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Brave Bodo/Glimt snatch 2-2 draw with Slavia Prague in Champions League debut

PRAGUE: Norway’s Bodo/Glimt pulled off a sensational comeback to draw 2-2 away to Slavia Prague in their first ever Champions League group game on Wednesday, with substitute Sondre Brunstad Fet netting the 90th-minute equalizer. Having built a reputation in Europe for devil-may-care football no matter who they face, the club from inside the Arctic Circle did not disappoint, putting in a battling performance that could easily have finished 5-5. The Norwegians, who made a remarkable run to the semifinals of last season’s Europa League where they lost to English side Tottenham Hotspur, started well but were punished in the 23rd minute when fullback Youssoupha Mbodji ghosted in at the back post to tap home Lukas Provod’s pass. The step up in class to the Champions League proved tough for Kjetil Knutsen’s side.

Canada pick unchanged team to take on New Zealand in semi-final

BRISTOL, England :Canada on Wednesday named an unchanged team for their Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final against defending champions New Zealand at Ashton Gate on Friday, looking for consistency to take them to a first final since 2014.

Rugby World Cup final spot on the line when Canadian women face New Zealand

Canada coach Kevin Rouet has named an unchanged side for Friday's semifinal showdown with defending champion New Zealand at the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.

Lyles and Gout Gout advance to world 200m semifinals

TOKYO: Noah Lyles’ bid to match Usain Bolt’s record of four consecutive world 200 meters titles got off to a steady start as the American safely negotiated his heat on Wednesday. Lyles claimed bronze in Sunday’s 100m in Tokyo and immediately turning his attention to the 200m, which he called his “bread and butter.” The American, who tops the 2025 world list with the 19.63sec he set at the US trials, won his heat in 19.99sec to lead a clutch of favorites through to Thursday’s semifinals, with the final scheduled for Friday. “The body is feeling good and definitely waking up,” said Lyles. “The goal here was to blast through the first 100m and I got that done. Zharnel (Hughes) was showing he was ready to run, too. “I knew I had the race under control and decided not to push too much because I still have two more runs. When I get to the final I don’t know. I guess we will have to see.” Australia’s 17-year-old sensation Gout Gout also went through, clocking 20.23sec in his senior international debut to finish third in his heat won by Jamaican Bryan Levell in an impressive 19.84sec.

Kiwis lose flanker Miller for World Cup semi-final

Defending champions New Zealand will have to do without key loose forward Jorja Miller in their Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final against Canada on Friday.

Tim Weah Makes USMNT History With a Champions League Goal at Real Madrid

U.S. men's national team forward Tim Weah 's goal wasn't enough for Marseille as the French club lost 2-1 to Real Madrid in Champions League action.

Italy and Spain on collision course in Davis Cup Final 8

Reigning champions Italy will face Austria in the Davis Cup quarter-finals while seconds seeds Germany take on Argentina after the Final 8 draw was held in Bologna on Wednesday.

French cyclist jailed until October in Russia’s Far East: state media

Sofiane Sehili was arrested after crossing the Russian border with China illegally while attempting to break the record for the fastest endurance cycleCiting the court’s press service, it did not say what Sehili had been charged withMOSCOW: A French cyclist detained after trying to enter Russia’s Far East will be held in jail until at least next month, Russian state media reported Wednesday, citing a local court.French media reported that Sofiane Sehili was arrested after crossing the Russian border with China illegally while attempting to break the record for the fastest endurance cycle from Lisbon to Vladivostok.The RIA Novosti news agency reported that a court in Russia’s Primorye region had ordered him held in pre-trial detention until October 4.Citing the court’s press service, it did not say what Sehili had been charged with.It said the hearing took place at the start of September, but was reported by Russian officials only on Wednesday.A member of a government-linked prison monitoring body who visited Sehili in jail told AFP the cyclist had a Russian e-visa but had “tried to cross the border on foot at a checkpoint only accessible for Russian and Chinese citizens.”“Then he went to another crossing, where it is forbidden to cross on bike, you need to go on train or bus,” Vladimir Naidin from the Primorye region’s public monitoring commission told AFP via telephone.He said Sehili was in good health but was struggling to communicate with officials in the prison facility given the language barrier.He was being held in a cell with another inmate.“We are monitoring everything closely and are treating him the same way we would any Russian citizen,” Sehili said.

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Brave Bodo/Glimt snatch 2-2 draw with Slavia Prague in Champions League debut

Canada pick unchanged team to take on New Zealand in semi-final

Rugby World Cup final spot on the line when Canadian women face New Zealand

Lyles and Gout Gout advance to world 200m semifinals

Kiwis lose flanker Miller for World Cup semi-final

Tim Weah Makes USMNT History With a Champions League Goal at Real Madrid

Italy and Spain on collision course in Davis Cup Final 8

French cyclist jailed until October in Russia’s Far East: state media