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Roma announced the transfer of Manolas to Napoli is official. The 28-year-old Manolas joins Kalidou Koulibaly in what could become one of the top defensive pairings in the Italian league. Napoli hasn’t won Serie A since Diego Maradona led the club to…

A rare reunion of former National Soccer League players, coaches and officials has brought home the stark reality that despite the many problems at the top of Australia’s football pyramid the old fire is still. Just under 300 football people associated with…

New world number one Ashleigh Barty has dismissed comparisons with Evonne Goolagong Cawley and insisted she is a long way short of being as good as the Aussie tennis legend. Barty became the first Australian woman to reach the top of the…

First, there was the miracle in Montpellier. Now, some are dubbing the Matildas’ penalty shootout heartbreak against Norway “the nightmare in Nice”. For diehard Matildas fans, the scene at Stade de Nice last Saturday was one of disbelief and devastation. Those who…

Italy ran riot at the Greek defense in the first half to score three goals in 10 minutes and secure an easy 3-0 win in Athens last Saturday, against a deflated Greece that suffered its first loss at the Euro 2020 qualifiers.…

The Matildas won’t be hurried into rethinking their World Cup style despite their game-plan facing intense criticism after their opening loss to Italy. Ante Milicic’s side were humbled 2-1 in Valenciennes on Sunday by a team making their World Cup return after…

Portugal secured Nations League glory as Goncalo Guedes’ second-half strike earned a 1-0 victory over Netherlands at the Estadio do Dragao. The host nation had been touted as favourites ahead of the inaugural Finals and they lived up to that billing in…

For the first time, Australia is sending a team to a football World Cup with a genuine chance of winning it. If the Matildas become world champions in Lyon on July 8, it would be a remarkable achievement but not an unbelievable…

Stan Wawrinka edged Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 8-6 on Sunday after 5 hours, 9 minutes to reach the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in two years. The 24th-seeded Wawrinka saved 22 of 27 break…

Twenty months after the second division concept was first conceived by the then newly-established Association of Australian Football Clubs, FFA has decided to throw its weight into turning the dream into a reality.­ An announcement revealing details of the next step in…

Stefanos Tsitsipas’s style, and his calm, have already drawn comparisons with 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, yet the Greek sensation may in fact have more in common with claycourt master Rafa Nadal. The sixth seed reached the second round of the…