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Bayern Club World Cup clash with PSG a 'perfect storm': Kompany

Bayern Club World Cup clash with PSG a 'perfect storm': Kompany

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said his team's Club World Cup quarter-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday will be an enthralling encounter because of their similar "extreme" styles of play.

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Al Hilal showed Saudi league not just about money, says Koulibaly

Al Hilal showed Saudi league not just about money, says Koulibaly

Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal bowed out of the Club World Cup on Friday, after a 2-1 defeat to Fluminense, but after an unexpected run to the last eight they have left their mark on the global stage.

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PSG 'dead' unless they keep improving: Luis Enrique

PSG 'dead' unless they keep improving: Luis Enrique

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said Friday his team will keep adapting and improving to pursue future success and if they failed to do so they would be "dead".

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MLB Cubs smash team-record eight homers to crush Cardinals

MLB Cubs smash team-record eight homers to crush Cardinals

Michael Busch smacked three home runs and the Chicago Cubs belted a team-record eight homers to defeat visiting St. Louis 11-3 on Friday at historic Wrigley Field.

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Mark Snow, composer of 'X Files' theme, dead at 78

Mark Snow, composer of 'X Files' theme, dead at 78

Mark Snow, a composer of music for television -- including the distinctively eerie theme for "The X Files" -- has died at age 78, his agent confirmed.

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US sprinter Richardson seeks to kickstart season after February injury

US sprinter Richardson seeks to kickstart season after February injury

Sha'Carri Richardson is looking to ignite her World Championships season at the Eugene Diamond League meeting on Saturday, revealing an injury in February set back her 2025 campaign.

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West Indies and Australia 2nd Test finely poised

West Indies and Australia 2nd Test finely poised

Early strikes by Jayden Seales in the second innings left the second Test evenly poised with Australia stuttering to 12 for two at the close of play on the second day of the second Test against the West Indies in Grenada on Friday.

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Germany see off Poland in Women's Euro 2025 opener

Germany see off Poland in Women's Euro 2025 opener

Germany made a winning start to their Women's Euro 2025 campaign with Friday's 2-0 win over Poland which moved the eight-time continental champions top of Group C.

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Alcaraz into Wimbledon last 16 as Sabalenka outlasts Raducanu

Alcaraz into Wimbledon last 16 as Sabalenka outlasts Raducanu

Carlos Alcaraz battled past Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the Wimbledon last-16 on Friday before women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka dug deep to beat Emma Raducanu in a high-class match.

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Fluminense beat Al Hilal 2-1 to reach Club World Cup semis

Fluminense beat Al Hilal 2-1 to reach Club World Cup semis

Substitute Hercules struck a 70th-minute winner as Brazil's Fluminense defeated Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal 2-1 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.

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