Real Madrid boss Alonso confident of Mbappe return against Juventus

Paris Saint-Germain have been ordered by a French court to pay Kylian Mbappe 60 million euros (£52.5m) in outstanding salary and bonuses following a long-running contractual dispute. The ruling comes after the case reached a Paris labour court in November, with Mbappe initially pursuing a much larger claim of £231.5m. PSG, in turn, had launched…

Barca put the pressure back on Real Madrid. Barcelona moved four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of LaLiga with a 3-1 win at Elche. The Blaugrana were made to work hard at Estadio Martinez Valero, but ultimately had too much for their hosts as they put the pressure on their arch rivals…

Lens piled the pressure on PSG. Lens moved, at least temporarily, back to the top of Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win over Le Havre. Ruben Aguilar’s volley in first-half stoppage time proved enough for Lens to go a point clear of Paris Saint-Germain, who face a tricky trip to Strasbourg on Sunday. Adrien Thomasson…

Mali will play Senegal in the last eight. Mali stunned Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations, prevailing in their last-16 tie in a penalty shootout despite playing much of the game with 10 men. Tunisia were the favourites to reach the last eight and set up a meeting with Senegal, who overcame Sudan 3-1…

  The Cleveland Browns have several areas that need improvement on both sides of the field. While most people talk about the quarterback, and rightfully so, they could also use some help at tight end. They’ve already done their due diligence on several tight ends, which is why it’s not much of a surprise to…

Brazil continued their preparations for next year’s World Cup in fine fashion with a comfortable 2-0 win over Senegal. The Selecao ended last month’s international break with a 3-2 defeat to Japan in the Far East, but they were much improved at Emirates Stadium against a Senegal side that went unbeaten in qualifying for the…