FIFA flies Swedish flag at half-mast to mourn Eriksson
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has flown the Swedish flag at half-mast to mourn the late Sven Göran Eriksson.
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Kane helps Bayern to win at Wolfsburg on Kompany debut
Harry Kane helped drag Bayern Munich to a come-from-behind 3-2 win at Wolfsburg on Sunday in new manager Vincent Kompany’s Bundesliga debut.
AFN hopeful as Nigeria’s junior athletes seek glory in Peru
After a near-disastrous outing at Tokyo Olympics three years ago, Nigeria’s junior athletes brought relief to the country by putting up outstanding performances at the World U-20 Athletics Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. The country placed third overall for the first time in history at the championships just a few months after the Games.
Three talking points from the Premier League
Arsenal underlined their determination to finally win the Premier League title with a gritty victory at Aston Villa.
Mayweather dominates Gotti in Mexico City exhibition fight
Former world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather outmatched John Gotti III, the grandson of the late New York crime boss, in an exhibition fight Saturday that left the Mexico City crowd unimpressed.
Jackie Chan to carry torch ahead of Paralympic opening ceremony
Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan was named on Sunday as one of the torchbearers in the lead-up to the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris.
Djokovic eyes Slam record in US Open defense, Sinner under cloud
Novak Djokovic, fueled by an emotional Olympic triumph, has new Grand Slam records in his sights at the US Open, where title rival Jannik Sinner hopes to shake off a doping controversy’
Madueke’s hat-trick silences boos as Chelsea rout Wolves
• Newcastle hold Bournemouth to 1-1 draw