Club World Cup stunner! Champions League winner PSG loses to Brazil's Botafogo
Botafogo stunned Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 on Thursday night in each club's second match of the Club World Cup.
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PSG go from European glory to Club World Cup woe
MIAMI :European champions Paris St Germain arrived at the Club World Cup aiming to be crowned kings of the global game but defeat by Botafogo on Thursday showed the tournament will be a true test of their mettle and not just a celebratory lap of honour.
Liverpool's Salah, Mac Allister among six nominees for PFA Players' Player of the Year
Premier League 2024-25 top scorer Mohamed Salah has been nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year award, along with Liverpool teammate Alexis Mac Allister.
No. 1 tennis player Jannik Sinner featured on Andrea Bocelli’s new single
ROME: Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner is featured on Andrea Bocelli’s new single, “Dust and Glory” that was released Friday. The song, which blends Italian and English, mixes Bocelli’s vocals with spoken verses from Sinner. It’s a tribute to the struggle and beauty of life’s journey, and “the fine line that turns dust into glory.” There’s also an accompanying four-minute music video featuring private footage from the childhoods of both Italian stars, with current scenes filmed at Bocelli’s home in Tuscany. “Talent doesn’t exist; it has to be earned,” Sinner says in the recording. “Sharing this journey with Jannik was fascinating,” Bocelli said. “We’re from different worlds but close in commitment and discipline in the constant search for authenticity and beauty.
England chooses to bowl first against India in test series opener at Headingley
LEEDS: England chose to bowl first against India in the test series opener at Headingley on Friday. Both teams would have picked to field first. The last six test winners in Leeds bowled first. The pitch has a green tinge and the weather is sunny and humid, the temperature topping out at 29 degrees on days one and two. India, under new skipper Shubman Gill, has chosen to debut top-order batter Sai Sudharsan, give middle-order bat Karun Nair his first test in eight years.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah among nominees for PFA Player of the Year award
LONDON: Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was among six players nominated for the Professional Footballers’ Association Men’s Player of the Year award on Friday.
Botafogo and Inter Miami end European dominance at Club World Cup
PHILADELPHIA :Thirteen years of European dominance in intercontinental club football came to an end on Thursday as U.S. side Inter Miami defeated Porto 2-1 and Brazilians Botafogo beat Champions League winners Paris St Germain 1-0 at the revamped Club World Cup.
Bayern's Kompany cautious of 'dangerous' Club World Cup rivals Boca
Bayern Munich strolled to a 10-0 win over Auckland City in their Club World Cup opener but there will be no room for complacency when they face Argentina's Boca Juniors in their second Group C match, the German club's coach Vincent Kompany said on Thursday.