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Chelsea manager Graham Potter said on Friday the lure of taking charge at Stamford Bridge was too strong to resist as he prepares to return to Brighton this weekend.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said on Friday he believes the upcoming World Cup is in players' minds as they try to avoid injury amidst a congested schedule for their clubs.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes Cristiano Ronaldo is still capable of scoring over 20 goals a season despite limiting the 37-year-old's game time so far this season.
Liverpool have only seen a glimpse of what Darwin Nunez is capable of, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Friday, as he seeks to maximise the potential of the 23-year-old striker.
Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann said on Friday he does not know when captain Manuel Neuer will return from a shoulder injury, as the goalkeeper's World Cup prospects appear in serious doubt.
Cricket's Twenty20 World Cup is in danger of being diminished by bad weather after more rain forced the abandonment of both matches in Melbourne on Friday including an Australia-England blockbuster.
Napoli host Sassuolo on Saturday as the leaders of an Italian revival in Europe and hoping to extend their club-record winning streak of 12 matches.
A highly anticipated clash between Australia and England at the Twenty20 World Cup was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain on Friday in Melbourne, leaving their group wide open.
A highly anticipated clash between Australia and England at the Twenty20 World Cup was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain on Friday in Melbourne, leaving their group wide open.
There are no plans for Prince William to go to Qatar to watch the World Cup next month, a source said Friday, as the Gulf state faces intense scrutiny of its rights record.
World champions South Africa will play Ireland, France, Italy and England in November without a specialist Test fly-half, with utility back Damian Willemse set to fill the gap.
The World Anti-Doping Agency will take the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) if it does not speed up its doping investigation into figure skater Kamila Valieva, WADA president Witold Banka said.
Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie expressed frustration after rain denied his giant-killers a crack at another famous win at the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday.
Zimbabwe's stunning defeat of Pakistan at cricket's T20 World Cup gave them sweet revenge in a light-hearted feud over a Mr. Bean impersonator that went right to the top of both countries.
Afghanistan suffered their second washout of the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday when their clash with Ireland was abandoned without a ball being bowled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Pakistan batsman Shan Masood warned that his "demoralised" side must pick themselves up quickly and keep believing if they are to salvage their fading Twenty20 World Cup dreams.
The Baltimore Ravens ran riot as they rallied to a 27-22 win to hand Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a third straight NFL defeat on Thursday.
Australia head into their European tour opener against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday with coach Dave Rennie urging the Wallabies to be "far more clinical" than in last year's corresponding fixture.
Eintracht Frankfurt host Borussia Dortmund in Saturday's Bundesliga highlight, with both teams enjoying an improvement in form after difficult moments this season.
Xavi Hernandez and Gennaro Gattuso were World Cup winning midfielders with differing styles in their playing days, but the coaches of Barcelona and Valencia meet in La Liga this weekend in similarly uncomfortable situations.
Newcastle's expected threat to the Premier League's traditional top six has arrived ahead of schedule with the Mapgies well in the running for a place in next season's Champions League.
Samoan back-rower Abraham Papali'i said Brive are fully aware of "tricky" Finn Russell's ability before facing Racing 92 in the French Top 14 on Saturday.
Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium will host the final of next year's CONCACAF Gold Cup, the regional football body said on Thursday.
Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker says the first World Series since 1950 without a US-born Black player "looks bad" but is counting upon a new generation to restore baseball diversity.
A new mixed teams event, the United Cup, will open the 2023 tennis season in Australia, with US$15 million in prizemoney and rankings points at stake, the ATP and WTA said on Friday.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his first Manchester United appearance since his refusal to come on as a substitute last week in a 3-0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League on Thursday.
Philadelphia pitcher Aaron Nola, who baffled Houston's formidable batting lineup in a playoff-clinching victory, walks back onto the same mound Friday for the opening game of the World Series.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his first Manchester United appearance since his refusal to come on as a substitute last week in a 3-0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League on Thursday.
Lewis Hamilton has said he hopes to sign a new multi-year contract with Mercedes and continue racing in Formula One into his forties.
Reigning NBA champion Golden State topped the list of most valuable NBA franchises released on Thursday by Forbes magazine, the Warriors coming in at $7 billion to dethrone the New York Knicks.
India's Arjun Atwal, idled while grieving his father's death, returned to competition by firing an eight-under-par 63, one off the lead in Thursday's opening round of the PGA Bermuda Championship.
Former United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the PGA Tour "blew a great opportunity" by not making a deal with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.