has afcon and not just — contribution of 2%. has afcon and not just afcon _ contribution of 2%.uch high leagues? and what is it that has flipped things around that has flipped things around that people are finally paying attention and showing the money? attention and showing the mone ? ., , ., , attention and showing the mone ? . , ., , money? that is a very good question- — money? that is a very good question- i _ money? that is a very good question. i think— money? that is a very good question. i think it - money? that is a very good question. i think it is - money? that is a very good question. i think it isjust i money? that is a very good question. i think it isjust a | question. i think it is just a moment in time, to be honest with you. the quality has always been there, but itjust needs that global audience and a bit more focus from local stakeholders into the industry to really understand its value. from an african perspective as well it is about how you present yourself more professionally, more organised and having more opportunities for sponsors, and having more oppo

so, a combined 1a afcon titles among them but really not a good day for nigeria, egypt, and especially. those games were in groups a and b. and then, on a monday, we've got groups c and d getting under way. the standout game, really, the defending champions senegal getting their defence of the title under way against gambia. ian williams reporting. two major tournaments — the africa cup of nations and the afc asian cup — started this weekend. there were no major upsets on day two of the asian cup with two of the continent's powerhouses, japan and iran, beginning their campaigns. japan came into the tournament on a ten—game winning streak and underlined their credentials as one of the teams to watch in qatar with a 4—2 win over vietnam, as dan ogunshakin reports. beaten finalists in 2019, japan are many people's tip for asian cup glory this time round. and with the likes of takumi minamino in their ranks they will take some stopping. 1—0 up and in control against vietnam, the samurai blue was suddenly pegged back. nguyen dinh bac�*s spectacular header saw the golden stars back on level

so, a combined 14 afcon titles among them but really not a good day for nigeria, egypt, and especially. and then, on a monday, we've got groups c and d getting under way. the standout game, really, the defending champions senegal getting their defence of the title under way against

mali — kicked off their afcon campaign with a bang, beating south africa 2—0.a had to come from behind to beat 0man two one in their asian cup opener on tuesday. it's the same ground where they famously upset world champions argentina at last year's world cup. the green falcons needed a little bit of help from var to overcome a spirited 0man side. it was the minnows who took the lead as an upset, looked on the cards. but saudi arabia equalised with just over ten minutes to go. they then completed the comeback in the sixth minute of added time when ali abdullahi headed home from a corner. and although the linesman�*s flag went up for offside, var intervened to award roberto mancini's side the goal and ultimately the win. meanwhile, sir patrick chidi scored both of thailand's goals in a 2—0 victory over kyrgyzstan. so patrick struck in each half in group f in a match which his side dominated. it's the second successive appearance in this competition for both. roma have named club legend daniele de rossi as their new head coach until the end of the season followin

the striker is set to miss his country's next two games at afcon after the muscle injury he sustainedn that 2—2 draw with ghana on thursday. egypt face cape verde on monday and need to win if they're to be guaranteed a place in the knockout stages. the latest ever goal scored in the english premier league saw bottom side sheffield united snatch a 2—2 draw with west ham in sunday's other game in the premier league. frustration for hammers boss david moyes at the end as a 103rd—minute penalty was scored by oli mcburnie with both sides ending the game with ten men. sheffield united are seven points from safety whilst west ham remain sixth. their manager david moyes was unhappy with the decisions that went against his side. disappointed in the end, because, look, we should have easily — not easily, but we should have comfortably got ourselves three points today. i see it as two points dropped. but, look, i'm not going to come out and i'm not going to say too much, because we are the ones who get in trouble. we'd like to, but we are getting to a stage now, the managers, where we are seeing

huge shock as namibia ranked 115 in the world and without a victory in any of their previous nine afconhat a result for them. burkina faso meanwhile have beaten mauritania i—o, but they left it very late. aston villa's bertrand traore scoring a 96th—minute penalty to break mauritanian hearts.mali have kicked off their afcon campaign with a bang beating south africa 2—0. saudi arabia came from behind to beat oman 2—1 in theirasian cup opener on tuesday. at the same ground where they famoulsy upset world champions argentina at that world cup. the green falcons needed some help from var to overcome the spirited minnows. oman took the lead as an upset looked on the cards but saudi arabia equalised with just over 10 minutes to go. they then completed the comeback in the sixth minute of added time when ali al—bulayhi headed home from a corner and although the linesman's flag went up for offside, var intervened to award roberto mancini's side the goal and ultimately the win. supachai chaided scored both of thailand's goals in a 2—nil victory over kyrgyzstan. supachai struck in each half in gro

