Senegal are Africa's last hope to reach the World Cup group stage, and defender Kalidou Koulibaly believes this responsibility can boost the Lions of Teranga when they meet Colombia in Samara on Thursday.

Germany is reeling from seeing its football team fail to make it fast the first stage of a World Cup for the first time in 80 years, when they were beating in the round of 16 by Switzerland in 1938.

When it was announced, back in December 2010, that the 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in Russia, eyebrows were raised.

ESWATINI-based former Zimbabwe national basketball team assistant coach Naboth Phebeni has paid tribute to the country’s players that turned out for several sides in this year’s Eswatini Invitational International Tournament held at Mavuso Exhibition Centre and University of Swaziland (Eswatini) Sports Emporium at the weekend.

THE Zimbabwe Sables head to Kenya this morning for a Rugby Africa Gold Cup encounter against the Simbas in Nairobi on Saturday.

A late Marcos Rojo goal sent Argentina into the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ knockout stages in dramatic style. Needing a win to have any chance of progression, the defender volleyed La Albiceleste 2-1 in front in the 86th minute to break Nigerian hearts.

FALCON College were crowned champions of the Conference for Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ) soccer tournament on Saturday.

Half a million soccer fans will head to Russia to watch their national teams compete in the FIFA World Cup over the next month. Billions more around the world will watch on television. Brazil and Germany are favorites to win the trophy.