European round-up: Winning start for Tuchel at Bayern Munich
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Union Berlin cruise past Stuttgart 3-0 to stay in the title hunt
BERLIN : Union Berlin struck three times in 17 minutes in the second half to cruise to a 3-0 victory over struggling VfB Stuttgart on Saturday, tightening their grip on third spot and staying in the mix for the Bundesliga title.
Eintracht drop more points in home draw with Bochum
Eintracht Frankfurt suffered another blow to their top-four hopes with a 1-1 home draw against VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga on Friday, extending their winless streak to seven games in all competitions.
Manchester United told to offload Jadon Sancho and replace him with surprise Premier League star
Former Manchester United defender Paul Parker believes the club should offload Jadon Sancho this summer and attempt to draft in Brighton & Hove Albion ace Kaoru Mitoma.
New Bayern coach Tuchel must hit the ground running in Der Klassiker
BERLIN : New Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel needs a successful start after joining the German champions last week with his former team, Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund, in town for Der Klassiker on Saturday.
Scotland’s Stuart Hogg to retire from rugby after World Cup
Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg has announced that he will be retiring from playing rugby after the World Cup later this year to pursue a new career as he declared that he “always wanted to finish at the top end of the game”.
Russia host Iraq in first home match since invasion of Ukraine
Russia's men's team will host their first match on home soil since November 2021 on Sunday, a friendly against Iraq in St Petersburg, having been kicked out of international competition because of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Player ratings: USMNT thumps Grenada in Nations League
The USMNT kicked off the 2026 World Cup cycle as the Yanks reconvened (the first team, at least) for the first time since the 2022 tournament in Qatar, in a 7-1 victory Grenada on Friday.