Новости за 03.02.2024

DR Congo too good for Guinea to book their place in the final four. Ademola Lookman scores again as Nigeria reach a record fifteenth AFCON semi-final. To discuss all the football action, Leo McGuinn is joined by sports journalist Thando Sibiya and France 24's James Vasina live from Ivory Coast.

"LeBron won't be traded, and we aren't asking to be," the player's agent Rich Paul told ESPN on Friday. Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player James signed a two-year contract extension with the Lakers in August 2022 that would keep him at the club through the 2024-2025 season, if he takes up a player option for the final year of that deal. The Lakers are 25-25 this season and in ninth place in the Western Conference. James, 39 and in his 21st NBA campaign, is averaging 24.9 points, 7.7 assists and... Читать дальше...

PSG now have 47 points from 20 games with second placed Nice taking on third placed Brest Sunday on 38 and 35 points respectively. "They pressed us high, we weren't always precise enough, but we had a good match against an opponent who had a good dynamic and nothing to lose," said PSG coach Luis Enrique. Patrick Vieira's Alsace club flew out of the blocks and Gianluigi Donnarumma stopped a shot with his shoulder inside the first minute. And on his Ligue 1 debut for Strasbourg 22-year-old goalkeeper... Читать дальше...

They came out on top in the last-eight tie at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan thanks to a solitary Ademola Lookman goal late in the first half. Osimhen found the net a quarter of an hour from the end when he headed in a Lookman free-kick, but that effort was disallowed for offside. "Those who know me, they know I don't put myself before the team. If my goal comes, they come," the Napoli striker told broadcaster Canal Plus Afrique. "I want to help the team with goals of course, but if I am not scoring I am defending. Читать дальше...

Masuaku netted direct from a free-kick on 82 minutes to give his country a two-goal advantage in the quarter-final and they will face hosts Ivory Coast or Mali for a place in the title decider. Mohamed Bayo gave Guinea a 20th-minute lead from a penalty which was cancelled by DR Congo captain Chancel Mbemba soon after in Abidjan. Brentford forward Yoane Wissa put the Congolese ahead on 65 minutes from the second penalty of the match, then Masuaku effectively settled the outcome. "This is not a Cup of Nations of surprises. Читать дальше...

The Basque side, fifth, are now two points behind Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, third and fourth respectively, who each have a game in hand to play over the weekend. Defender Yuri Berchiche broke the deadlock with an unorthodox hooked effort and then volleyed home his second to give Athletic a commanding lead after only 16 minutes. Gorka Guruzeta and Iker Muniain added second half strikes to help the hosts rack up a big victory. "I'm very happy for the goals but above all for the win," Berchiche told Movistar. Читать дальше...

Ireland got their bid for unprecedented back-to-back Grand Slams off to the perfect start with a bonus-point 38-17 victory over 14-man France in the opening match of the Six Nations in Marseille on Friday.

The tradition, which had been forgotten for centuries, was revived by the Purepecha people in the 1980s with the help of historians and anthropologists. For three days each year, participants wearing traditional dress carry the precious flames nearly 100 kilometers (62 miles) from village to village through the mountains of violence-ridden western Mexico. The "Fuego Nuevo" (New Fire) ceremony takes place on the night of February 1 to mark the turn of the year based on the Purepecha's variant of the Mesoamerican calendar. Читать дальше...

Promoted Heidenheim sat deep and frustrated Dortmund into mistakes, with the visitors struggling to recapture the form which saw them win three from three to start 2024. Dortmund, missing eight first team players due to injury and illness, dominated possession but besides a first-half goal to Donyell Malen which was struck off by VAR, failed to break down a determined and energetic home side. "We didn't play well," said Dortmund manager Edin Terzic after his side's first scoreless draw since October 2019. Читать дальше...