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African players in Europe: Defender Hakimi's historic hat-trick

Reigning African Footballer of the Year and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi claimed a first career hat-trick at the weekend in a 5-1 Ligue 1 rout of bottom club Le Havre.

Struggling Slavia face Arsenal as grim record looms

Hosting Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday, Slavia Prague are facing the mammoth task of ending a drawn-out winless streak in the competition as an unwelcome record looms.

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Liverpool must cause 'problems' for Man Utd, says Klopp

Jurgen Klopp said title-chasing Liverpool must cause "problems" for Manchester United on Sunday as they seek to cut out the mistakes they made at Old Trafford in last month's dramatic FA Cup defeat.

Arsenal's Zinchenko says he would fight in Ukraine if called up

Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko says he would leave the Premier League to fight in Ukraine if he were called up by his war-torn country.

Howe confident Newcastle can keep star names

Eddie Howe is confident the scale of Newcastle's ambition can keep the club's sought-after big names such as Alexander Isak and Bruno Guimaraes at St James' Park.

Italy's Menoncello voted best Six Nations player

Italy's Tommaso Menoncello was Friday named Six Nations player of the championship after claiming a third of the 146,000 fan votes.

Vingegaard suffered lung damage in crash

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard suffered lung damage during a horrific mass crash in the Tour of the Basque Country race, his team said Friday.

'Still too early' for Leverkusen title talk says Alonso

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso insisted Friday it was "still too early" to talk about the Bundesliga title despite his team being 13 points clear at the top of the table.

Wallabies great Hooper beats nerves to make winning sevens debut

Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper admitted feeling "really nervous" after making a successful sevens debut Friday, the start of a journey he hopes will take him from Hong Kong to the Olympics.

Arteta hopes title-chasing Arsenal can create fear factor

Mikel Arteta hopes his Arsenal team can create an aura similar to that enjoyed by the 2003/04 "Invincibles" as they chase their first Premier League title for 20 years.

French diver laughs off 'funny' fall in front of Macron

A French international diver on Friday laughed off an embarrassing mishap in front of President Emmanuel Macron which saw him fall on the diving board and crash into the water at the inauguration of the aquatics centre for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Several starters in doubt for Arsenal clash, says Bayern's Tuchel

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel said Friday Manuel Neuer, Leroy Sane, Kingsley Coman, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Noussair Mazraoui were in doubt for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final at Arsenal.

Vingegaard suffered lung damage in Tour of Basque Country crash

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard suffered lung damage during a horrific mass crash in the Tour of the Basque Country race, his team said Friday.

Verstappen fastest before rain spoils Japanese Grand Prix practice

Max Verstappen went fastest on Friday in the first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, with the second session badly affected by rain.

Former world champion Quartararo extends contract with Yamaha

France's 2021 MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo boosted the morale of the ailing Yamaha team on Friday by extending his contract for another two years with the Japanese outfit.

Funaki grabs two tries as Auckland Blues rout Western Force

Scrum-half Taufa Funaki grabbed two tries Friday as the Auckland Blues romped to a 50-3 home thrashing of Super Rugby bottom side the Western Force.

Kyrgios to return from injury next week with 'fire in belly'

Nick Kyrgios expects to return to the tennis court next week after the Australian missed virtually the entire 2023 season with injury.

Piastri fastest in wet Japanese Grand Prix second practice

McLaren's Oscar Piastri went fastest on Friday in a second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix that was badly affected by rain at Suzuka.

Never rule out 'phenomenal' Vettel, says Mercedes boss Wolff

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said Friday that "you can never discount" Sebastian Vettel, after the four-time world champion hinted he could return to Formula One to replace Lewis Hamilton.

Sixers, Warriors boost NBA playoff hopes with key wins

Tyrese Maxey scored 37 points and Joel Embiid added 29 to ignite the Philadelphia 76ers in a 109-105 victory at Miami on Thursday and boost their NBA playoff chances.

Zhang, Kim, Yin and Ciganda share lead at LPGA Match Play

South Korea's Kim Sei-young, Spain's Carlota Ciganda and Americans Angel Yin and Rose Zhang shared the lead after Thursday's second day of stroke play at the LPGA Match Play tournament.

Stuttgart take on Dortmund with Bayern in sight

Stuttgart travel to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday just three points behind second-placed Bayern Munich with seven games remaining, chasing their best Bundesliga finish in 17 years.

Athletic aiming for seventh time lucky in Mallorca Copa final

Athletic Bilbao are the second most successful team in Copa del Rey history but they have tasted defeat in each of their last six final appearances.

Bhatia fires bogey-free 63 to seize lead at PGA Texas Open

Akshay Bhatia birdied five of the last seven holes to fire a nine-under par 63 and grab a three-stroke lead in Thursday's darkness-halted opening round of the PGA Texas Open.

Inter eyeing Milan derby title triumph as Roma host capital clash

Inter Milan travel to Udinese on Monday still with a chance of winning the Serie A title in the upcoming Milan derby, while Roma host their own colourful local rivalry with Champions League football in the balance.

Liverpool face Man Utd title test as top four battle heats up

Premier League leaders Liverpool head to Manchester United looking to move a step closer to equalling their bitter rivals' record of 20 English titles.

Mac Allister's 'wonder goal' fires Liverpool back to the top

Alexis Mac Allister fired Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League as the Argentine's "wonder goal" inspired a tense 3-1 win against lowly Sheffield United on Thursday.

Hat-trick hero Palmer fires Chelsea to last-gasp win over Man Utd

Hat-trick hero Cole Palmer scored twice deep into stoppage time on Thursday as Chelsea stunned Manchester United 4-3, all but ending United's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League.

Mac Allister's rocket fires Liverpool back to the top

Alexis Mac Allister fired Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League as the Argentine's superb strike inspired a tense 3-1 win against lowly Sheffield United on Thursday.

French Open in doubt for Nadal after Monte Carlo withdrawal

Rafael Nadal's hopes of returning to Roland Garros for a crack at a 15th French Open title suffered a major blow on Thursday when the 37-year-old Spaniard was forced to withdrew from the Monte Carlo Masters.

Athletics to play in Sacramento for three seasons

The Oakland Athletics will play at a minor-league baseball park in Sacramento for three years ahead of their planned move to Las Vegas, the MLB team said on Thursday.

Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone after 'terrible' crash in Basque Country

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard broke his collarbone and several ribs after a horror mass crash during stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday.

Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone after mass crash in Basque Country