Al-Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo received a warm reception in Iran on Monday, in the first visit of a Saudi team to Iran since 2016 ahead of the beginning of the group stage of the Asian Champions League.

A Spanish court has dismissed a lawsuit by disgraced ex-soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales against coach Javier Clemente who had called Rubiales a “dangerous and ambitious guy” seeking “to get rich”, qualifying his comments as free speech.

The Fiji Under-16 Women’s team suffered a 4-1 defeat to New Zealand in its second OFC Championship game today.

Today holds immense significance for the Digicel Junior Kulas as they prepare to face the formidable New Zealand squad in the OFC Under-16 Women’s Competition.

Arsenal claimed their first Premier League win at Everton for six years as Leandro Trossard’s second-half strike proved enough to secure the points at Goodison Park.

Chelsea’s much-vaunted attack failed to fire again as they were held to a goalless draw by Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, the second Premier League game in a row in which the Blues have failed to score.

AS Monaco missed the chance to go four points clear at the top of Ligue 1 after Lorient’s Romain Faivre scored a late equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw in a game that saw defender Benjamin Mendy make his return to professional football.

Labasa has successfully defended their Rooster Chicken/Scoops Ice Cream Battle of the Giants title.

Tahiti have kept their chances of making the semi-finals alive at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship in Papeete.

Ba Football secured a three-point victory by defeating Tavua in the Digicel Fiji Premier League at Garvey Park.

Tonga and New Caledonia have played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in their Group A encounter at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship in Tahiti leaving both sides still in the running for the semi-finals.

The head coach of Nasinu Football Club, Ronald Lawrence, maintains that it is imperative for the team to address their areas of weakness prior to the upcoming season.