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Defending Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon take perfect records into 4th round

PARIS: Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon are the only sides to have won all their games heading into the fourth round of matches in Ligue 1. Not many observers would have expected Lyon to start this well, having avoided relegation to the second tier for financial irregularities after a successful appeal and being obliged to sell key players to balance the books. Veteran striker Olivier Giroud’s Lille side is the only other unbeaten side so far.

Turki Alalshikh attends exhibitions and workouts for Canelo-Crawford Fight Week

LAS VEGAS: Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and president of the Saudi Arabian Boxing Federation, attended on Wednesday exhibition bouts and public workouts as a part of the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Terence “Bud” Crawford fight week.

‘Not on my level’: Usman Nurmagomedov says Paul Hughes does not deserve rematch

DUBAI: Back in January, PFL lightweight world champion Usman Nurmagomedov and top contender Paul Hughes put on a five-round instant classic that many hailed as a contender for fight of the year.

Germany rallies to beat Doncic’s Slovenia 99-91 and set up EuroBasket semifinal with Finland

RIGA, Latvia: Luka Dončić’s 39 points were not enough for Slovenia as it lost 99-91 to Germany in a thrilling EuroBasket quarterfinal on Wednesday. Orlando Magic guard Franz Wagner scored 23 points and captain Dennis Schröder added 20 points and 7 assists for Germany, which will face Finland in the semifinals on Friday. Germany guard Andreas Obst’s 3-pointer capped a 12-0 run to put the World Cup champions ahead 77-74 early in the fourth quarter. Slovenia took the lead 86-85 on a Dončić 3-pointer with 4:12 to go before Schröder sank his only 3-pointer — he missed eight other attempts — to make it 88-86, and Germany closed it out from there. Dončić was assessed a technical foul early on and had 22 points as Slovenia led 51-45 at halftime. He picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter yet kept on scoring, although he appeared inhibited at times by the prospect of fouling out with a fifth foul. The Los Angeles Lakers star — five of 16 from 3-point range — had his fifth game of the tournament with at least 30 points scored.

Lyles will deliver sprint show — but not everyone will like it

TOKYO: Noah Lyles revels in being a showman but the antics the Olympic 100 meters champion do on occasion upset rivals and officials. They will watch closely to see how the American behaves as he defends his 100m and 200m world titles in Tokyo.

Vuelta cuts short time trial stage over safety concerns

The Vuelta a Espana has decided to shorten Thursday's individual time trial stage in an effort to avoid further disruptions to the race by pro-Palestinian protesters, organisers said on Wednesday.

Fan detained after racially insulting Kylian Mbappé during Spanish league game

MADRID: Spanish police have detained a fan accused of racially insulting Kylian Mbappé during a Spanish league game last month. Police said Wednesday that the fan was taken into custody after being identified during an investigation launched following an official complaint by the Spanish league. Police said the fan, who was not publicly identified, was accused of making monkey gestures and sounds toward Real Madrid star. The insults came late in the first half of Madrid’s 3-0 victory at Oviedo on Aug.

European World Cup qualifying: Spain reigns, Tuchel’s England emerges and Mbappé keeps France steady

GENEVA: Spain still looks the best team in Europe, England finally put on a show in World Cup qualifying, and France got back-to-back wins while almost dropping points despite Kylian Mbappé’s goals. Every European team have now begun their qualifying group, and it was a good week for 40-year-old greats Cristiano Ronaldo, in Portugal’s fast start, and Luka Modrić, with Croatia leading its group. Erling Haaland’s five-goal haul in Norway’s 11-1 beating of Moldova pushed Italy closer to the playoffs in a group where goal difference could be decisive. Italy had perhaps the strangest week in their quest to avoid missing a third straight World Cup. The four-time champion earned six points and scored 10 goals yet ended with new coach Gennaro Gattuso filmed aiming expletives at an Israel player on the field after a wild 5-4 win. Germany also could risk ending up in the playoffs next March after stumbling to an opening 2-0 loss at Slovakia. It was a first-ever German loss on the road in World Cup qualifying. Slovakia might yet regret winning only 1-0 at Luxembourg from a 90th-minute goal.

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Defending Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon take perfect records into 4th round

Turki Alalshikh attends exhibitions and workouts for Canelo-Crawford Fight Week

‘Not on my level’: Usman Nurmagomedov says Paul Hughes does not deserve rematch

Germany rallies to beat Doncic’s Slovenia 99-91 and set up EuroBasket semifinal with Finland

Lyles will deliver sprint show — but not everyone will like it

Vuelta cuts short time trial stage over safety concerns

Fan detained after racially insulting Kylian Mbappé during Spanish league game

European World Cup qualifying: Spain reigns, Tuchel’s England emerges and Mbappé keeps France steady