Brugge bounce back to beat Sporting 2-1
BRUGES, Belgium : Club Brugge bounced back from conceding after three minutes to beat Sporting 2-1 on Tuesday in a major boost to their hopes of advancing to the next stage of the Champions League.
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Carreras and Matera back for Argentina as they prepare to face Ireland
BUENOS AIRES : Argentina have recalled veteran loose forward Pablo Matera from suspension and added flyhalf Santiago Carreras to their squad for their remaining November tests after they beat Italy in Udine on Saturday.
Injured Belgian fullback Meunier to stay behind for medical tests
BRUSSELS : Injured fullback Thomas Meunier will not travel with Belgium when they leave for the European Championship on Wednesday but will stay behind to continue treatment on a hamstring injury, the Belgian football association said on Sunday.
Haller seals 2-1 Cup of Nations final win for Ivory Coast over Nigeria
ABIDJAN : Sebastien Haller scored the winning goal nine minutes from the end as hosts Ivory Coast came from behind to claim a third Africa Cup of Nations title with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in the final at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan on Sunday.
Alpine skiing-Bennett clinches narrow win in downhill race
VAL GARDENA, Italy : American Bryce Bennett narrowly won the first men's downhill World Cup race of the season by defeating Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde by a slim margin in the Dolomites on Thursday.
Surprise win gives Antwerp first points of Champions League campaign
ANTWERP, Belgium : Royal Antwerp won a first Champions League game on Wednesday with a surprise 3-2 home victory over Barcelona, securing their first points in Group H although it was not enough for them continue in this season’s European club competition.
South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns win Africa's new super league
PRETORIA : South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns won the inaugural African Football League on Sunday, beating Wydad Casablanca of Morocco 2-0 in the second leg of the final at Loftus Versfeld.