starting their pursuit of an eighth afcon title, egypt drew first blood as mostafa mohamed gave his sideurned from the break with a renewed sense of purpose, scoring two goals in three minutes, including this brilliant solo run from clesio bauque. a shocking defeat was on the cards, but the pharaos' talisman saved them the blushes by converting from the spot in the 97th minute to salvage a point. too close for comfort for africa's fifth best team. earlier giants nigeria were held to an unexpected 1—1 draw by equitorial guinea, ranked 88th in the world, in their group a fixture. nigeria's bid for a fourth afcon title was off to a shocking start as they fell behind in the 36th minute with ivan salvador being allowed ample time and space to net the opener. but they responded immediately, with the african player of the year victor 0simhen making it 1—1 just two minutes later. nigeria went on to register 12 off—target attempts in the match, including this miss from 0simhen, which left the fans unhappy and in disbelief. the scoreline remained like that and it's back to the drawing board for th

david moyes�*s side were without key players, the injured lucas paquetta, as well as afcon—bound mohammedespite the tournament still being 11 days away. unfortunately, you know, for some reason, we weren't allowed to play ours when mo salah could play for liverpool. we need our best players playing to win it or play better. we missed a bit of that tonight. overall, i'm really, really pleased. we played brighton twice, we have got four points. i'm thrilled. i would have liked to have done better, but overall, very pleased. brighton made a clean sheet. i think we played a great game, but football is a trick. a trick — result. because today we deserved to win. real sociedad have extended their unbeaten run to 11 games after a 96th—minute equaliser to draw 1—1 with alaves in spain's la liga. they stay 6th as a result. elsewhere, valencia beat villarreal 3—1 to move up to ninth, mainly thanks to two penalties from pepelu, to make it back—to—back wins. while getafe had three players sent off in their 2—0 defeat to rayo vallacano. juanmi latasa and manchester united loanee mason greenwood both s

simon msuva put his side ahead in the 11th minute as they seek a first ever afcon win.al up at against kyrgyzstan who've had two men sent off. there's about half an hour to go there. a win for the saudis would mean they qualify for the knockout stages before they play their final group game. that'll be against thailand, who currently top the group on 4 points after drawing 0—0 with 0man — whose goalkeeper ibrahim al mukhaini made a great save in the first half. this was 0man's best chance which came after half time. they secured their first point of the tournament, and play kyrgyzstan next. head to the website for more reaction from liverpool's 4—0 win at bournemouth, a tricky game that might have given the leaders much more problems than they encountered at the end on the south coast. liverpool are now five points clear after four goals, liverpool are now five points clear afterfour goals, including liverpool are now five points clear after four goals, including two from darwin nunez and two from diogo jota, sharing them nicely. much more reaction on the bbc sport webs

he is set to miss his country's next two games at afcon after the muscle injury he sustained in the 2with ghana on thursday. egypt face cape verde on monday and need to win if they are going to be guaranteed a place in the knock—out stages. the latest ever goals scored in the english premier league saw bottom—side sheffield united's snathc a 2—2 draw with west ham in sunday's other game in the premier league. frustration for the hammers boss, david moyes, at the end as a 103rd minute penalty scored by mcburney. both sides ending the game with ten men. sheffield united seven points from safety whilst west ham remains 6th. the manager unhappy with the decisions that went against his side. disappointed in the end because, look, we should have easily, not easily, but we should have comfortably got ourselves three points today. instead it is two points dropped. but i'm not going to say too much because we are the ones who get in trouble. i would like to, but i think we are getting to a stage on the managers where we are seeing a level of officiating where i think we are alljust shrugging o

belmadi had previously guided algeria to the 2019 afcon title amid a 35—match unbeaten run, which setstaying with afcon, morocco manager walid regragui is not present for their game with zambia, after being been suspended for four games by the confederation of african football. the sanctions relate to "post—match incidents" following morocco�*s 1—1 draw with dr congo on sunday, which caf said it was investigating. well morocco are currently 0—0 in that game, while elsewhere tanzania are playing congo 0—0. the two games prior in group e finished goalless, meaning mali and south africa progress. namibia are also through as one of the group stage�*s four best third—placed teams. at the asian cup, japan eased to a 3—1 win over indonesia on wednesday, as the four—times champions confirmed their place in the last 16 as runners—up in group d. iraq finished with a 100% record and topped that group after a dramatic stoppage time penalty from striker aymen hussein gave them a 3—2 win over vietnam. iraq finished three points ahead of japan, after their convincing win over indonesia. there have b

