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Max Verstappen has confirmed he will race with the number three on his car during the 2026 Formula 1 season.Verstappen has driven with the number one on his car for the last four years having reigned as world champion throughout that period, but Lando Norris will take over that honour in 2026 after claiming his maiden drivers’ title. The champion is not obliged to use number one, but Norris confirmed to Sky Sports F1 earlier this month that he will follow in Verstappen’s footsteps. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports’ Craig Slater speaks to…

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is the flagship international men’s football tournament in Africa. Organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), it determines the continent’s national champion and is one of the most watched football competitions in the world. So far, the most successful teams in the history of the competition are Egypt, the most successful nation, with seven titles. Cameroon follows with five, Ghana have won four, while Nigeria have claimed three. With the 35th Africa Cup of Nations scheduled to hold in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, BBC Sport Africa looks at five iconic…

RABAT, Morocco — Staging the Africa Cup of Nations from Sunday is another major step in Morocco’s road to becoming a global soccer power and a dry run as a co-host for the 2030 World Cup.Three years after reaching the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup, the North African kingdom will host 24 teams from across the continent and welcome spectators to nine new or renovated stadiums in six cities.It’s only the second time Morocco has hosted the biennial tournament, but it comes at a time when it regularly stages other African nations’ “home” games for World Cup qualifiers, and…

The Premier League’s most demanding stretch of the season is about to collide with African football’s biggest stage. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco from Dec. 21 to Jan. 18, will strip clubs of key players just as fixtures pile up over Christmas and New Year. Those selected could miss up to six league matches and the FA Cup third round, with the impact unevenly spread across the division. While several title contenders emerge largely unscathed, others face a severe test of squad depth that could shape the league table well into January. Star names heading to…

To subscribe, please click hereWant a copy of today’s edition? Here’s a map of single-copy locationsSports Editor Matt Daniels with a look at what’s going on around the area: Urbana boys’ diver Max Kooper and his teammates will host a four-team meet this upcoming Monday that will benefit Cunningham Children’s Home in Urbana. Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette Three reasons we love sports today➜ 1. Sporting events with a bigger cause attached to them.➜ 2. Like this from the Urbana boys’ swimming and diving team. The Tigers will host a quadrangular meet with Centennial, Champaign Central and Mahomet-Seymour starting at 4:30 p.m.…

Ed DoveDec 18, 2025, 07:49 AMCloseEd Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfricaThe Africa Cup of Nations brings together Africa’s biggest names of today as well as the superstars of tomorrow, with many of the continent’s brightest young talents set to feature at the 2025 showpiece.With the tournament almost upon us, ESPN’s Ed Dove runs the rule over 10 wonderkids who have the potential to take the competition by storm.1. Ibrahim Mbaye: Senegal/Paris Saint-GermainIbrahim Mbaye can follow in the footsteps of Sadio Mane, Nicolas…

It’s all in the leather.Adidas Teamgeist is one of the most iconic balls in World Cup history. In 2006, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) even adopted the design of this World Cup ball, due to the lack of a model specifically created for the competition.It was only from 2008 onwards that Adidas began to customize balls dedicated to CAF and its AFCON tournament.A wise, albeit belated, decision that gave rise to balls that better reflected the soul of the African continent: predominance of yellow and green, abstract patterns evoking pagnes, boubous, kaftans, and other traditional garments—symbols of “Mama Africa.”With…

It has been an uneven season at the running back position, but if you have TreVeyon Henderson, Travis Etienne, or Kenneth Gainwell, you are probably feeling pretty good about yourself. They are definitely trending the right direction. RJ Harvey was as well before his Week 15 injury. He is one of three injured backs we will be watching closely heading into Week 16.Harvey left Week 15 with a rib injury, and like Zonovan Knight and Devin Neal, he is questionable for Week 16 as of Tuesday morning. Thankfully, if the ribs are okay to play, we probably don’t have as…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers…Premier LeagueChelsea’s recruitment for 2026 will centre heavily around boosting the club’s midfield options and easing the load placed on Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez – Daily Telegraph Manchester United target Karim Adeyemi is believed to be ready to push for a move away from Borussia Dortmund, with his wife the catalyst for any potential transfer – Daily Mail Chelsea have been urged to “put up or shut up” and decide whether they want to move to Earl’s Court after alternative plans for the site were approved by Kensington and Chelsea council…

Welcome back to MoneyCall, The Athletic’s weekly sports business cheat sheet. (Want to get this conveniently delivered via email? Sign up here.)Name-dropped today: Ernie Johnson, Mark Shapiro, Ari Emanuel, Elle Duncan, Travis Kelce, Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi, Philip Rivers, James Madison, Ryan Seacrest, Campbell Wright, Chris Marinak, Audi, Jeff Miller and more. Let’s go:Driving the ConversationWho won 2025?Andrew Marchand released his 2025 sports media awards this morning — the “Golden Clickers” — and, beyond the prestige, it’s a TV-tinted window into the year’s biggest winners in sports business. Just a sample of the 13 awards he hands out:• Person of…