Zambia defeated Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties to win its first Africa Cup of Nations in Libreville, Gabon on Sunday. Stophira Sunzu scored the deciding sudden-death penalty.
Wales crushed Scotland in the Six Nations 27-13 on Sunday. Wales now head to Twickenham to take on England, with two wins under interim coach Stuart Lancaster, on Feb. 25 while the Scots must lick their wounds before hosting France a day later.
Ivory Coast secured a place against Zambia in the African Nations Cup final after defeating Mali 1-0 in the semi-finals Wednesday. The two teams will face off in the Gabonese capital of Libreville on Sunday.
Italian Fabio Capello resigned as manager of England's national football team on Wednesday following the FA decision to sack English captain John Terry for alleged racism.
Zambia defeated favourite Ghana 1-0 in the African Nations Cup football semi-final on Wednesday. Emmanuel Mayuka, the only member of the Zambian squad to play for a European first division club, scored with a 78th-minute goal.
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador (pictured) Tuesday said he did not rule out appealing the two-year ban handed down to him by sport’s highest court for failing a doping test. Contador blames his positive test on contaminated meat.
The New York Giants won the biggest sporting event in the United States on Sunday with a last-minute touchdown from Ahmad Bradshaw that brought a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots.
The Panthers of Gabon bowed out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday after losing in a penalty shoot-out against the Eagles of Mali, who will face tournament heavyweights Ivory Coast in the semi-finals.
Welshman Leigh Halfpenny kicked a last-minute penalty to help Wales secure a dramatic 23-21 victory over Ireland in the opening round of the Six Nations on Sunday.
Title favourites France opened their Six Nations campaign with a 30-12 victory over a gallant Italian side on Saturday, avenging their shock defeat to the same opponents in Rome last year.
The Chipolopolos of Zambia cruised to a 3-0 victory over Sudan on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 16 years.
Zambia are through to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after topping group A. Their coach, Frenchman Herve Renard, puts their performances down to efforts to curtail the attacking instincts of his team.
Tunisian footballer Adel Chedli (pictured) quit his squad on Wednesday, just ahead of Africa Cup quarterfinals. Chedli, a Cup of Nations champ with Tunisia in 2004, says he left the team after failing to play in any of the tournament's three games.
England captain John Terry (pictured) will face trial on July 9 for alleged racial abuse of another footballer during a match last October, a British court has said. The trial date may allow Terry to take part in the Euro 2012 cup.
