Ronaldo helps Al-Nassr into King Salman Club Cup quarters, Al-Shabab progress
RIYADH: Saudi clubs Al-Shabab and Al-Nassr on Thursday reached the quarterfinals of the King Salman Club Cup.
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Derry's European odyssey continues after draw in Finland
(Derry City win 5-4 on aggregate)
It’s a real honour – NFL great Tom Brady becomes minority owner at Birmingham
Former NFL star Tom Brady has become a minority owner of Sky Bet Championship club Birmingham.
Huge crowd turns out to welcome home Ireland's World Cup squad
Thousands of fans turned out to welcome home the Republic of Ireland squad following their historic World Cup appearance.
Football rumours: Manchester United enter race to sign Southampton’s Romeo Lavia
Manchester United have joined Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool in the race for Belgian midfielder Romeo Lavia, according to the Independent. Liverpool had their bid rejected by Southampton and United look like they will swoop in to try and lure the 19-year-old to the club.
Transfers: Chelsea sign Brighton keeper Robert Sanchez
Chelsea have agreed a £25million (€29m) deal with Brighton for goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.
German coach pleads for time after 'historically poor' World Cup
Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg asked for time to analyse the reasons behind her team's shock departure from the Women's World Cup after Thursday's 1-1 draw with South Korea saw the twice champions make a group stage exit for the first time. The draw meant the Germans, who needed to win at Brisbane's Lang Park to be sure of progressing, finished third in Group H behind winners Colombia and surprise qualifiers Morocco after the African side picked up a 1-0 win in Perth. Germany, winners of the title in 2003 and 2007, had never gone out earlier than the quarter-finals in their eight previous appearances at the tournament, but now join Brazil and Canada among the fancied nations to be going home early.