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Paris Saint-Germain returned to winning ways after two Ligue 1 draws, defeating Brest 3-0 on Saturday to move back to the top of the table. The reigning French and European champions reclaimed first place after Marseille fell 2-1 at Lens in the late game. Marseille had taken the lead through Mason Greenwood in the 17th minute, continuing his strong form ...

Australia’s Lani Pallister shattered Katie Ledecky’s short course world record in the 800m freestyle on Saturday, clocking 7 minutes 54.00 seconds to close out the Toronto World Cup with a stunning victory. Pallister sliced 3.42 seconds off Ledecky’s mark set in 2022 and finished well ahead of New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather, who took second in 8:09.69. The final day of ...

Bangladesh national women’s football suffered a 3-0 goal defeat to host Thailand in the first match of a two-match FIFA International friendly series held at Bangkok Thonburi University Football Training Centre in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. Bangladesh trailed the first half by 1-0 and conceded two more goals in the second half. Thailand took an early lead as Orapin Waenngoen ...

Lionel Messi has signed a contract extension with Inter Miami that will keep the Argentine superstar at Major League Soccer club until the end of the 2028 season, the team confirmed on Thursday. A video posted on Inter Miami’s official X account showed Messi signing his new deal inside the club’s under-construction Freedom Park stadium, with the caption: “He’s Home.” ...

Bangladesh hit 14 sixes against West Indies in the series-deciding third match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday, equalling the effort of smashing the most sixes in their ODI history. They also hit the same number of sixes against Zimbabwe in 2020 at Sylhet, a match in which Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal shared 292 runs in their opening ...

La Liga has cancelled its plans to stage Barcelona’s December 20 match against Villarreal in Miami, citing “uncertainty” surrounding the fixture within Spain. The decision ends what would have been the first-ever European domestic league match played abroad. In a statement released Tuesday, Spain’s top flight said the promoter of the match had pulled out due to growing domestic tensions ...

Paris Saint-Germain led a night of high-scoring action in the Champions League on Tuesday, thrashing Bayer Leverkusen 7-2 in Germany. Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven also registered big wins, each scoring six, while Arsenal dominated Atletico Madrid 4-0 in London. Erling Haaland was on target as Manchester City secured a 2-0 win away to Villarreal, with 43 goals scored across nine ...

Ryan Mendes is not even a household name in Turkey, where he plays for second division Igdir, but next summer, football fans around the world will be well aware of both him and his team. The 35-year-old is captain of the Cape Verde national team and was at the heart of their 3-0 win over Eswatini last week which booked ...

Struggling Manchester United surprised Premier League fans with a spectacular 2-1 win over reigning champions Liverpool at their home. Harry Maguire’s late header secured United’s first victory at the ground in almost a decade. It was also the first time United have won back-to-back league games under Ruben Amorim. The last time they triumphed at Anfield was in January 2016. ...

A rampant Lionel Messi scored a sensational hat-trick to virtually seal Major League Soccer’s Golden Boot award on Saturday as Inter Miami roared into the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over Nashville SC. The Argentine superstar came into the final day of the regular season leading the scoring table with 26 goals — two more than Los Angeles FC’s Denis ...