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The NFL announced this 2026 season opener in Seattle will be played on a Wednesday, a day earlier than usual to avoid a conflict with the first NFL regular-season game to be played in Australia

Collective bargaining agreement

NFL reaches seven-year deal with referees

Federico Valverde (R) and Aurelien Tchouameni (L) pictured during a training session with Real Madrid on December 30, 2025

Players express their remorse

Real Madrid fine Tchouameni and Valverde 500,000 euros over bust-up

Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen won the sixth stage of the women's Vuelta in Spain

Steep final climb

Van der Breggen soars into women's Vuelta lead with stage six win

Johann Zarco salutes the crowd on the opening day at Le Mans

Had fans on their feet

Zarco dominates Le Mans qualifying as Marquez struggles

Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick signals during game two of the NBA Western Conference semi-final series against Oklahoma City

'It's hard for them, that he gets clobbered'

'Worst whistle' - Lakers coach blasts refs over LeBron treatment

Alexander Zverev eased into the third round of the Italian Open on Friday

'It was a tough match'

Zverev and Swiatek move into Italian Open third round

Celtic interim manager Martin O'Neill

'Sunday is a massive test'

Celtic driven by fear of failure in Hearts chase, says O'Neill

Paul Magnier claimed his first ever Grand Tour win by taking the first stage of the 2026 Giro d'Italia

France's Magnier sprints to victory in crash-hit Giro opener

Nuno Espirito Santo is fighting to keep West Ham in the Premier League

Nuno not focused on own future during West Ham relegation fight

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta

Arteta calls for Arsenal focus on 'huge' West Ham clash

Bournemouth defender Alex Jimenez (left)

Bournemouth drop Jimenez as they probe social media posts

Liverpool manager Arne Slot

Slot says final flourish would not mask Liverpool failure

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola

Dramatic 3-3 draw

Man City must put pressure on Arsenal, says Guardiola

Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies left the field in tears with a hamstring injury on Tuesday.

Champions League

Canada captain Davies' World Cup preparations hit by fresh injury

Kenyans go wild as Arsenal earn a place in the Champions League final

Decades of drought has not dampened enthusiasm

'They looked like me': Why Arsenal became Africa's club

North Korean fans attend the Women's Asian Cup in Australia in March

South Koreans gear up to roar on football team from rival North

Japanese professional baseball umpire Takuto Kawakami was struck by a bat last month

Remains unconscious

Japan baseball mulls punishments for dangerous swings after umpire hit

Medellin fans set a fire in the stands during the Copa Libertadores group match between Independiente Medellin and Flamengo

Home fans set off flares and lit fires

Copa Libertadores match in Colombia abandoned after crowd trouble

Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drives past Marcus Smart in the Thunder's victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in game two of their NBA playoff series

Thunder top LeBron and Lakers, Pistons down Cavs

Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking has been brought in to save the club from the drop

Wobbling Wolfsburg face uphill battle against Bayern

Barcelona earned a tight win at Osasuna to move to the brink of the La Liga title, which they could win as soon as Sunday

Player to watch

History-chasing Barca eye title party in Liga Clasico

Arsenal are four games away from a historic double

AFP Sport looks at three talking points

Arsenal sense Premier League glory as Spurs eye safety

Pitch perfect: Workers install the pitch at New York New Jersey Stadium ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Pitch for World Cup final installed at US stadium

American Andrea Lee fired a 66 to grab the lead after the first round of the Mizuho Americas Open

Tops the leaderboard

Lee leads by one at LPGA Mizuho Americas Open

American Matt McCarty fired an eight-under par 63 to seize the lead after the first round of the PGA Truist Championship at Quail Hollow

Bad weather caused disruptions

Hot-putting McCarty seizes PGA lead at Quail Hollow

(From left to right) Fernando Rueda, Emilio Rueda, and Victor Hugo 'Jairo' Rueda look over their football albums from previous World Cups

Sky-high prices for tickets

'Elitist' World Cup leaves Mexican soccer family on sidelines

Crystal Palace celebrate victory against Shakhtar Donetsk in their UEFA Conference League semi-final

5-2 aggregate win

Palace overcome Shakhtar to reach historic Conference League final

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery (R)

Thrashed Forest 4-0

Watkins salutes Emery after Villa reach Europa final

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