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SportAFP NewsPorto, Sporting battle to goalless draw in Portugal
Portuguese league leaders Sporting Lisbon extended their unbeaten run this season after grinding out a scrappy 0-0 draw at defending champions Porto on Saturday.
SportAFP NewsMiami ready for big-name signings - Beckham
David Beckham says Inter Miami are ready to make big-name signings as they prepare for their second season in Major League Soccer under new coach Phil Neville.
SportAFP NewsRonaldo scores as Juventus held in Verona
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 19th goal this campaign but champions Juventus had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Hellas Verona in Serie A on Saturday.
NewsAFP NewsUS soccer scraps 'no kneel' anthem policy after vote
United States Soccer formally scrapped a controversial policy banning players from kneeling during the national anthem on Saturday following a vote of members at the federation's annual meeting.
SportAFP NewsLast-gasp winner caps fightback as Leipzig keep pace with Bayern
A last-gasp Alexander Sorloth goal sealed RB Leipzig's dramatic 3-2 comeback win at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday and kept them in the thick of the Bundesliga title race.
SportAFP NewsImmobile penalty miss as Lazio fall at Bologna
Lazio's European ambitions took a knock on Saturday with a 2-0 defeat at Bologna in Serie A, days after losing to Bayern Munich in the Champions League
SportAFP NewsMbappe on target twice in PSG cruise
Kylian Mbappe scored twice to take his tally to 18 goals in Ligue 1 this season as Paris Saint-Germain eased to a 4-0 victory at bottom club Dijon on Saturday to keep the pressure on leaders Lille in the title race.
SportAFP NewsCeltic make winning start to life without Lennon
Celtic caretaker manager John Kennedy got off to a winning start as Odsonne Edouard's early goal was enough to see off toothless Aberdeen 1-0 on Saturday.
SportAFP NewsBarcelona brush aside Sevilla to reignite La Liga hopes
Barcelona reignited their title hopes after Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele scored in a 2-0 victory over Sevilla on Saturday to put them two points behind Atletico Madrid.
SportAFP NewsMan City stride clear, Brighton pay the penalty amid refereeing chaos
Manchester City's centre-backs Ruben Dias and John Stones both struck as the Premier League leaders beat West Ham 2-1 on Saturday, while West Brom enlivened the battle to beat the drop with a controversial 1-0 win over Brighton in which the Seagulls missed two penalties.
SportAFP NewsGuardiola ranks Man City's record run as one of his greatest feats
Pep Guardiola rates Manchester City's 20-game winning run as one of the greatest achievements of his glittering career.
SportAFP NewsLewandowski, Gnabry net twice as Bayern go five points clear
Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry both scored twice as Bayern Munich romped to a 5-1 win at home to Cologne on Saturday to open up a five-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga.
SportAFP NewsStones sends Man City 13 points clear
Manchester City moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League as John Stones sealed a 2-1 win against West Ham that made it 20 successive victories in all competitions for the leaders.
SportAFP NewsPopyrin crushes Cilic's Singapore title hopes
Australia's Alexei Popyrin took out third seed Marin Cilic in an absorbing contest at the Singapore Tennis Open on Saturday, prevailing 7-6 (5),7-6 (2) over the Croat to make it to his first ATP Tour final.
SportAssociated PressFrench Open winner Swiatek beats Bencic in Adelaide final
French Open champion Iga Swiatek beat Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Adelaide International at Memorial Drive. Swiatek seized momentum midway through the first set. Leading 3-2, she broke Bencic’s serve when the Swiss player double-faulted three times.
SportAFP NewsBale 'happier than ever', says Mourinho
Jose Mourinho claims Gareth Bale is "happier than ever" as the Tottenham forward tries to salvage his troubled second spell at the Premier League club.
SportAFP NewsTuchel reveals Man Utd defeat left him in a 'dark place'
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed he was left in a "dark place" after Manchester United knocked Paris Saint Germain out of the Champions League during his time in charge of the French club.
SportAFP NewsFrankfurt's 11-match unbeaten run ended by Bremen
Eintracht Frankfurt's 11-match unbeaten run came to an end on Friday, a 2-1 defeat at Werder Bremen coming just a week after they had stunned Bayern Munich.
SportAFP NewsBack injury thwarts Nadal's planned Acapulco return
Rafael Nadal said Friday he will not play in the Acapulco ATP tournament in March because of a back injury which also caused his withdrawal from next week's Rotterdam event.
SportAFP NewsJorge Sampaoli named as new coach of French crisis club Marseille
Marseille have appointed Jorge Sampaoli as their new coach, the troubled French club's American owner Frank McCourt announced in a statement on Friday.
SportAFP NewsUS investors bet on 'sleeping giant' Serie A's return to glory days
Parma and Spezia have become the most recent Italian clubs to pass into US ownership with more than a quarter of Serie A outfits now in the hands of north American owners.
SportAFP NewsWolves boss Nuno 'confident' Jimenez will return this season
Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo is "totally confident" Mexico striker Raul Jimenez will be back from his fractured skull before the end of this season.
SportAFP NewsGuardiola admires 'Buddha-like' calm of Moyes, Ancelotti
Manchester City's 19-game winning run in all competitions makes Pep Guardiola the envy of every other Premier League boss but the Catalan has spoken of his admiration for West Ham's David Moyes.
SportAFP NewsMourinho says pressure at Spurs 'like oxygen'
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho said Friday that being under pressure was "like oxygen" for him as he seeks to turn around the club's terrible Premier League form.
SportAFP NewsSolskjaer wary of Chelsea challenge in battle for top four
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes the race for the Premier League top four will go down to the wire as Manchester United prepare to face Thomas Tuchel's revitalised Chelsea on Sunday.
