- The red, white and blue stripes of Russia were held up by fans during Monday's first-round clash between Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl and Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova on day one.
- The club hierarchy held a closed door crisis meeting on Monday in a bid to unravel the mystery behind the team's poor performances with the Aussems led technical bench put on their defence.
- Mali and Angola have both come close to winning a unique national team tournament as it is restricted to footballers playing at clubs in their country of birth.
- Haaland, who managed just 19 touches at Old Trafford and was limited to half-chances, has now gone three games without a goal after scoring 27 times in his first 21 outings.
- In the women's draw, top seed Iga Swiatek survived a tough examination while Jessica Pegula and teenage prodigy Coco Gauff were both emphatic winners on the first day of action.
- The meeting, according to the team's Secretary General Gilbert Andugu, is specifically going to give an opportunity to the technical bench to share what is ailing the team in the wake of poor results in the FKF Premier League.
- After Barcelona were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League in October the coach received criticism and Xavi admitted he needed to win trophies this season or face the sack.
- Ramsdale made a number of crucial saves to help Arsenal move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League with their first away league win against their local rivals since 2014.
- Unbeaten in their last 12 league games, the Gunners are in pole position to win the title for the first time since Arsene Wenger's Invincibles reigned supreme in 2004.
- The talent Mudryk possesses cannot be denied. He is already one of the fastest players in the game. He also possesses potentially elite quality, demonstrating great control of the ball in tight spaces and in transitional situations.
- Hamza is set to compete inside Europe for the first time in his career and is one of Kenya’s latest promising young talents who made his WRC debut at Safari Rally Kenya in 2021, steering a Fiesta Rally3 to second in class.
- Liverpool's wretched performance came hot on the heels of a 3-1 loss at Brentford and an FA Cup draw against Wolves in which they were saved from defeat by a controversial VAR decision.
- March converted Kaoru Mitoma's low cross to give the home side a deserved lead, after the returning Alexis Mac Allister had intercepted Joel Matip's loose pass.
- Through the development program, National youth coaches from various sports disciplines have been able to train young athletes on the basics and fundamentals of their sports.
- Erik ten Hag's side drew level in contentious fashion with 12 minutes left as Bruno Fernandes scored despite the presence of Marcus Rashford in an offside position, City's protests that he had interfered with play ignored despite the flag going up.
- Although Arsenal powered to a 3-1 victory in the derby in October -- making it three wins in the last four meetings -- it is the painful memory of their most recent trip to Tottenham that remains etched in the minds of Arteta's players.
- Weghorst is set to join until the end of the season after United reportedly agreed a deal with Besiktas to cut short his loan from Championship side Burnley.
- The Atlas Lions' under-23 team, winner of the last two CHAN tournaments, withdrew its participation on Friday after host Algeria refused to authorise a direct flight from Rabat.
- After missing last year's tournament when he was deported over his Covid vaccination stance, the Serbian star is back at Melbourne Park and in sizzling form.
- Froome is part of the Israel-Premier Tech line-up, with 2018 and 2019 TDU winner Daryl Impey of South Africa also racing in what will be his final professional season.
- Among those suspended Friday were six players from Zoo Kericho FC, which was found guilty of match-fixing by FIFA's integrity unit in 2021 and expelled from the Kenyan Premier League.
- The Catalans failed to win a trophy last season and are looking for their first since coach Xavi arrived in November 2021, while Real Madrid won a Champions League and La Liga double.
- Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White said he does not expect punishment after a video emerged of him in a physical altercation with his wife earlier this month.
