Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema wins his first Ballon d’Or
Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema has won his first Ballon d’Or.
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Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas wins women’s Ballon d’Or
England forward Beth Mead finished runner-up as Barcelona and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the second successive year.
Real Madrid are a better team, but Barcelona are improving
Spanish football vocabulary has a great word, resultadista, which criticises those whose conclusions stem purely from the result of a match rather than a wider view of the performance or ideas of a particular team, player or coach. So while Real Madrid were stronger, quicker and more clever than Barcelona during Sunday's 3-1 win in El Clasico (stream a replay on ESPN+) and unquestionably deserved their win, it is arguable that reaction to how Xavi's team performed in several key aspects has been… resultadista.
Bayern's Germany forward Sane sidelined with torn muscle
Bayern Munich's Leroy Sane tore his thigh muscle in Sunday's 5-0 home win over Freiburg, the Bundesliga club said on Monday, casting doubt over his inclusion in the Germany squad for the World Cup that kicks off next month.
Soccer-Bayern's Germany forward Sane sidelined with torn muscle
(Reuters) - Bayern Munich's Leroy Sane tore his thigh muscle in Sunday's 5-0 home win over Freiburg, the Bundesliga club said on Monday, casting doubt over his inclusion in the Germany squad for the World Cup that kicks off next month.
Denmark Open: Indian Shuttlers Up For Tough Challenge In PV Sindhu's Absence
Indian shuttlers, in the absence of an injured PV Sindhu, will be up for a tough grind as the badminton season begins with the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament in Odense on Tuesday. Sindhu is on her path to recovery after sustaining an ankle injury during her gold medal winning campaign at the Commonwealth Games. In her absence, all eyes will be on the likes of Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who won a historic bronze medal at the World Championships in Tokyo in August.
Silver medal of man who lost to Jesse Owens sells for $488K
On Saturday night, Carl Ludwig Hermann «Luz» Long's men's long jump silver medal from the 1936 Berlin Olympics sold for $488,435 with SCP Auctions — making the German's the most valuable silver medal ever sold at public auction. Long was killed in 1943 while serving in the German army.
Man City to complain to FA about controversies during & after Liverpool clash
Manchester City suffered their first loss of the Premier League season on Sunday afternoon as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Liverpool.