Paris Saint Germain’s winning run in Ligue 1 came to an end last night. After victories in their last 9 games, the French champions were held to a nil-nil draw at 3rd place Angers. Elsewhere in France’s top flight, Nantes against Lyon also ended goalless. PSG remain top of the league on 42 points, a 14 point lead over Caen, whilst Lyon are two points further back in fourth.
Iran continuing World Cup preparations but will not play in US, says football president
The Iranian national team are continuing to prepare for the World Cup finals and have no intention of pulling out of the tournament even if they will not travel to the United States, Iran FA President Mehdi Taj said on Wednesday.
Buttler hopeful of England return despite T20 World Cup struggles
Former England captain Jos Buttler said he still wants to play for the national side after taking a break from cricket in the wake of their semi-final exit from the Twenty20 World Cup.
Messi scores 900th career goal, joins Ronaldo in elite club
Lionel Messi scored his 900th career goal on Wednesday to become the second player to reach the mark in elite men's football after Cristiano Ronaldo.
Bayern, Liverpool and Atletico join Barca in Champions League quarters
The second-leg matches of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 concluded on Wednesday with four high-scoring fixtures, as Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona secured qualification for the quarter-finals.
Barcelona hit seven past Newcastle to roar into Champions League quarters
Barcelona stormed into the Champions League quarter-finals with a thumping 7-2 victory over Newcastle United at Camp Nou on Wednesday, sealing an emphatic 8-3 aggregate triumph in a compelling round-of-16 tie.
The United Arab Emirates air defences were responding to fresh threats of missiles and drones on Thursday morning, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence.
The UAE strongly condemned the Iranian attack targeting the Habshan gas facility and the Bab field in Abu Dhabi, which was successfully intercepted by air defences with no injuries reported.
The United Arab Emirates were present at a ministerial meeting with regional neighbours on Wednesday in Riyadh regarding the Iranian attacks.
