eight ridiculous moments from the top tier of Australian football

Patrick Wood’s missed open goal for Sydney FC was just one of the Peak A-League moments from the weekend’s football.Photograph: Steven Markham/AAP After all these years, it appears Australian football is no... Read more »

Juventus beaten at home by Udinese to leave Inter clear in Scudetto race

Lautaro Giannetti (centre left) celebrates after scoring what proved to be the winner for Udinese.Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters Juventus slumped to a 1-0 home defeat against Udinese on Monday, with fans booing the... Read more »

Giraffes interrupt Ladies European Tour golf tournament in Kenya | Sport

Giraffes interrupted play in a Ladies European Tour golf tournament in Kenya when they strolled across the 18th hole of the course on Sunday. The final round of the Magical Kenya Ladies... Read more »

Qatar are Asia’s finest again but need strong World Cup to repair reputation

Akram Afif’s teammates throw him up in the air after Qatar’s victory.Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP The 2023 Asian Cup ended as it had begun almost a month earlier: with Akram Afif scoring for... Read more »

Haller the hero as Ivory Coast seal improbable Afcon win against Nigeria

Ivory Coast’s Max-Alain Gradel lifts the trophy after winning the Africa Cup of Nations final against Nigeria.Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP It turns out the zombie team really couldn’t be killed after all. The... Read more »

Khiara Keating the hero as Manchester City knock Arsenal out of FA Cup

Khiara Keating gets a hand to a Beth Mead corner that Arsenal claimed had crossed the line.Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters There was redemption at Meadow Park for the goalkeeper Khiara ­Keating as... Read more »

Kelce jokes about cost of bringing friends and family to Super Bowl | Sport

Travis Kelce has joked about the cost of bringing his family and friends to Super Bowl 2024. Kelce admitted he is “losing all this money” ahead of tonight’s game in Las Vegas... Read more »

Big powers Ivory Coast and Nigeria collide as football in Africa takes giant steps

A Nigeria fan sees his team beat South Africa in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. His team can win a fourth trophy to join Ghana as the joint-third most... Read more »

Bellingham scores twice as irresistible Real Madrid crush Girona’s rebellion

Jude Bellingham celebrates after scoring against Girona to boost Real Madrid’s position in La Liga and his at the top of the scoring charts.Photograph: Manu Fernández/AP This is Real life. In the... Read more »

Gut-Behrami wins Soldeu giant slalom to leapfrog Shiffrin in standings

Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami (Ed JONES) In-form Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami ousted injured Mikaela Shiffrin at the top of the overall title standings with victory in the World Cup giant slalom in Soldeu... Read more »