £65.4 million to Barcelona FC.

Cameroon have won their first-ever Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title on Sunday after beating Malawi 3-0 at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.

Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo has married his long-time girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, in Cascais, a coastal resort town in Portugal.

The Nigerian Super Falcons were eliminated from the Women's Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday with a 1-0 quarterfinal loss to Cameroon in Casablanca, Morocco. Nigeria's dreams of winning the continental championship again and automatically qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup were dashed by the outcome at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium. Myriam Nyadjou's goal in the twentieth minute gave Cameroon the lead, which the Indomitable Lionesses held until the end of regulation.

Nigeria's Super Falcons booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with a commanding 6-2 victory over Egypt in their final Group C match on Wednesday. Needing a win to keep their title defence alive, the defending champions produced a dominant display in Rabat, with captain Asisat Oshoala opening the scoring from the penalty spot in the 21st minute after a VAR review confirmed a handball inside the Egyptian box.

Despite losing to Argentina in the 2026 World Cup semi-finals, England captain Harry Kane is presently the favorite to win the Ballon d'Or this year, according to AS. Notwithstanding scoring six goals during the World Cup, Kylian Mbappé (10), Lionel Messi (eight), Erling Haaland, and colleague Jude Bellingham (both seven) outscored Kane. Mbappé and Messi have the best chance of competing with Kane for the Ballon d'Or among those players. Rodri and Lamine Yamal, two members of the Spanish team who won the World Cup in North America, are anticipated to pose the largest threat to him.