egypt twice come from behind to draw with ghana, but worries as captain mohamed salah is injured at afcono saudi arabia, jordan henderson is officially confirmed as ajax's newest player. and britain's natasha jonas says she must beat mikaela mayer to cement her legacy as one of the best pound—for—pound fighters. welcome along to the program. wherever you are watching around the world. let's start with africa cup of nations, where egypt and ghana played out a highly entertaining 2—2 draw in group b. there were three goals in five frantic second half minutes to level the tie, after egypt had gone ahead at the end of the first half. our reporter dan ogushenkin was watching the game.

number of police officers were injured and one supporter aiming tojoin them this will be their first afconnockout match in for mauritania and they say they will "continue to make history" they've only won once in nine matches at the tournament — that was the victory over algeria in their final group match that saw them qualify for the knockout stage. later on it's the holders versus the hosts — senegal take on ivory coast. sadio mane�*s senegal were the only side to win all three of their group games, while ivory coast only squeaked through after finishing third in their group with three points translation: this is nothing to do with the past. _ translation: this is nothing to do with the past, nor— translation: this is nothing to do with the past, nor the _ translation: this is nothing to do with the past, nor the nine - translation: this is nothing to do with the past, nor the nine points . with the past, nor the nine points that senegal collected. what happened in 1992 is behind us, what happened in 1992 is behind us, what happened in 1992 is behind us, what happened in 2014 is behind u

in that year, nigeria won afcon, having come second in their group. sides, but the hosts know a win later will see them into the knockouts. the asian cup is under way. syria against australia, currently at goalless. a win for australia sees them into the next phase in qatar. palestine have the chance to respond to their opening defeat to iran — when they face the uae. a defeat, combined with a victory or draw by iran against hong kong, would end their hopes of progression into the knockouts, and that's all the sport for now. we will be back later on. a prosecutor in ecuador who was investigating last week's attack by gunmen on a television studio has been shot dead. ecuador�*s security forces had launched an operation against violent drug gangs, and were attempting to regain control of prisons taken over by the gangs. the invesigating prosecutor— cesar suarez — was shot dead near his office in the port city of guayaquil. let's get more on this from bbc world service journalist ana maria roura, who'sjoining me from the newsroom. tell us about the killi

the holders are out of afcon as hosts ivory coast take it all the way to penalties to knock out senegall the latest from the asian cup. a four—year ban for russian figure skater kamila valieva as a court rules her doping violation should stand. and disappointment for andy murray — another early exit for the former british number one, this time in france. hello there and welcome along to the programme. and we start with drama from the africa cup of nations where the holders senegal have been sent packing by the hosts ivory coast, who won after the match went all the way to penalties. senegal, who'd won all their matches so far, and looked imperious in the groups, took the lead thanks to habib diallo's early strike. it looked as though their winning streak would go on, until a frank kessie penalty levelled matters with less than five minutes to go. nothing to separate the teams after extra time — so penalties settled it. moussa niakhate's missed spot kick proved the difference

they face each other the next few hour in ivory coast this is a first afcon knockout match for mauritaniand they say they will "continue to make history". they've only won once in nine matches at the tournament. that was the victory over algeria in their final group match that saw them qualify for the knockout stage. translation: what we experienced in the last match - algeria - - was extraordinary so now we have to restart from a good foundation. we are in last 16. we will continue to prepare. we have been focusing on this match so now it's up to us to go and maybe get a win which we are aware its tough but at this level we are proud to have reached the last 16. and later on it's the holders versus the hosts, senegal take on ivory coast. sadio mane's senegal were the only side to win all three of their group games, while ivory coast only squeaked through after finishing third in their group with three points. after losing the first test to england, there's more bad news for india, all—rounder ravindra jadeja and batter kl rahul are out of the second test that starts on friday. jadeja has

david moyes�*s side were without key players — the injured lucas paquetta, as well as afcon—bound mohammedespite the tournament still being 11 days away. unfortunately, for some reason, we weren't— unfortunately, for some reason, we weren't allowed to play when move _ we weren't allowed to play when move sala could play for liverpool. we were actually able — liverpool. we were actually able to _ liverpool. we were actually able to play less today. —— mo salah — able to play less today. —— mo salah but _ able to play less today. —— mo salah. but overall, i'm really pleased _ salah. but overall, i'm really pleased i_ salah. but overall, i'm really pleased. i would've liked to have — pleased. i would've liked to have done better, especially the second half, but overall really— the second half, but overall really pleased. brighton made a clean sheet. i think_ brighton made a clean sheet. i think we — brighton made a clean sheet. i think we played _ brighton made a clean sheet. i think we played a _ brighton made a clean sheet. i think we played a great - brighton made a clean sheet. i think we

