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Youcef Belaili fired Algeria into the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations with the only goal of a bad-tempered 1-0 victory over Senegal in Cairo. There was particular frustration for Sadio Mane, whose reasonable shout for a second-half penalty fell on deaf ears as Algeria’s physical approach proved the more effective method at…

South Africa boss Stuart Baxter has urged his side not to underestimate Namibia in Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations clash. Bafana Bafana opened their Group D account with a 1-0 defeat to Ivory Coast while Namibia were only beaten by Morocco following a 89th-minute own goal from Itamunua Keimuine. Baxter told the South African Football…

Madagascar won their first ever Africa Cup of Nations match by beating Group B rivals Burundi 1-0 in Alexandria. Marco Ilaimaharitra’s second-half free-kick was enough to seal victory for Madagascar, one day after the nation celebrated Independence Day. The Barea, making their first appearance in the tournament finals, drew their opening match 2-2 against Guinea…

Tunisia coach Alain Giresse has promised an improved performance for his team’s second match at the Africa Cup of Nations after their embarrassing start. They could only draw 1-1 with Angola after goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha’s mistake, an error which could cost him his place against Mali on Friday. “We are working to correct the…

Nottingham Forest have met a court order to pay ex-owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi £5.2million but have restated their intention to overturn that ruling on appeal. The Championship club and the Kuwaiti have been at loggerheads ever since he sold Forest to Greek shipping tycoon Evangelos Marinakis in 2017. That brought an end to an eventful five-year…

United States’ midfielder Megan Rapinoe has urged her team-mates to “think hard” about associating themselves with President Donald Trump. The 33-year-old found herself embroiled in a row with Trump after footage shot earlier this year emerged showing her saying “I’m not going to the f***ing White House” when she was asked if she would visit…

St Mirren are set to name Jim Goodwin as manager after agreeing a three-year deal with their former captain, PA understands. The Buddies have moved quickly to secure the Irishman as Oran Kearney’s replacement just 24 hours after axing the man who kept them up last term. A compensation deal with Goodwin’s current club Alloa…

Ahmed Elmohamady and Mohamed Salah fired Egypt into the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations with a goal each in a 2-0 win against DR Congo. Aston Villa defender Elmohamady and Liverpool’s African Player of the Year Salah both struck first-half goals in Cairo for the Pharaohs who followed Nigeria into the knockout stage.…

England boss Phil Neville can see in his players’ eyes that they are relishing the prospect of Thursday’s Women’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway. Neville feels that ahead of the contest in Le Havre the Lionesses look “relaxed, happy and ready to win.” The 42-year-old, who was appointed to the job 18 months ago, said:…

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Cameroon over their behaviour in Sunday’s Women’s World Cup last-16 match against England. On two occasions during the contest in Valenciennes, which England won 3-0, Cameroon remonstrated with the officials at length and looked as if they may not play on after VAR decisions went against them. A FIFA spokesperson said…