When Manchester City loanee Gavin Bazunu saved Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half penalty to deny the Manchester United forward a record 110th international goal for Portugal, the headlines wrote themselves.
Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out of France's World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Finland after sustaining a calf injury in Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Bosnia, the French federation said on Thursday.
Lionel Messi is fit enough to play in Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers this week in spite of having played less than half an hour this season for his new club Paris St Germain, coach Lionel Scaloni said on Wednesday.
Kimi Raikkonen, the Finnish 'Iceman' who won the 2007 Formula One world championship for Ferrari, announced on Wednesday that he would retire at the end of the season after a record run in the sport.
Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane has said he does not believe the transfer saga surrounding a potential move to Premier League champions Manchester City has harmed his reputation.
German Alexander Zverev got his bid for a maiden major off to a smooth start by beating American Sam Querrey 6-4 7-5 6-2 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
Simona Halep, who missed three of the year's biggest events while recovering from a calf injury, delivered a statement win on her return to Grand Slam action when she beat Italian Camila Giorgi 6-4 7-6(3) on Monday to reach the U.S. Open second round.
AC Milan have signed midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko from Chelsea on a two-year loan with an option to make the move permanent, the clubs said on Monday.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was tight-lipped about Paris St Germain striker Kylian Mbappe on Friday, amid mounting speculation the France forward could join the LaLiga club before the transfer window closes next week.
Manchester United capped a day of high-transfer drama by agreeing a deal for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the club, after rivals Manchester City had a reported change of heart.
Real Madrid have increased their offer to sign Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe to 180 million euros ($211.48 million) after having an initial 160 million euro bid rejected https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-france-psg-idUKKBN2FQ15Y, French newspaper L'Equipe https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-le-real-madrid-a-transmis-une-deuxieme-offre-de-180-millions-d-euros-au-psg-pour-kylian-mbappe/1280692 reported on Thursday.
The following is the draw for the Champions League group stage which took place in Istanbul on Thursday:
Lionel Messi's new club Paris St Germain will play Manchester City, managed by the Argentine's former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, after being drawn together in Champion's League Group A on Thursday.
With the build-up to this year's U.S. Open blighted by the high-profile withdrawals of former winners Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, as well as last year's champion Dominic Thiem, the 2021 edition could be the most open in the men's draw in recent years.
Paris St Germain have rejected an offer from Real Madrid for France forward Kylian Mbappe, the French club's sporting director Leonardo told BFM and RMC Sport, saying the offer was "not sufficient".
