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A tiny west African nation, Benin will be the final opponent of Lionel Messi's international career when they face Argentina in Buenos Aires' Estadio Monumental.Lionel Messi will earn his 208th cap for Argentina in the friendly against BeninTwenty-one years after Lionel Messi helped Argentina beat Nigeria in the Under-20 World Cup final, another African side will be on the pitch for the final match of his international career.Benin face Argentina at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos...

The result saw Kenya advance 5-4 on aggregate after their commanding 4-1 victory in the first leg at Nyayo National Stadium last week.Kenya’s Emerging Stars survived a late scare from Tanzania to reach the second round of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) U23 qualifiers despite losing 3-1 in the return leg at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday.Kenya now face a tougher test against Ivory Coast in the second round, with the first leg scheduled for November.Tanzania started the...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 6 – The second leg of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League playoff was marred by chaos at the Ulinzi Sports Complex on Tuesday afternoon after the match was abandoned as Kariobangi Sharks led 2-1. Mombasa United led the first leg 2-1 in a match played last week on Thursday in Mombasa. The winner of the playoff was scheduled to play Kakamega Homeboyz on Sunday in the season-opening top-tier league. -More to followMombasa United led the first leg 2-1 in a...

NAIROBI, 6 October 2026 — Motorsport Kenya Federation (MK-F) today (Tuesday) held a high-level meeting with the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, Salim Mvurya, and Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi at Talanta Plaza, with discussions centred on the future of motorsport in Kenya, the upcoming World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally and the revival and development of national motorsport. Representing Motorsport Kenya Federation at the meeting were Vice...

Who will finish where in the 2026/27 Premier League season? Check the latest expected and predicted standings, according to the Sky Sports supercomputer.Our predicted table - updated after every match round - is based on 10,000 simulations and factors including player availability, rest, fixture congestion, historical performance and betting odds.Keep track of the latest projected standings to see who is tipped to win the title, finish in the top four or suffer relegation.You can also see the...

Novak Djokovic earns his seventh career title in Beijing after Alex De Minaur is forced to retire injured after Daniil Medvedev was defaulted in their semi-final; you can watch the WTA/ATP China Open and ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters live on Sky SportsPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerFormer world No 1 Novak Djokovic won his seventh China Open title without needing a match point in his semi-final and final.Djokovic, who was awarded a win after his semi-final opponent...

The Football Association bans Cardiff City defender Krystian Bielik for two games and fines him £10,000 after he admitted a case of misconduct involving a Portsmouth fan.Cardiff defender Krystian Bielik was involved in an altercation with a Portsmouth fan before players became involvedThe 28-year-old Poland international was involved in an altercation involving Portsmouth fans during Cardiff's 2-0 Championship defeat at Portsmouth on Saturday, 5 September.A Hampshire Police...

Slavko Vincic, who refereed the 2026 World Cup final, reveals what it's like to take charge of the biggest game in football.Source: BBC Sport

Lancashire appoint Paul Farbrace as their new director of cricket weeks before he was due to begin the same role at Sussex.Sussex confirmed in July that Farbrace, 59, would switch roles from head coach to director of cricket from November, where he would work on a part-time basis.But he now departs to take over from Mark Chilton, who left the post at Old Trafford last month after five years in the job. Farbrace will also oversee the women's team in his new post.Lancashire finished the...

Kristian Shevchenko, son of Ballon d'Or winner Andriy Shevchenko, signs for seventh-tier club Sholing FC.Kristian Shevchenko's father Andriy was one of the most prolific strikers of his eraThe 19-year-old has joined the Boatmen on a permanent deal following spells in Chelsea, Tottenham and Watford's academies.He was most recently at Championship club Watford, playing for their under-21s team, but was released in May.Southampton-based Sholing have some big names involved in the...

Novak Djokovic claims the 102nd title of his astonishing career as Alex de Minaur retires injured from the China Open final.Novak Djokovic was playing the China Open for the first time in 11 yearsThe 39-year-old led De Minaur - a player 12 years his junior - 7-6 (7-3) 0-1 when the Australian was forced to quit with an apparent left thigh problem.Both players took a medical timeout after a 68-minute first set, but De Minaur managed just one game on their return before shaking hands.It is the...

Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds.Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.Ugo, Ashy and Danny raise a glass to Brendan Venter’s short stint as Saracens’ wine consultant and review round two of the Prem. Venter finally spoke to the media, but was it worth the wait? And has the whole saga damaged the club’s...