Stephen Keshi is one of only two men to have won the Africa Cup of Nations as a player and coach. The African football fraternity is mourning the death of former Nigeria captain and coach Stephen Keshi from a cardiac arrest at the age of 54. Keshi died suddenly in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Benin City in southern Nigeria. He was planning to return to his base in the United States later that day. His friends say that Keshi was in good health and had no previous heart problems. After winning 64 Nigeria caps as a central defender between 1981-95, Keshi had three stints in charge of Togo before taking over as Nigeria coach in 2011. He also coached Mali between 2008-10. He led Nigeria to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations title, defeating Burkina Faso in the final in South Africa before guiding them to the second round of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Along with Egypt's Mahmoud El-Gohary, Keshi is one of only two men to have won the Africa Cup of Nations as both a player ...

Clint Dempsey had a goal and two assists, and the United States rebounded from its opening loss in the Copa America with a convincing 4-0 victory over Costa Rica on Tuesday night. Jermaine Jones, Bobby Wood and Graham Zusi also scored as the U.S. moved into prime position to grab one of two spots in the knockout round coming out of Group A in South America's championship. The Americans take on Paraguay in Philadelphia on Saturday night. It was quite a response to days of questions after the U.S. allowed a goal off a corner kick and committed a costly hand ball in a  2-0 loss to Colombia on Friday night. Costa Rica, which  played a scoreless tie against Paraguay  in its Copa opener on Saturday in Florida, looked sluggish for long stretches of the first half and was unable to recover. It played without key defender Kendall Waston after he got a red card in the previous game. The loss to Colombia ramped up criticism of U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who said last month th...

James Rodriguez scored a goal and set up another in the first 30 minutes, and Colombia clinched a berth in the Copa America quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory over Paraguay on Tuesday night. Colombia became the first team to secure a spot in the knockout stage of the tournament with stellar goaltending from David Ospina and another dynamic performance from Rodriguez, who shook off a shoulder injury that made his availability a game-time decision at the Rose Bowl. The Real Madrid midfielder propelled Colombia to their second win in two matches, following  a 2-0 victory over the United States  last week. Victor Ayala scored Paraguay's first goal of the Copa America in the 71st minute on a long shot past Ospina, who made a handful of jaw-dropping saves to keep Colombia ahead. Despite a few defensive struggles, the world's third-ranked team has lived up to its billing so far stateside with a fluid, attacking game built around Rodriguez, who played despite hurting his shoulder la...

Spain  saw their 11-game unbeaten streak end in a  1-0 loss  to  Georgia  in a friendly in Getafe on Tuesday night. In their final warm-up before Euro 2016,  La Roja were undone by a Tornike Okriashvili goal in the 40th minute. Jaba Jigauri's pass across the face of goal got past David De Gea and Okriashvili had the simplest of finishes. There was a scary moment shortly after half-time when Georgia goalkeeper Nukri Revishvili clashed heads with Spain's Sergio Busquets. Revishvili was bloodied and had to leave the game, but Busquets played on for another 20 minutes before being replaced by Pedro. The loss was Spain's first since a 2-0 setback against Netherlands in a friendly on March 31, 2015. Spain are ranked sixth in the world by FIFA, while Georgia are 137th and did not qualify for the Euros. Gerard Pique and Spain fell to Georgia on Tuesday. Ioannis Maniatis scored a stunning goal from well inside his own half as  Greece  beat  Aus...

Jose Mourinho and Chelsea football club have ended the employment tribunal case with ex-Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro, after agreeing on a settlement package with the doctor, just minutes before she was to climb the witness stand and expose embarrassing texts and emails sent by Jose Mourinho to her after alleging that Mourinho called her 'daughter of a whore' in Portuguese and also told her she should work for Chelsea Ladies FC and not the male football team. A deal between Jose Mourinho and Dr Eva Carneiro was done in a back corridor of the court after Mourinho begged her and Chelsea then issued a statement saying it 'regretted the circumstances' which led to former club doctor leaving and 'apologises unreservedly to her and her family for the distress caused'. The case was expected to last seven to 10 days and could have led to potentially embarrassing witness statements and documents - including texts and emails - being made public.  Read Chelsea FC's o...

What a sad day for Nigeria! One of Nigeria and the world as one of the most iconic sports personalities, former Super Eagles captain and former coach of the team, Stephen Keshi, has died. According to his family, he died in the early hours of today Wednesday June 8th of suspected Cardiac arrest in Benin, Edo state. He was just 54 years old. He wasn't ill, he just suddenly died. His family has announced his death. “With thanksgiving to God, the Ogbuenyi Fredrick Keshi family of Illah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, announces the death of Mr. Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi.ur son, brother, father, father-in-law, brother-in-law, has gone to be with his wife of 35 years (Nkem ), Mrs. Kate Keshi, who passed on on the 9th December 2015. Since her death, Keshi has been in mourning. He came back to Nigeria to be with her. He had planned to fly back today Wednesday, before he suffered a cardiac arrest. He has found rest.” his brother Emmanuel Ado said in a statem...

UPDATE: Ronda Rousey released a statement Sunday night after her surprise loss. "I just want to thank everyone for their love and support. I appreciate the concerns about my health, but I'm fine," she explained on Instagram. "As I had mentioned before, I'm going to take a little bit of time, but I'll be back." Ronda Rousey's 12-fight winning streak is over and her first MMA career loss, which many have called the biggest UFC upset in history, has landed her in the hospital. About 59 seconds into the second round of UFC 193, opponent Holly Holm, 34, kicked the 28-year-old UFC Women's Bantamweight champion in the head, knocking her to the ground, and then continued to fight her before the referee pulled her away. "She was transported [to the hospital] because she got knocked out," UFC President Dana White later told reporters about Rousey. "And her lip was split in half...and they had to sew her lip." "I mean, obviousl...