Oussama Lamlioui’s late strike earned Morocco a stunning 3-2 victory over Madagascar in Nairobi, which is their record third African Nations Championship title.
In the ninth minute, Felicite Manohatsoa’s long-range strike gave Madagascar’s first-ever winners a surprise lead.
Jean Luc Ranaivoson, the forward of Madagascar, reacts after receiving his medal following their defeat to Morocco in the final game of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) at the Nairobi Stadium on August 30, 2025. (Photo by Luis TATO/AFP)
However, Youssef Mehri broke free of the Malagasy defense in the 27th minute to the delight of the largest crowd in the Kenyan capital.
Just before the break, Berkane forward Lamlioui put the Atlas Lions in front for the first time.
Midway through the second half, substitute Toky Rakotondraibe equalized for his team with an extra-time winner in Madagascar’s semi-final victory over Sudan.
With just 10 minutes left, Lamlioui’s double, which included six goals, ensured Morocco equaled their 2018 and 2020 titles.
The final game of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) final football game between Madagascar and Morocco, played at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on August 30, 2025, is held at the hands of FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R), Kenya’s President William Ruto (C), and President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe (R). (Photo by Luis TATO/AFP)
After their youth teams won the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations and advanced to the Under-20 tournament final, the year has come for Moroccan football.
The senior AFCON will be held in the North African nation for the first time since 1988, with the start date for the event set for December 21.
Date: 31 August 2018 Start time for the race: 14:00 BST on Sunday
Lando Norris said he would be looking for some “magic” to try to beat McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to victory in Sunday’s Grand Prix of the Netherlands.
Even though the Briton has won three of its previous four races, Piastri edged Norris by just 0.0112 seconds to take the lead in the championship.
Norris is concerned about his chances of winning the race because the twisty and constricting Zandvoort circuit makes it difficult to overtake.
“It will take some magic, some good strategy, or incredible tire saving or something,” said Norris.
Despite a poor start that saw him in fifth place on the first lap, Norris switched to a one-stop approach and won the final race in Hungary.
Piastri couldn’t pass him despite closing on him on fresh tyres at the end of the race, which had won six races so far this season to Norris’ five.
Norris’s optimism about a repeat of his success in the Netherlands was unwarranted.
Not much I can do right now, he said, but it’s just a bummer (not to be on pole). Even with a lap of 0.01 seconds, that’s a small margin. Many of my chances are now gone because it is a track that is essentially impossible to overtake on, which makes it frustrating.
Throughout the entire weekend, Piastri had been lagged behind Norris, but constant improvement and striving to improve made it possible for him to gain advantage wherever it was important.
Rain and planning are included.
Both McLaren drivers are free to compete without team orders because of the potential for wet weather during the race.
That includes the option for the team to choose their own strategy when attempting to defeat their teammate, as Norris did in Hungary.
Andrea Stella, the team’s principal, stated that Piastri had not experienced any issues with the way Hungary had played out, and that the drivers were content to continue with this strategy.
“Both drivers, including Oscar,” acknowledged that racing has a certain degree of variability,” Stella said. There are “a lot of different scenarios that you can imagine and don’t always have your control over.”
And the Italian made it clear that Max Verstappen’s third-place finish would not affect their race. The Dutchman’s strong start would easily allow him to pass at least one McLaren driver in the first lap in the freestyle.
“We need to make sure we beat Max, who is 0.2secs away from us,” Stella said. “First thing we need to do is make sure that we do that in the interests of the team and Lando and Oscar.”
“First of all, we have to make sure we get the best result for the team, with Lando and Oscar finishing as expected, and McLaren is currently the fastest car, given the difficulties with overtaking and the possibility of some weather,” said McLaren.
We do have some guidelines for that when it comes to the options between our two drivers from a strategic perspective.
It’s always been within our rules, even though I’m not going to disclose what they are, based on what I’ve seen so far in terms of how the strategy has been used.
“So it’s perfectly acceptable that there are strategy deviations.
The strategy is not far between a one-and-a-two-stop in this situation, so I believe it will be interesting again for both the other drivers and the two McLaren drivers.
A better day for Hamilton
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Lewis Hamilton, a Ferrari driver, improved this weekend after his struggles in Hungary, where he claimed he was “just useless” after qualifying 12th when team-mate Charles Leclerc was in pole position.
Leclerc and Hamilton place sixth and seventh, while Verstappen and Russell are fifth and fifth, with Isack Hadjar coming in fourth.
Hamilton had been a Leclerc champion throughout the weekend, but Hamilton came in behind by only 0.05 seconds in qualifying.
Hamilton continued, “I tried to approach the weekend in a slightly different way. a few adjustments before the weekend and before I even arrived. Although the car was a little unpredictable yesterday, we have made progress this weekend, so I’m grateful for that.
