Xavi announces he will leave Barcelona at the end of the season
Barcelona manager Xavi has announced he will leave the club at the end of the season.
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Barca manager Xavi to leave at the end of the season
:Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said on Saturday that he had decided to step down at the end of the season after his side lost 5-3 at home to Villarreal in LaLiga, their third defeat in their last five games in all competitions.
Canada blanked by Britain in rugby 7s women's quarterfinal of Perth tournament
Canada's rugby sevens women lost a tight Cup quarterfinal 7-0 to Britain at the HSBC Perth Sevens on Saturday, dropping into placement play.
Barcelona's Balde to have surgery after hamstring injury at Bilbao
Left-back Alejandro Balde will undergo surgery after injuring his hamstring in Wednesday's Copa del Rey quarter-final at Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona said on Saturday.
Equatorial Guinea's Emilio Nsue Outshining Star Names At Cup Of Nations
Victor Osimhen, Mohamed Salah or Sadio Mane were perhaps the most likely bets to be top marksman at this year's Africa Cup of Nations, but the entirely unexpected name leading the scorers' charts in Ivory Coast has more goals than all of them combined. Emilio Nsue, the captain of unfancied Equatorial Guinea, goes into a last-16 tie with Guinea on Sunday after netting five times in the group stage. If he keeps this up, he could break Ndaye Mulamba's record of nine in one AFCON for Zaire in 1974.
Charlie Ewels replaces Nick Isiekwe in England squad for Six Nations opener
England continue to face disruption to preparations for their Guinness Six Nations opener against Italy after Nick Isiekwe was forced to return from their camp in Girona because of illness.
No Nigerian player as CAF names Best X1 from AFCON group stage
CAF BEST X1. Photo:cafonline.com
Luis Rubiales’ three-year ban for his conduct at Women’s World Cup final upheld
Luis Rubiales’ three-year ban over his conduct at last summer’s Women’s World Cup final has been upheld by FIFA’s appeals committee.