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SportAFP NewsLiverpool's Mane sinks 10-man Chelsea, Son hits four in Spurs rout
Sadio Mane tormented Chelsea as the Liverpool forward struck twice after sparking Andreas Christensen's dismissal in the champions' 2-0 win, while Son Heung-min scored four as Tottenham crushed Southampton 5-2 on Sunday.
SportAFP NewsAl Hilal play Shahr Khodro despite 15 players having virus
Asian champions Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia played Iran's Shahr Khodro on Sunday despite 15 of their players testing positive for the novel coronavirus, after Asia's football body refused to postpone the game.
SportAFP NewsMane shows Liverpool still too good for 10-man Chelsea
Frank Lampard admitted Chelsea will need time to close the gap on Liverpool at the top of the Premier League after the champions laid down an early season marker with a 2-0 win on Sunday.
SportAFP NewsWerner-less Leipzig stroll to opening day win over Mainz
RB Leipzig showed no signs of missing Timo Werner on Sunday as they strolled to a comfortable 3-1 home win over hapless Mainz in their first Bundesliga game of the season.
SportAFP NewsTop seeds Halep, Pliskova to play Rome final
Top seed Simona Halep set up a final showdown with defending champion Karolina Pliskova on Sunday as the Romanian bids for her first Italian Open title on her third attempt.
SportAFP News'Strange not facing Nadal,' says Djokovic ahead of 10th Italian Open final
Rafael Nadal may have crashed out, but great rival Novak Djokovic booked his ticket to the final of the Italian Open on Sunday.
SportAFP NewsMbappe inspires PSG to victory in Nice
Kylian Mbappe returned to the starting line-up for Paris Saint-German on Sunday and scored the opener in a 3-0 win at Nice which marks another step on the road to recovery for the French champions.
SportAFP NewsDefending champion Pliskova into Italian Open final
Defending champion Karolina Pliskova eased into the final of the WTA Italian Open on Sunday to set up a meeting with top seed Simona Halep of Romania.
SportAFP NewsThiago moved to tears by Liverpool move, says Rummenigge
Thiago Alcantara was so moved by being allowed to join Liverpool that he sobbed in the arms of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge after the transfer was confirmed, the Bayern Munich CEO revealed on Sunday.
SportAFP NewsTop seeds Djokovic, Halep into Italian Open finals
Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep both advanced to the finals of the Italian Open on Sunday as fans returned to the stands at the Foro Italico for the first time this week.
SportAFP News'On fire' Son hits four as Spurs rout Saints
Jose Mourinho hailed "on fire" Son Heung-min after the South Korean destroyed Southampton with a four-goal blitz as Tottenham powered to a 5-2 victory at St Mary's on Sunday.
SportAFP NewsDjokovic into 10th Italian Open final
Top men's seed Novak Djokovic advanced to the final of the Italian Open for the 10th time on Sunday with a straight sets win over Casper Ruud.
SportAFP NewsMaupay's double fires Brighton
Neal Maupay's quick-fire double inspired Brighton's 3-0 win against Newcastle as the Seagulls claimed their first Premier League victory of the season on Sunday.
SportAFP NewsRangers' clean-sheet run ends in Hibs draw
Hibernian ruined Rangers' clean-sheet streak as the Scottish Premiership title chasers were held to a 2-2 draw on Sunday.
SportAFP NewsGuardiola says he has to earn new Man City contract
Pep Guardiola said Sunday that he needs to show he is worthy of a new contract as Manchester City manager this season despite a trophy-laden first four years in England.
SportAFP NewsSon credits Kane after South Korean's four-goal haul
Son Heung-min admitted it was "incredible" to score four goals in Tottenham's 5-2 win at Southampton on Sunday, but the modest South Korean gave all the credit for his success to team-mate Harry Kane.
SportAFP NewsOsimhen inspires Napoli at Parma as fans return to Serie A
Victor Osimhen proved decisive on his Serie A debut inspiring Napoli to a season-opening 2-0 win at Parma on Sunday, the first game in which fans were allowed to return to an Italian stadium.
SportAFP NewsAlli's Tottenham future in doubt after Southampton axe
Dele Alli's Tottenham future is in doubt after he was dropped for their Premier League match at Southampton on Sunday as Jose Mourinho claimed he has "too many players".
SportAFP NewsVan de Beek slams 'slow' Man Utd after Palace defeat
Donny van de Beek slammed Manchester United for playing too "slowly" in their "really bad" defeat against Crystal Palace.
SportAFP NewsLeicester sign Roma winger Under on loan
Leicester signed Turkey winger Cengiz Under on a season-long loan from Roma on Sunday.
SportAFP NewsTottenham bank on Bale homecoming to arrest slide
Tottenham have gambled on the homecoming of Gareth Bale as the shot in the arm they badly need to arrest an alarming slide in the 15 months since reaching their first Champions League final.
SportAFP NewsGuardiola must rise to challenge as Man City chase Liverpool
Pep Guardiola faces a stern test of his managerial philosophy as the Manchester City boss aims to overhaul Premier League champions Liverpool this season.
SportAFP News'I know how to fix it:' Nadal stunned in Rome before French Open title defence
Rafael Nadal warned he knew how to fix his errors before his French Open title defence after crashing in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters on Saturday, the final warm-up before Roland Garros.
SportAFP NewsNadal crashes out, Djokovic battles into Italian Open semi-finals
Clay court king Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open on Saturday, falling to a straight sets defeat to Argentine Diego Schwartzman in a tournament the Spaniard had won nine times.
SportAFP NewsReturning Nadal crashes to Italian Open quarter-final defeat
Nine-time winner Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open in Saturday's quarter-finals to Argentine Diego Schwartzman.
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