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Mind games: How football stars are fuelling chess boom
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» LONDON — Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game's popularity among younger people.
Liverpool, Chelsea slip up in Champions League race
AFP, Published on 22/03/2026
» LONDON - Chelsea failed to take advantage of another Liverpool stumble in the race to qualify for next season's Champions League on Saturday, thumped 3-0 by Everton to remain outside the top five.
Troubled Spurs face Forest showdown, Chelsea need top-four surge
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» LONDON — Relegation-haunted Tottenham face a crunch clash against fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest as the fight for Premier League survival reaches boiling point.
All-conquering Mullins lands Champion Chase in UK
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» CHELTENHAM, England - Irish trainer Willie Mullins's juggernaut motored on as Il Etait Temps won the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the feature race on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, on Wednesday.
Liverpool go back to Galatasaray cauldron in Champions League last 16
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - AFP Sport looks ahead to Tuesday's Champions League last-16, first-leg clashes, as Liverpool go to Istanbul for the second time this season and Newcastle United prepare to host Barcelona again:
Bayern’s Kane eyes single-season goals record
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» BERLIN - With Bayern Munich well on the way to another Bundesliga title, striker Harry Kane has another milestone in sight: Robert Lewandowski's single-season goals record.
Man City falter as Premier League leaders Arsenal go seven points clear
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» LONDON - Manchester City stumbled in the Premier League title race on Wednesday, held to a costly 2-2 draw by Nottingham Forest as Bukayo Saka's goal against Brighton sent Arsenal seven points clear.
Redknapp's Gold Cup dream sparked by late grandmother
AFP, Published on 25/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) — English football icon Harry Redknapp told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that his late grandmother, the inspiration for his love of horse racing, "wouldn't believe" he had a horse that is "running in the (Cheltenham) Gold Cup".
Buriram United book Melbourne clash
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 20/02/2026
» Thai League 1 champions Buriram United will face Melbourne City in the Round of 16 of the AFC Champions League Elite next month.
Gyokeres lifts Arsenal nine clear as Man Utd pile pressure on Frank
AFP, Published on 08/02/2026
» LONDON - Arsenal moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory against Sunderland, while Tottenham boss Thomas Frank faced renewed calls for his sacking after a 2-0 defeat at Manchester United on Saturday.