It’s definitely encouraging to see a positive outcome on my side of the garage, so I’m glad we’re there or somewhere else but not where we want to be. A track this length is incredibly slow, at 0.7 seconds. Because Charles was P1 last time, we must try to understand that.
“I’ve been trying to grow in confidence, and that’s what has happened.
It seems to have been one of the year’s most successful days, which has been attributed to some of the improvements made to my approach and process, which also makes it a little calmer overall.
As Israel’s deadly bombings and forced displacement campaign intensifies in the area, hundreds of Palestinians have fled Gaza City and loaded their few remaining possessions onto pickup trucks and donkey carts.
In a region west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in southern Gaza, near Deir el-Balah, families who are fleeing the Israeli military’s relentless bombardment have begun setting up makeshift tents in miserable conditions.
The majority of them have experienced repeated home invasion.
What would I say if I told you, “We are thrown in the streets, like”? like canines? We are not canines like. Mohammed Maarouf, 50, addressed The Associated Press news agency in front of his tent, “Dogs are]treated] better than us.”
Maarouf and his nine-person family had already fled Beit Lahiya, a town in northern Gaza. We lack homes, they say. He claimed that “we are on the streets.”
Mohammed Abu Warda, a different displaced Palestinian, claimed to have fled Jabalia, which is also in northern Gaza, and was heading for Gaza City’s western side.
He claimed, however, that he was unsure of the destination. We left our region because the nearby danger was high, according to Abu Warda.
“I’m hoping I can find a place to set up a tent,” the statement reads. “Everything here is pointless and unsafe. Everywhere the Israelis attack,
As part of a growing campaign to seize the city and displac the roughly one million Palestinians living there, Israeli forces have been consistently bombarding Gaza City since early August.
The largest urban center in the country was designated a “combat zone” on Friday, according to the Israeli military, which announced the “initial stages” of its offensive.
One million Palestinians could be forced to relocate to concentration camps in southern Gaza as a result of the new operation, according to UNRWA.
According to hospital sources, at least 71 Palestinians were killed Saturday during Israeli attacks in Gaza.
Of that, 41 people were killed in Gaza City alone, including 11 Palestinians who were killed while waiting for bread from ovens that served displaced people’s communities.
In a densely populated area of the city, Israeli attacks on a residential apartment block have also claimed the lives of at least seven Palestinians. Rescuers were seen attempting to locate any survivors by digging through the rubble to find bodies.
“Gaza City has seen an increase in the Israeli army’s attacks. The foundations of civilian life in the area have been undermined by the destruction of homes and community centers, according to Hani Mahmoud of Al Jazeera.
“This is occurring as people experience famine, forced starvation, and dehydration.” A catastrophic humanitarian crisis is being caused by various things.
Israel’s plans for a forced mass expulsion were also raised by the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday.
In a statement, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger described the plan as “not only unfeasible but incomprehensible,” adding that “it is impossible that a mass evacuation of Gaza City could ever be done in a way that is safe and dignified in the present.”
In the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, trucks and vehicles move along the coastal road [Eyad Baba/AFP]
However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has shown no signs of putting an end to the military offensive despite Israel’s international condemnation of its occupation of Gaza City.
Israeli journalist Gideon Levy claimed that the overarching strategy Israel has for Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing.
According to Levy, the plan is to force everyone in Gaza to leave their homes, lock them in those concentration camps, and then decide whether to live there permanently or leave the Gaza Strip.
Levy added that Israel will only stop its offensive if US President Donald Trump decides that “enough is enough” and imposes sanctions on the nation. Levy also criticized the Israeli government’s behavior as “outrageous.”
Since Israel’s conflict with Gaza started in October 2023, the US has given it billions of dollars in military support. Washington has also shielded its top ally from international pressure to hold accountable at the UN and in other international forums.
Rangers and Celtic’s biggest domestic game of the season, the bunfight at the Not OK Corral of Ibrox on Sunday, is almost unapologetically closer to a meeting of the infirm than a battle of the Old Firm.
Rangers and Celtic have their own unique Newton’s Law, which states that when one is up, the other must be down, but this is not the case. For once, there is harmony. They will not survive, but they will still be in the horrors side by side after their humiliations in Europe this week.
It’s difficult to recall a time when both clubs were simultaneously in such a grim state with their supporters furious and their respective boards under siege.
You could spend the night deliberating whether the outcome was worse, Celtic falling to a team that is 255 places below them in the Uefa club coefficient rankings, or Rangers coming off with their worst ever European performance in Bruges.
It’s probably Celtic’s fault. In the Uefa rankings for Larne and Linfield, Shamrock Rovers, and St. Patrick’s Athletic on Tuesday, Kairat was placed second. Since they lost 5-5 to Artmedia Bratislava 20 years ago, it was their most harrowing failure.