an upset at afcon.rnament favourites morocco, to make the quarter finals. and tyrell hatton makes the switch to join liv golf — the englishman will link up withjon rahm, on the saudi backed tour this week. hello, and welcome along to sportsday — with plenty of football to bring you from across the world. we'll start in the premier league, where arsenal moved back up to second in the table and are nowjust two points off the top, after beating nottingham forest. it was a relatively quiet first half at the city ground, arsenal dominating possession and chances — and they made it count after the break. gabrieljesus and then bukayo saka putting them two up and out of sight. a late forest goal provided some fightback, but not to be for them, as the gunners closed out the 2—1win, to keep the pressure on the league leaders, liverpool. it isa it is a really difficult place to come and they have shown that against top teams. i think we were really dominant, really

and goalie lionel mpasi kicks the penalty that sends dr congo through to the quarterfinals of afcon.h cricket. england captain ben stokes says his side's incredible opening test victory in india was their best under his leadership. facing an india side who'd only lost three times on home soil in the past decade, england somehow turned a i90—run first—innings deficit into a hugely unexpected 28—run win. before this, the biggest lead any touring team had previously overturned there was just 65, and that was by australia 60 years ago. england's vice—captain 0llie pope was player of the match after saving the game with a stunning knock of 196, while debutant spinner tom hartley took seven wickets to force the win. england lead the five—match series 1—0. we've been a part of some amazing games over the last two years. we've had some incredible victories. but i think considering where we are, who we played against, the position we found ourselves going into, our second — second innings of batting was just be able to sit here now and say we've gone 1—0 up. i think that's a big reason as to

egypt twice come from behind to draw with ghana, but worries as captain mohamed salah is injured at afcons newest player. and britain's natasha jonas says she must beat mikaela mayer to cement her legacy as one of the best pound—for—pound fighters.

david moyes�*s side were without key players, the injured lucas paquetta, as well as afcon—bound mohammed despite the tournament still being 11 days away. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, you know, for some reason, we weren't allowed to play ours when mo salah could say for liverpool. we need to best players playing to win it or play better. we missed a bit of that tonight. overall, i'm really, really pleased. we play brighton twice, we have got four points. i'm thrilled. i would have liked to have done better, but overall, very pleased. brighton made a clean _ overall, very pleased. brighton made a clean sheet. _ overall, very pleased. brighton made a clean sheet. i - overall, very pleased. brighton made a clean sheet. i think - overall, very pleased. brighton made a clean sheet. i think we | made a clean sheet. i think we played — made a clean sheet. i think we played a — made a clean sheet. i think we played a great game, but football is a trick. a trick — result _ football is a trick. a trick — result. because today we deserved to win. real sociedad have extended their unbeaten run to

the asian cup is a day behind afcon they have four more last 16 ties the first of which is over uzbekistanners will face hosts qatar in the qurter finals. later perhaps a game that many would have thought might happen later in the tournament. saudi arabia will take on south korea. two years after the actual event took place, medals will be awarded for the winter olympics team figure—skating, with the united states receiving the gold after russian athlete kamila valieva was banned for a doping offence. the teenager's results were disqualified by the court of arbitration for sport, who suspended her for four years, and the international skating union have re—ranked the teams involved in the competition in beijing. russia have dropped from first to third without valieva's points, while behind the usa, japan will get the silver in what the ioc sez will be a dignified medal ceremony. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. the foreign secretary lord cameron h

egypt twice come from behind to draw with ghana, but worries as captain mohamed salah is injured at afcon. just six months after his move to saudi arabia, jordan henderson is officially confirmed as ajax's newest player. and britain's natasha jonas says she must beat mikaela mayer to cement her legacy as one of the best pound—for—pound fighters. welcome along to the program. let's start with africa cup of nations, where egypt and ghana played out a highly entertaining 2—2 draw in group b. there were three goals in five frantic second half minutes to level the tie, after egypt had gone ahead at the end of the first half. for more on the action and what it means for their position in the group, our reporter dan ogushenkin was watching the game. are dan, a game that really came alive in the second half. here is that undoubted star of the side and his return was worth the wait eventually. fix, worth the wait eventually. bit of a slow burner first up and came together right at the end. mohammed sally going down clutching his hamstring. terrible news for liverpool fans as well and after he was s

