Aston Villa sack clueless Steven Gerrard after dismal defeat at Fulham

Steven Gerrard has been sacked as Aston Villa manager less than two hours after his struggling side suffered a dismal 3-0 defeat at Fulham on Thursday.

Steven Gerrard has been sacked as Aston Villa manager less than two hours after his struggling side suffered a dismal 3-0 defeat at Fulham on Thursday.

Italy's Francesco Bagnaia is set to claim his first MotoGP world championship title this weekend when bike-mad Malaysia hosts its first Grand Prix since 2019 as a thrilling title fight reaches its peak.

Liverpool continued their upturn in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over West Ham on Wednesday thanks to a solitary strike from Uruguay international Darwin Nunez.

Manchester United dealt a blow to Tottenham's Premier League title ambitions with a dominating 2-0 victory at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Golden Eagles coach Gilbert Mushangazhike will be hoping to have the Axis Super 8 Cup as a consolation for missing out on the league title when his side clash against NRSL champions Simba Bhora in the final at Rufaro stadium on Saturday.

Spain's Alexia Putellas retained the women's Ballon d'Or award after her remarkable success on the pitch during the year even though she was blighted by injuries.

Karim Benzema was honored on Monday for his remarkable success with Real Madrid by winning the Ballon d'Or at a star-studded ceremony in Paris.

Zimbabwe won their first ICC T20 World Cup match at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart against Ireland by 31 runs on Monday.

Barcelona coach Xavi says Real Madrid beat his side in the Clasico because they were more mature.

Herentals eliminated FC Platinum from the Chibuku Super Cup to set up a contest with Bulawayo Chiefs in the final after the latter defeated Black Rhinos in the semi-finals at Mandava Stadium on Sunday.