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Paris-Roubaix contender Wout van Aert says he's still 'suffering' from Flanders crash - ‘I could be better’

Wout van Aert says he isn’t feeling in top shape ahead of his bid for Paris-Roubaix glory on Sunday as the Belgian continues to recover from a nasty crash at the Tour of Flanders. The Jumbo-Visma rider finished fourth at last weekend's cobbled Classic and was left with a bloodied knee after going down with 141km remaining. Ad Van Aert is expected to face off with rival Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) at the hotly anticipated 120th edition of the ‘Hell of the North’ Monument in northern France.

Arteta embraces challenge of snapping Arsenal's winless run at Anfield

Arsenal will need to be brave and at their very best if they are to snap their winless run at Anfield, manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday, as the Premier League leaders look to maintain their eight-point lead over Manchester City in the title race.

Gino Rea: I want to be back trying to win races again in EWC

The fact that Rea was still in contention for an FIM Endurance World Championship top-three finish at the legendary Belgian track owed plenty to the London-born rider’s refusal to give up. His F.C.C. TSR Honda France team had been leading after 15 hours of racing, but a broken chain left Rea stranded on track and with no alternative but to push his stricken bike back to the pits, where rapid repairs ensured the recovery charge could begin from outside the top 10.

Defeat to Guinea-Bissau sinks Eagles in latest FIFA’s ranking

Super Eagles paid the big prize of losing to Guinea-Bissau in Abuja, as Nigeria suffered its worst FIFA ranking in history

Vasseur says F1 teams agreed on sprint weekend changes

Formula One's first sprint weekend of the season in Azerbaijan at the end of April will have a second qualifying session instead of final practice, with Saturday's 100km race a standalone event, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur said.

Argentina moves atop men's FIFA rankings while Canada climbs to No. 47

World Cup winner Argentina topped the latest FIFA rankings for the first time in six years while the Canadian men, boosted by CONCACAF Nations League wins over Curacao and Honduras, climbed six places to No. 47.

India Rises Five Places To 101 In Latest FIFA Rankings

The Indian men's football team on Thursday moved up five places to be at 101st spot in the FIFA rankings, riding on the wins over Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan in the recent Tri-nation tournament. The 1-0 and 2-0 wins over Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan respectively in Imphal last month ensured that India gained 8.57 rating points and five spots, up from the previous 106th spot, to be just one place away from top-100. This was the first ranking chart of the year -- the previous one was on December 22 last. India is now one place below New Zealand and one place above Kenya.

Argentina back on top of FIFA rankings after six-year gap

World champions Argentina dethroned Brazil and returned to the top of the FIFA rankings on Thursday after a six-year gap.

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Paris-Roubaix contender Wout van Aert says he's still 'suffering' from Flanders crash - ‘I could be better’

Arteta embraces challenge of snapping Arsenal's winless run at Anfield

Gino Rea: I want to be back trying to win races again in EWC

Defeat to Guinea-Bissau sinks Eagles in latest FIFA’s ranking

Vasseur says F1 teams agreed on sprint weekend changes

Argentina moves atop men's FIFA rankings while Canada climbs to No. 47

India Rises Five Places To 101 In Latest FIFA Rankings

Argentina back on top of FIFA rankings after six-year gap