On this day 35 years ago, a pre-season friendly between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs turned tragic as 42 lives were lost ...

Jan 25 (Reuters) - Rioting and stampedes at African stadiums have taken a deadly toll over the decades with a recurring pattern of incidents, culminating in the latest disaster in Cameroon on Monday.

*(CNN) — At least 170 people are dead after chaos and violence erupted during an Indonesian league soccer match into the early hours of Sunday, according to Indonesia’s National Police Chief in what ...

CNN — (CNN) — Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the deaths of 97 fans in a crush. Another 162 were hospitalized ...

Messi was supposed to be the star of a celebration dedicated to him in India: the unveiling of his own statue, 20 meters tall. However, his presence in Kolkata turned out to be an organizational ...

Almost 90 years after its first and only appearance at the World Cup, Indonesia is just two victories away from returning to the tournament. It would mark a major turnaround in fortunes in just over ...

LIVERPOOL, England --Liverpool will host the final memorial service for families of the Hillsborough soccer stadium disaster victims on the 27th anniversary in April. At the FA Cup semifinal between ...

The victims, many young, died in an overcrowded, fenced-in enclosure at the Hillsborough stadium in April 27 years ago. The victims, many young, died in an overcrowded, fenced-in enclosure at the ...

Sunyani, (Bono), Dec. 7, GNA – Mr Kwaku Antwi Agyei, a human rights lawyer, has called for expeditious investigations into the death of the six young women at the El-Wak Sports Stadium military ...