Egypt's Salah ties African greats with AFCON scoring streak
Mohamed Salah became the first Egyptian player to score in five consecutive editions of the African Cup of Nations with his late strike in a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe on Monday, Reuters reported.
Egypt’s captain, starting his first game after four successive matches on the bench at Liverpool, fired home a left-footed effort in the 91st minute to give the seven-time champions a late victory and Hossam Hassan's side a comfortable start in Morocco, setting a new record for Egypt.
"Our national team captain Mohamed Salah becomes the first Egyptian player to score in five consecutive editions of the Africa Cup of Nations" the Egyptian FA posted on X, according to Reuters.
Martha Stewart joins Snoop Dogg as Swansea minority co-owner
American businesswoman and television personality Martha Stewart has joined Swansea City as a co-owner, the Welsh soccer club announced on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Lifestyle expert Stewart, the first female self-made billionaire in the United States, was in attendance as a guest for Swansea's 2-1 Championship win over Wrexham last Friday.
"We are very excited to welcome Martha on board," the club said in a statement, according to Reuters.
Arsenal keeper Kepa credits shift in mindset for vital shootout save
Kepa Arrizabalaga said he had to make a quick shift in mindset after a late Crystal Palace equaliser took Tuesday's League Cup quarter-final to a shootout, where the Arsenal goalkeeper made a crucial save to earn his side a spot in the last four, Reuters reported.
A Maxence Lacroix own goal gave Arsenal the lead in the 80th minute before Palace's Marc Guehi levelled in stoppage time to take the tie to penalties.
Arrizabalaga then made it an even more miserable night for Lacroix by saving the Frenchman's effort as Arsenal won the shootout 8-7, according to Reuters.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers schedule announced
The schedule for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers to be hosted by Nepal from January 14 to February 1 has been announced.
The Nepal Cricket Association released the match schedule and group allocations on Tuesday.
Ten teams, including Nepal, will take part in the tournament.
Bangladesh, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Namibia and the United States have been placed in Group A, while Group B consists of Scotland, Thailand, Zimbabwe, the Netherlands and Nepal.
Warm-up matches will be held on January 14 and January 16 ahead of the main tournament.
Nepal will play their first match against Thailand on January 18.
