Euro round-up: Kylian Mbappe breaks Paris Saint-Germain scoring record
Kylian Mbappe became Paris St Germain's all-time leading scorer with his 201st goal in Saturday’s 4-2 Ligue 1 victory over Nantes.
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Stuttgart Vs Bayern Munich: Die Roten Menang Tipis
Bayern Munich terus menjaga persaingan dengan Borussia Dortmund di papan atas Bundesliga. Die Roten baru saja mengalahkan VFB Stuttgart 2-1.
Barca the hardest club in the world to manage — Xavi
BARCELONA: La Liga leaders Barcelona are the hardest club in the world to manage due to their critics always being ready to snipe at them even after big wins, coach Xavi Hernandez said Saturday. Barcelona beat Real Madrid 1-0 in the Copa del Rey semifinal first leg on Thursday at the Santiago Bernabeu, but were criticized for only having 34 percent possession. Xavi said the demands on his team to play good football as well as winning games and lifting trophies meant his job was trickier than any other in the game.
Terzic 'very satisfied' as Dortmund beat Leipzig to go three points clear in Bundesliga
Edin Terzic declared himself "very satisfied" as first-half goals from Marco Reus and Emre Can sent Borussia Dortmund three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Friday with a 2-1 home win over title rivals RB Leipzig.
European round-up: Serie A leaders Napoli lose to Lazio
Runaway Serie A leaders Napoli suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat by Lazio.
Vaughan denies racism as Rafiq accused of being ready to play ‘race card’
LONDON: Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan told a hearing into accusations of racism at Yorkshire on Friday it was “inconceivable” he would make the comment attributed to him by Azeem Rafiq as his former county team-mate was accused of being ready to play the “race card.”Vaughan and a number of other former players at the county cricket club face charges related to the use of racially discriminatory language.Pakistan-born Rafiq, 32, first went public with allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020, related to his two spells at Yorkshire.Rafiq alleged Vaughan told him and three other Yorkshire players of Asian origin “there’s too many of you lot, we need to do something about it,” before a 2009 Twenty20 match between Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) lawyer Jane Mulcahy asked Vaughan at the ongoing Cricket Discipline Commission hearing in London whether the words “there’s too many of you lot” were “totally unacceptable” as well as “racist and discriminatory.”“Absolutely,” said Vaughan, 48, who in his witness statement said: “I consider it to be inconceivable that I would use the words contained in the allegation.”Rafiq’s conduct, however, was also called into question later Friday when Matthew Wood, a former personal development manager at the Professional Cricketers’ Association and an ex-Yorkshire cricketer, said in a witness statement: “In my dealings with Azeem, I was aware of two occasions in which he (directly or indirectly) acknowledged that he would be prepared to use the ‘race card’.“By that, I understood Azeem to mean that he would make, or allude to, an allegation of racism in bad faith in order to gain an advantage.”Wood’s statement also
Paris Olympics sports bodies seek IOC clarity on Russia
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Ongoing uncertainty about letting Russian athletes try to qualify for the Paris Olympics affects “less than half” of its 32 sports, the umbrella group of Summer Games governing bodies said on Friday. Those sports have an urgent need for more clarity from the International Olympic Committee with qualification events pending less than 17 months before the opening ceremony in Paris. Most sports bodies are still imposing a year-old ban on Russia and its military ally Belarus because of their war in Ukraine — a ban recommended by the IOC citing the security of athletes before shifting its position as Paris nears.
Saudi Arabia begin defense of AFC U20 Asian Cup with victory over Kyrgyzstan
TASHKENT: Saudi Arabia started their defence of the AFC U20 Asian Cup on Friday with a 1-0 win over Kyrgyzstan to go second in Group D, behind Japan on goals scored.