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Benzema hat-trick sees Real Madrid knock PSG out of Champions League

MADRID: Real Madrid pulled off one of the great Champions League comebacks on Wednesday as Karim Benzema scored a breath-taking hat-trick to upstage Kylian Mbappe and dump Paris Saint-Germain out in the last 16. Madrid were set to be the latest victims of another Mbappe masterclass at the Santiago Bernabeu after the 23-year-old ran them ragged for the best part of an hour and fired in to put PSG 1-0 up on the night, 2-0 ahead on aggregate.

Portugal says sanctions against Abramovich don't apply outside UK

Portugal said on Thursday that sanctions imposed by Britain on billionaire Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich, a Portuguese citizen since last year, did not apply outside the United Kingdom due to its exit from the European Union. In a statement sent to Reuters, the justice ministry also said EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine do not include scrapping someone's citizenship.

Chelsea sponsor Three suspends deal with club, removing logo from shirts and around Stamford Bridge

Chelsea Football Club’s deal with Three UK has been suspended and the company will not be displaying their logo on the club’s shirts or around Stamford Bridge.

Haas denied Sunday F1 test outing to make up for air freight delays

MANAMA : The Haas Formula One outfit have been denied permission to test on Sunday and will instead have to run longer hours over the three days of the final pre-season test in Bahrain to make up for lost time, team boss Guenther Steiner said on Thursday.

Chelsea heavily impacted as UK sanctions, freezes assets of Roman Abramovich

The potential sale of Chelsea has been thrown into uncertainty, as owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government and his assets, including Chelsea Football Club, have been frozen.

UK says Chelsea can keep playing after Abramovich sanction, sale halted

LONDON: Britain's government said on Thursday (Mar 10) it would enable football club Chelsea to continue playing matches after it imposed sanctions on its owner, Roman Abramovich, halting his plan to sell the English Premier League side.

Explained: What does the sanctioning of Roman Abramovich mean for Chelsea?

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government on Thursday, putting the Stamford Bridge club’s future into doubt.

'It's uncomfortable' - Pep expresses sympathy with Thomas Tuchel amid Abramovich sanctions

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has expressed sympathy with his Chelsea counterpart Thomas Tuchel after the London club's Russian owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK Government. The action, part of the government's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, means that the oligarch's assets, including Chelsea, have been frozen. The club can continue to operate under a special licence but restrictions imposed include a ban on selling tickets, while the government remains "open" to the sale of the Blues. The threat of sanctions had been widely speculated about over the past fortnight and, as he holds press conferences before games, Tuchel had often found himself as a de facto spokesperson for the club on the matter.

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Benzema hat-trick sees Real Madrid knock PSG out of Champions League

Portugal says sanctions against Abramovich don't apply outside UK

Chelsea sponsor Three suspends deal with club, removing logo from shirts and around Stamford Bridge

Haas denied Sunday F1 test outing to make up for air freight delays

Chelsea heavily impacted as UK sanctions, freezes assets of Roman Abramovich

UK says Chelsea can keep playing after Abramovich sanction, sale halted

Explained: What does the sanctioning of Roman Abramovich mean for Chelsea?

'It's uncomfortable' - Pep expresses sympathy with Thomas Tuchel amid Abramovich sanctions