The two gol & soulless games saw Brendan Rodgers’ charge sheet extend throughout Europe. Unarguable, he once more discussed the club’s lack of “agility” in the transfer market on Friday. Of course, his own errors in player evaluation and those of his head of football operations, Paul Tisdale, were not fully exposed.
By finally signing some players in the same manner as someone arrives at the airport after their plane leaves the tarmac, Celtic have handled their disappointment at leaving the Champions League. Why didn’t Marcelo Saracchi and Michel-Ange Balikwisha arrive in the building in time for the Kairat Almaty games?
Kasper Dolberg, a striker for Anderlecht and Denmark, and Sebastian Tounekti, a wing for Toulouse, are both rumored to be available. The delayed signing policy, which allows players to arrive in waves after the Champions League’s damage, really adds to the brains.
In the Raskin saga, Martin is being pressured even more.
At the top of the Premiership, Celtic at least has the comfort of a six-point cushion. Both teams are limping into Sunday. They were only required to be half-decent in establishing that lead.
They have been fine, but nothing more. Rangers, in contrast, have been terrible. They have drawn three games, each 1-1, against Motherwell, Dundee, and St Mirren, and they have had some success.
Without a reliable striker but with a point to prove, Celtic could potentially run amok because of how terrible their defense has been. The farrago around Nico Raskin continues, and the Rangers midfield has been a disorganized mess.
On Friday, Martin and Raskin were confronted with a ton of questions regarding their relationship and whether the midfielder would make his Sunday squad. No, it appears to be the solution.
Rudi Garcia announced Raskin’s inclusion in his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein the day before. Raskin is therefore deemed capable enough to make an international team with honorable mentions from Napoli, Arsenal, AC Milan, Aston Villa, Brugge, and Brighton, but for some reason his face doesn’t fit at Rangers?
The Rangers attack has also had little impact overall. According to Opta’s “big chance” statistics, St. Mirren and Motherwell were matched by Rangers 3-3 on that front, while Dundee and St. Mirren were matched by 1-1 and 4-1 respectively. Miovski needs to alter everything.
Russell Martin, the manager, is requesting more time to fix things, but it might not be enough. You’ll find that the toxicity in the Rangers scene to be unmatched by experienced observers.
The managers have been counted in, they have been counted out again, and their patience has vanished. Martin was a controversial choice in the eyes of many fans, so Martin had to hit the ground running. He has instead fallen to the ground and fallen.
On Sunday, the club’s owners will visit Ibrox. The Rangers’ supporters will undoubtedly take advantage of this as a pre-game message. That message will grow even more vicious if Martin’s team ultimately loses the game. At that point, they will have a nine-point gap with Celtic. After four games? It’s a grisly thought.
The goalkeeper given the hospital pass at a media conference, Jack Butland, a Rangers beacon in the dark, made the speech on Friday. He made the wise decision because he is a rare Rangers player in good form. Outstanding Butland.
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Butland issues rallying cry, but the conversation is cheap.
The power of sport can surprise you, which is its greatness. Rangers have won four games without losing against Celtic, which is a dominance for the longest time in terms of trophies.
A 3-0 victory was one of those games in January. Despite Celtic’s terrible failure on Tuesday night, few people saw it coming, just as few people saw anything positive happening for Rangers on Sunday.
Butland emphasized the importance of holding themselves accountable and feeling proud of their work. He praised the manager and said the players were with him. When you violate the rules, he said, “The manager can’t control things.”
Although defeat has to hurt, it must be taken on the chin. You must thrust your chest in and move on. It’s always a must-win [against Celtic]! Although we are aware of this, it also provides the best chance to display character or to demonstrate something that most people have doubts about. It’s a chance to put on a show.
It’s about attempting to regain some self-assurance, allowing some people to express themselves and emerge from their shells a little bit more, and trying to rebuild some people’s confidence. Characters and experienced players can raise their voices in the game. That is what we need to do over the weekend.
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Wales vs. Fiji in the 2025 World Rugby World Cup
Exeter, Sandy Park Date: Saturday, September 6 Kick-off: 14:45 BST
Wales head coach Sean Lynn cut a much happier figure in this week’s post-match press duties despite their six-try defeat to Canada and subsequent World Cup elimination.
Wales’s 42-0 defeat leaves them without a chance of making it to the quarter-finals, despite having to defeat the world’s second-best team to keep their chances of making it to the knockout stages.
As expected, Canada established themselves as tournament rivals, but Wales’ significantly improved performance fared better than they had before.
In the opening moments, they were the better team, but they were unable to break through a tenacious defense.
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After last weekend’s record-setting defeat to Scotland, Wales made seven starting changes, with Lynn advising his players that “if you don’t perform, you’re out.”
Bryonie King did herself justice in the back row, while experienced forwards Georgia Evans and Abbie Fleming added some much-needed physicality to the pack.
