Barca, Bayern book knockout berths in Women's Champions League
PARIS: Barcelona and Bayern Munich both cruised to comfortable wins on Thursday to book their tickets for the knockout stage of the Women’s Champions League.
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Pablo Mari back in training two months after stabbing incident
Spanish defender Pablo Mari has returned to training at Serie A side Monza, two months after undergoing surgery having been stabbed in an attack in an Italian supermarket that left one man dead.
Rookies top MotoGP 2022 crash list
While MotoGP rookie Darryn Binder endured the most trips through the gravel in 2022, Britain’s Jake Dixon made the Moto2 hit list in joint third.
Wiffen sets European record in 800m freestyle
Daniel Wiffen produced one of the most noteworthy swims ever by an Irish competitor after he set a European record in the 800 metres freestyle at the Irish National Winter Championships in Dublin.
Kriechmayr edges Odermatt in shortened Val Gardena downhill, Canada's Crawford finishes 7th
A double world champion two seasons ago. The winner in Wengen last winter. Now, Vincent Kriechmayr has added victory in the classic Val Gardena downhill to his growing list of career accomplishments.
Mari back in training after stabbing
Spanish defender Pablo Mari has returned to training at Serie A side Monza, two months after undergoing surgery having been stabbed in an attack in an Italian supermarket that left one man dead.
Formidable France in familiar territory in World Cup final
DOHA: The inspirational leadership of Didier Deschamps and a deep pool of talent have turned France into the most formidable force in international football as they prepare to face Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final. France arrived in Qatar aiming to defy the fate of many recent holders, even as a flood of injuries threatened to derail their title defense. The reigning champions had been knocked out in the group stage in four of the past five tournaments, including France themselves in 2002. But Deschamps’ side have, in his own words, “reversed the trend” and after beating Morocco 2-0 in the last four on Wednesday, they have the chance to make history in the final at Lusail Stadium. No team have retained the trophy since Brazil in 1962, while no reigning champions had even made the final since the Brazilians in 1998. That team lost in Paris to a France side captained by Deschamps, who has been there for almost all of his country’s finest moments at major tournaments over a generation. After leading them to glory four years ago, he can become the first coach to win two World Cups since Italy’s Vittorio Pozzo in the 1930s. “Deschamps has been to three finals now, and he wins them,” French President Emmanuel Macron said after making a flying visit to Qatar for the semifinal. “Things always come in threes. Didier Deschamps brings luck as well as talent, so we are going to win it and bring the trophy home.”
AC Milan score richer sponsorship deal with Emirates
MILAN : Italian soccer champions AC Milan have extended a long-standing sponsorship deal with Emirates, the Serie A club and the airline said in a joint statement on Thursday.