the asian cup is a day behind afcon. they have four more last 16 ties.h is underway. uzbekistan are playing thailand. it is goalless after 15 minutes played. the winners will face hosts qatar in the qurter finals. later perhaps a game that many would have thought might happen later in the tournament. saudi arabia will take on south korea. but mostly, i don't fear anybody. i have no fear, but a lot of respect, a lot of respect for every opponent we play. it was beforejordan and before bahrain and malaysia, and we respect them all. everybody who is part of the asian cup is looking forward to that match. i think it's going to be an exciting match stop two teams with very good individual footballers. two teams hopefully knowing exactly what they want to do. manchester united say forward marcus rashford "has taken responsibility for his actions" after reports he was seen out in northern ireland last wednesday and thursday days before their fa cup tie. the england international missed training at united on friday after reporting ill and didn't play in sunday's

giving angola their first afcon victory since 2012.alty for south korea. butjordan then scored twice. it meant they were heading for a first ever victory over south korea and a place in the knockout stages — but then this happened in injury time. an equaliser through an own goal from yazan al—arab. the draw leaves both teams on four points with a game to play. south korea�*s is against malaysia. whilejordan will play bahrain in their final group game. bahrain managed to keep their hopes alive of staying in the tournament after beating malaysia 1—0. this goal from ali madan also coming in injury time. it is crunch time in rugby union�*s champions cup this weekend with the final round of pool matches taking place. before today eight sides, including fourfrom the english premiership, had already clinched their place in the last 16. but it�*s been a tough day so far for ulster, cardiff and leicester as nick parrott reports. harlequins had already qualified for the last 16, but weren�*t going to take it easy. they thrashed cardiff last week

the ghana coach chris hughton has said his focus is entirely on the black stars�* afcon match with egyptthis come after a confrontation with an angry fan following their defeat to ivory coast at the weekend. but he thanked everyone for their good wishes and concern. something for their good wishes and concern. that is very mut past something that is very much in the past and it has a lot of media coverage and i think everyone for the messages of support but i think probably today's the day to very much look forward to and a very competitive game that we have tomorrow and again, i understand the question and he thanked everyone for them. akram afif struck again as holders and hosts qatar became the first team into the asian cup last 16 with a 1—nil win over tajikistan. afif, who scored twice in qatar's opening 3—0 victory over lebanon, hit the winner midway through the first half in front of 55,000 at the tent—like al bayt stadium, the result means the hosts are guaranteed to go through to the knockout round as group a winners. to rugby union, and hooker jamie george will captain england

they're after a record—extending eighth afcon title but are up against a side who haven't won the tournament. jackson irvine with the only goal of the game, in the second half. palestine have a chance to respond. they've kicked off against the uae. currently goalless as you can see. a lost combined with the victory or drawer by iran against hong kong would end their hopes of progression into the knockout stages. and that's all the sport for now. you can stay up—to—date on the bbc sport website. sad news just sad newsjust coming out sad news just coming out of india. we're hearing from officials that at least 15 people, including 13 children have drawn after a boat capsized in the west of the country. the incident happened with students travelling to a picnic organised by a school. dozens of people joined a frantic search for survivors around the lake near where the boat capsized. hospitals superintended and confirmed that 15 people had died. india's prime minister two prime minister shared his thoughts and typically on x, formally known as twitter. mr modi saying in his message "my thoughts

put his side ahead in the 11th minute as they seek in the 11th minute as they saught a first ever afcon to the last 16 with a game to spare — they won 2—0 against kyrgyzstan who had two men sent off. the saudis�* last group match will be against thailand, who are second in the group on 4 points after drawing 0—0 with oman — whose goalkeeper ibrahim al mukhaini made a great save in the first half. this was oman's best chance which came after half time. they secured their first point of the tournament, and play kyrgyzstan next. lots more on the bbc sport website, including more reaction to the liverpool game which has left them five points clear at the top of the premier league. for arsenal, sometime in the sun seems to have helped. makes all bitjealous, doesn't it? a that's all from sportsday. hello there. storm isha looks to be one of the strongest storms we've seen this �*23—24 season. met office amber weather warnings have been issued for the vast majority of the uk — typical gusts 60—70mph, but we are going to see some stronger gusts than that. we've already had a gust of 90mph in ca