Carys Cox’s chances of starting against a Fiji side that had also been eliminated from the tournament increased as she advanced in the middle of the field.
“We could see improvements in the first 15 to 20 minutes, and that’s what I wanted,” Lynn said.
“Just empty those tanks in the next 40 minutes,” I told the girls when I came in at half-time.
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Lynn gave a quick credit to semi-professional Canada for its performance.
You look at Canada and the way they move the ball, and they’re an offloading team, he said, “we knew today was going to be a big ask.”
The former Gloucester-Hartpury boss was also surprisingly content with what he saw.
We received a positive response as I requested, and that is what we received. We’ve got to move forward with small steps, he said, and everything we did out there impressed me greatly.
“I’m a proud Welshman and World Cup coach.” I’m enjoying it and think that we can progress quickly with this squad of players.
With 17 tries in the opening two rounds, Canada has undoubtedly set a precedent over reigning champions New Zealand and England.
And after confirming their place in the quarter-finals, Canada is eagerly anticipating a place in Twickenham’s final.
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Victoria Beckham, the former Spice Girls singer and mother-of-four, has posed provocatively while traveling on a luxurious vacation with her family while her conflict with son Brooklyn rages on.
Victoria Beckham poses for David on holiday as she silences critics amid Brooklyn feud(Image: victoriabeckham/Instagram)
Victoria Beckham has proved that her love for husband David is stronger than ever as she posed for him while on a luxury holiday in Portofino with their three children.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, the former Spice Girls singer, 51, posed up a storm in a series of glamourous holiday snaps, and her husband David, 50, was the one behind the camera. The mum-of-four was seen wearing a white robe and a matching white towel on her head as she posed on the family’s luxury holiday yacht.
Victoria gushed about Portofino, her former football star husband, and the getaway, among other things.
Unforgettable PORTOFINO ’97” was the title of the article. where everything began. Such a special location with so many wonderful memories. It seems like no time has passed since I’m back here.
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“Thank you @DavidBeckham for capturing it so beautifully. Portofino, you’ll always have a piece of my heart.”
The Beckham’s luxury family getaway comes amid David and Victoria’s family feud with eldest son Brooklyn. Victoria and David have weathered many storms together – and a source told The Mirror that the current family drama is no exception.
As the rumored breakup between their eldest son, Brooklyn, 26, and daughter-in-law, Nicola Peltz, 30, continues to rumble on, Posh and Becks are “closer than ever” according to our source.
Victoria posed up a storm for her husband David(Image: victoriabeckham/Instagram)
The pair were seen in new photos enjoying a lavish Italian yacht trip, with only David spotted sneaking a cheeky grab at his wife’s back.
When things don’t go their way, Victoria and David are very good at coming together. Since their marriage, she has learned how to navigate a lot of challenging situations, and she is well-versed in what David requires, according to the source.
It also functions in both ways. No one has better knowledge of Victoria than David, so David and Victoria are completely on the same page and supporting one another despite their negative relationship. They know they must concentrate on what’s going right and unite as a family, even when Brooklyn is not nearby. “Family has always been really important to them.
The former Spice Girls singer is living it up in Portofino (Image: victoriabeckham/Instagram)
David and Victoria enjoyed the views while traveling on a multi-million dollar superyacht and admiring the stunning Amalfi coastline in style. Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 14, were their three youngest children who were traveling with them.
Following their most recent vow renewal, Brooklyn and Nicola, both from Los Angeles, continued to live their lives there. In a three-day bash at the Peltz family estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in April 2022, the pair, who met in 2017 at the Coachella music festival, wed.
No members of the Beckham clan were present at the ceremony where they renewed their vows last month at another Peltz family estate in Westchester County, near New York, in what some thought was a final blow to Victoria and David.
Victoria donned a white robe while on the luxury yacht(Image: victoriabeckham/Instagram)
Nelson Peltz, Nicola’s billionaire father, officiated the ceremony, which was followed by a star-studded butterfly-themed afterparty.
The couple celebrated their engagement with A-listers like actor Adrien Brody and his girlfriend Georgina Chapman, who were notably absent from Brooklyn’s family.
Some Nicola’s followers weren’t happy with the event’s announcement on her social media accounts, and there was plenty of anger among the comments.
Brooklyn and Nicola renewed their vows, without David and Victoria present(Image: nicolaannepeltzbeckham/Instagram)
Such a shame that you couldn’t find your heart in having Brooklyn’s family there, wrote one person. Another went so far as to claim that it was “rubbing salt in the wound” for the Beckhams and would be “hurtful” at the time.
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Our source claims that Victoria and David’s son’s vow renewal has made them realize they “have a lot to celebrate as a couple” despite the fact that Nicola has since flooded her Instagram with more family photos from the day. The comments have now been disabled.
