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Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) were handed a blockbuster tie against Chelsea in Friday's Champions League Round of 16 draw. The draw offers PSG a measure of revenge, months after the Parisians fell to the London side in the 2025 Club World Cup final. Elsewhere, a heavyweight showdown awaits as Real Madrid take on Manchester City.
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Worn down after four years as Morocco coach, Walid Regragui is expected to step down, with the World Cup now less than four months away. The Moroccan federation, which met on Thursday, is likely to announce Regragui's successor soon. The leading candidate is Mohamed Ouahbi, who's currently in charge of the nation's U20 world champion side.
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PSG once again showed moments of weakness but ultimately prevailed as the European champions advanced to the Champions League round of 16 after a 2-2 draw at home against 10-man Monaco (5-4 on aggregate). They will face either Barcelona or Chelsea in the round of 16, with the draw scheduled for Friday.
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Paris Saint-Germain survived a tense night against Monaco on Wednesday, drawing the second leg but advancing on aggregate after playing much of the match against 10 men. Late drama and a red card shifted momentum as the holders did just enough to secure their place in the Champions League last 16.
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Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt reached the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday after a 2-1 win at Inter Milan secured a 5-2 aggregate victory, sealing the biggest result in the club's history and setting up a tie with either Manchester City or Sporting Portugal.
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Leaping into action after a ball kicked by Istanbul Yurdum Spor's goalkeeper knocked a low-flying seagull to the ground, team captain Gani Catan successfully revived the battered bird with rudimentary CPR. The seagull was subsequently taken away by medical staff for further treatment.
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The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday and passed the Olympic flag over to the next Winter Games host nation, France, raising its flag next to Italy's and Greece's. The closing ceremony payed tribute to Italian dance and music, as some 1,500 Olympians filed into the arena waving small national flags to a medley of Italian pop hits.
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In his first game as Marseille coach, Beye failed to turn the team's fortunes around after a month of poor results. OM have not won a league game since the end of January. By dropping valuable points against Brest, they allowed Olympique Lyonnais to extend their lead in the standings.
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Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior took aim at racist "cowards" after he was allegedly abused by Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni on Tuesday during the first leg of their Champions League play-off, prompting the referee to briefly stop the match and activate an anti-racism protocol.
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Japan's Ami Nakai led the women's figure skating event after the Olympic short program on Tuesday, landing a triple axel to score 78.71 points ahead of teammate Kaori Sakamoto, with American Alysa Liu third. Germany swept the two-man bobsleigh medals after mistakes hurt US contenders.
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Paris Saint-Germain rallied from two goals down to beat Monaco 3-2 on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase play-off. Folarin Balogun struck twice early for Monaco, but Désiré Doué inspired a PSG comeback at Stade Louis II to seize the advantage in the tie.
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Six Olympic skiers joined by their parents, coaches and federation presidents came together on Sunday to advocate for more inclusion at the Winter Games. Representing Jamaica, Kenya, Eritrea, Madagascar, South Africa and Benin, the group gathered in Bormio, where the men's alpine races are taking place this year.
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Six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will compete under their national flags at the upcoming Winter Paralympic Games in Milan Cortina, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Tuesday, marking a significant shift in policy following years of restrictions linked to the war in Ukraine.
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Switzerland's Loïc Meillard led a commanding display in men's alpine skiing at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday, securing a fourth Swiss victory in five events. China's freestyle skiing star Eileen Gu claimed silver in the big air, and Japan celebrated a historic pairs figure skating triumph.
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Romane Miradoli won silver in the Super-G at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games. At 31, the French skier claimed her first Olympic medal – the first for a French woman in Alpine skiing in 24 years. She was beaten by Italy's Federica Brignone, who triumphed just 10 months after suffering a serious left leg injury.
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Ukraine's skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Games for wearing a helmet commemorating Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia. Ukraine's Sports Minister Matvii Bidnyi called the decision "unjust,” but confirmed the team would continue competing. The move has sparked a growing controversy over...
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Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympic race for wearing a "helmet of remembrance” honouring athletes killed since Russia's invasion, breaching IOC rules banning political messages in competition. He can remain at the Games after a last-minute intervention by IOC President Kirsty Coventry, while his team...
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It was a banner day for Team France on February 11, 2026 at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. In the women's 15km individual biathlon, Julia Simon claimed gold ahead of teammate Lou Jeanmonnot, who took silver. In moguls, Perrine Laffont grabbed bronze, eight years after her Pyeongchang triumph. The highlight came on the ice, where Laurence...
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French figure skaters Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry won Olympic gold in ice dance on Wednesday, capping a remarkable rise after pairing up just one year ago. The duo topped reigning world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States following the free dance final.
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US figure skater Ilia Malinin's gold-medal-clinching backflip at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina has prompted a flurry of tributes to France's Surya Bonaly, who became the first skater to land the daring flip on one skate at the Nagano Games almost three decades ago – when the move was still forbidden.
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There were no French medals on Monday, February 9 at the Winter Olympics. However, Valentin Foubert came close to achieving a remarkable feat in ski jumping. Meanwhile, French ice dancers Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry surged to a surprise lead in the figure skating competition.
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American skiing legend Lindsey Vonn's bid for a fairytale Olympic comeback ended in dramatic fashion on Sunday after she crashed out of the women's downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, leaving the race won by her US teammate Breezy Johnson overshadowed by fears the 41-year-old's career may be over.
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As the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks prepare to go toe-to-toe at the Super Bowl in Santa Clara, California on Sunday, many people will be tuning in to watch a historic – and potentially political – half-time performance by Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny.
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The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opened Friday with a glittering ceremony at the San Siro stadium featuring US pop diva Mariah Carey, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and Chinese pianist Lang Lang among other performers. It was accompanied by celebrations at Games venues across the Italian Alps in an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening...
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The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opened Friday with a glittering ceremony at the San Siro stadium featuring US pop diva Mariah Carey, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and Chinese pianist Lang Lang among other performers. It was accompanied by celebrations at Games venues across the Italian Alps in an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron...
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