meanwhile chris hughton has lost his job as the ghana coach after they failed to reach the last 16 of afcon newcastle and brighton manager has been in charge of ghana since last february but they failed to win any of their group games. japan havejoined iraq in qualifying for the asian cup last 16 after both won theirfinal matches in group d in qatar. japan responded to a shock defeat to iraq in their last match by beating indonesia. who can stlil qualify as one of the best third placed teams. ayase ueda got two of japan's goals in a 3—1 win. while iraq won their third straight game against vietnam after a chaotic ending. having taken the lead, vietnam then had to come from behind to make it 2—2 with a goal from quang hai nguyen one minute into injury time. but then in the 102nd minute aymen hussain, having missed a penalty earlier in the second half, scored the winner from the spot for a 3—2 victory. there is more on our website including more reaction from the australian open. now back to our top story. russia has accused ukraine's military of shooting down an aircraft, which it says was c

huge shock, as namibia — ranked 115 in the world and without a victory in any of their previous nine afconunisia 1—0. worth saying that tunisia won the competition in 2004 and sit 87 places above namibia in fifa's standings. burkina faso meanwhile have beaten mauritania 1—0, but they left it very late, aston villa's bertrand traore scoring a 96th—minute penalty to break mauritanian hearts. there's over half an hour gone between mali vs south africa. percy tau skiing a penalty for the bafana bafana. saudi arabia came from behind to beat 0man 2—1 in their asian cup opener on tuesday. var awarded the green falcons a late winner from ali al—bulayhi in second—half injury time. 0man took the lead, but saudi arabia were the better side in the second half and after missing a couple of chances equalised, and the saudis completed the comeback in the sixth minute of added time when al—bulayhi headed home from a set piece. and although the linesman�*s flag went up for offside, var intervened to award roberto mancini's side the goal. supachai chaided scored both of thailand's goals in a 2—0 victory ove

the fans look happy but afcon hosts ivory coast scrape into the last—16 and face defending championsegal next and they're without a manager. also coming up on sportsday: the rugby family rally around england's most successful coaches spent the last five months in hospital. to spent the last five months in hosital. ., , . , spent the last five months in hosital. ., , ., , ., , ., hospital. to be able to see that rouress hospital. to be able to see that progressiust — hospital. to be able to see that progress just in _ hospital. to be able to see that progress just in the _ hospital. to be able to see that progress just in the five - hospital. to be able to see that| progressjust in the five months progress just in the five months that he is made from being in intensive care for a month, you know, thatjust shows the intensive care for a month, you know, that just shows the fight intensive care for a month, you know, thatjust shows the fight in the spirit that he has got. commentator: welcome along. england's test series against india is under way. day one in the first test has been in

96th—minute penalty to break mauritanian hearts, they'd been moments away from just a third ever point at afconfor burkina faso, semi—finalists in three of the past five editions. theircampaign though up and running. england women's football manager sarina wiegman has said she has "unfinished business" after signing a new contract until 2027. wiegman guided the lionesses to a first major trophy at euro 2022 before backing that up by helping england reach their first ever world cup final, which they lost to spain last year. wiegman won the uefa women's coach of the year award in august and on monday, was named women's coach of the year at the fifa best awards for the fourth time. it's a sensational story that has rocked the rugby world. welsh star louis rees—zammit left his club gloucester with immediate effect and quit rugby union altogether to pursue a career in the nfl. the 22—year—old, who has been capped 32 times by his country has joined the nfl international player pathway. he will now travel to florida this week to start on the ipp io—week programme which gives athletes from around the w

remarkably the eight teams that have got this far are completely different to those who did so in the last afconce and quality of those teams on the african continent?— and quality of those teams on the african continent? maybe a bit but it is strange _ african continent? maybe a bit but it is strange to _ african continent? maybe a bit but it is strange to have _ african continent? maybe a bit but it is strange to have a _ african continent? maybe a bit but it is strange to have a completelyl it is strange to have a completely different turnaround. i was in cameroon two years ago, covering the africa cup of nations, it was about mohamed salah and egypt, cellular money and set a goal, and you had cameroon and morocco, some big names in those quarterfinals this time around the highest ranks i left our nigeria, who were not there two years ago, they started the competition as the best site in africa. the five above them have all gone out so that's senegal, the holders, and for north african nations, we mention some of them like egypt, tunisia, morocco and algeria, all of gone, which is or was a ba

the fans look happy but afcon hosts ivory coast scrape into the last—16 and face defending champions