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Alexis Sanchez scored his first goals in a Marseille shirt on Sunday, netting a brace in a 3-0 Mediterranean derby win for his new club away at Nice in Ligue 1. The Chilean former Arsenal star scored both his goals in the first half on the Cote d’Azur, with on-loan …

Marcus Rashford has insisted that his only focus is on competing for trophies with Manchester United again amid rumoured transfer interest from Paris Saint-Germain. Rashford has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer after losing his spot in the first-team over the past 12 months. The United academy graduate suffered …

Kylian Mbappé scored the fastest Ligue 1 goal for 30 years to set Paris Saint-Germain on their way to a runaway 7-1 victory at Lille as they kept up their 100% start to the new Ligue 1 season. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: François Lo Presti/AFP/Getty Images Mbappé took only eight seconds to lob …

Ahead of LaLiga’s opening weekend, former Bayern Munich star and current FC Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski had some thoughts about his old club, including that Serge Gnabry and Sadio Mané “can score 20 goals each this season.” That would sure go a long way in replacing the Polish Hitman — a subject that many …

When Pfeiffer Georgi won the road race at the British National Championships in October, it capped an extraordinary year for the cyclist. Less than 12 months earlier, the 21-year-old was having to learn how to walk again. Georgi had broken two vertebrae in a crash in Belgium and spent months …

Nigeria Queen of the tracks, Blessing Okagbare desire of returning to the tracks may have been flung following her failure to upturn the suspension placed on her by World Athletics (WA) after failing an out-of-competition test. The U.S.-based sprinter was thrown out of the Tokyo Olympics Games on the eve …

Organizers of the presented World 12s tournament have already been approached by people interested in forming a franchise, says one of its backers. Gareth Davies is an Ex Welsh Rugby Union chairman and has represented it on the global governing body World Rugby. He also says he warmed to the …

                             Adam Griggs, Ireland coach has brought in uncapped centre Lucy Mulhall for Monday’s opening World Cup qualifier against Spain in Parma. The Ireland Sevens captain is the only change from the line-up against Italy in the …

United States batsman Jaskaran Malhotra has become the ninth man to hit six sixes in an over in top-level cricket. The 31-year-old hit the runs off Papua New Guinea pace bowler Gaudi Toka in a one-day international in Oman. He is just the second player to achieve the feat in …

England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 18, has shown a possible move to Liverpool with Reds boss Jurgen Klopp set to raid his initial club Borussia Dortmund.  Liverpool has also been told to sign 27-year-old Genk and Nigeria striker Paul Onuachu by the Belgian club’s sporting director. The Reds are also in a three-club-battle …