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Portuguese star Joao Felix could become the second most expensive teenager in football history as his club Benfica considers a lucrative $143 million (€126 million) offer from Atletico Madrid. Felix, who turned 19 in November last year, enjoyed a stellar debut season that saw him score 15 goals for Benfica …

Barcelona star Lionel Messi is the highest paid athlete in the world after earning $127 million over the last 12 months, according to Forbes. Becoming only the second footballer to top the list, the 31-year-old Argentine edged out rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who sits second having earned $109 million last year. …

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 6-2 to reach a 12th French Open final and end a five-match losing streak against the Swiss. Organizers must have been relieved the predicted rain in Paris stayed away but Mother Nature intervened in another way Friday, whipping up a huge breeze that …

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will be served a summons over the rape claims against him after lawyers for his accuser finally found his Italian address, according to reports. Ronaldo is accused of raping US woman Kathryn Mayorga in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009, with police reopening the case …

Deontay Wilder has doubled down on his desire to kill someone inside the boxing ring in comments that are likely to trigger another stern backlash against the WBC heavyweight champion. Wilder takes on Dominic Breazeale on Saturday night in what is his first fight since retaining the WBC title in …

Investigators from European football’s governing body will meet Thursday to decide whether Manchester City will be banned from competing in the lucrative Champions League, according to a member of the investigatory chamber. The New York Times reported Monday that the newly crowned English Premier League champion could be banned from …

David Beckham has been banned for driving for six months and given a £750 fine after he admitted to using his phone while driving in November. During the hearing at Bromley Magistrates’ Court, the former England captain appeared and confirmed his name and west London address. He had previously pleaded …

Spanish goalkeeping great Iker Casillas left the hospital in Portugal on Monday and said that his football future is uncertain, five days after suffering a heart attack during training with his club. The 37-year-old, who has played for Porto since 2015, was admitted to hospital last Wednesday after suffering what …

Barcelona has fired an apparent riposte to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after he said the Catalan’s Camp Nou home “is no temple of football” ahead of the teams’ UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday. German Klopp told DAZN: “The Camp Nou is just a stadium. It is pretty …

Singing your nation’s anthem could become illegal in Slovakia unless lawmakers can reverse a bill they recently passed by “mistake.” The new rules were snuck in by the nationalists, and no one noticed. According to local media, lawmakers in the central European country of Slovakia initially wanted to amend the …

Maradona has slammed the US’ attempts to interfere in Venezuela’s domestic matters, as Washington is calling for Maduro to resign and supporting self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido amid a political crisis in the Latin American country. Diego Maradona, a football legend now training the Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa, is …

Zinedine Zidane has made a sensational return to Real Madrid, the club he suddenly departed 10 months ago, as Santiago Solari was sacked from his position as manager. Solari, who played 131 times for Real in La Liga between 2000 and 2005, was promoted from his role in charge of …

José Mourinho could be back in charge of Real Madrid as early as Monday, according to the club’s former president Ramón Calderón. Mourinho, sacked by Manchester United in December, has been linked with a return to the Bernabéu, with Santiago Solari’s future in doubt after Real went out of the …

Roger Federer became the second male tennis player to win 100 career titles when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday. The record 20-time Grand Slam champion won 6-4, 6-4 and joined Jimmy Connors in reaching a century of tour-level tournament titles, with eight …

Manchester City won the Carabao Cup in a penalty shootout at Wembley after Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga defied manager Maurizio Sarri’s attempt to substitute him. City claimed the first major trophy as they chase a historic quadruple but this stale final, which was goalless after extra time, will be remembered …

Jan Oblak and Radja Nainggolan are among the other players to be given the honor of making the squad this week. With no Premier League action over the weekend, the FIFA Team of the Week is dominated by players from Europe’s biggest leagues. Among those to get a nod for …

Ahead of Anthony Joshua’s Madison Square Garden clash with Jarrell Miller, heavyweight rival Tyson Fury has claimed he dominated the American in sparring earlier in their careers. Joshua will make his US debut against undefeated challenger Miller as he puts his own unbeaten record – plus his IBF, WBO, and …

Almoez Ali scored with a spectacular overhead kick for a record ninth goal of the Asian Cup to set Qatar on their way to a first continental title with a stunning 3-1 win over four-times champions Japan. Ali’s early goal took him past Ali Daei’s 1996 tally and, combined with …