Category: league

Lionel Messi Helps PSG Secure Record 11th French League Title, Breaks European Scoring Record

Lionel Messi helped Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) clinch a record 11th French league title on Saturday, and broke another scoring record in the process. Messi scored the opening goal as PSG drew 1–1 at Strasbourg to move four points clear of second-place Lens with one game left. Messi put PSG ahead from Kylian Mbappe’s pass in…


XFL Roundup: Battlehawks Beat Vipers in League’s First OT Game

Backup quarterback Nick Tiano completed a 5-yard conversion to Hakeem Butler and St. Louis-area native Brian Hill ran in a 5-yarder to deliver the host St. Louis Battlehawks a 21–17 victory over the Vegas Vipers in the first overtime game of the new iteration of the XFL. The league’s overtime consists of alternating attempts to…


Madrid Gets Chelsea, City to Meet Bayern in Champions League

NYON, Switzerland—Real Madrid’s path to another Champions League title will have to go through Chelsea in the quarterfinals for the second straight year. Friday’s draw takes Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti back to face his former club, which was eliminated by a goal from Karim Benzema in extra time a year ago. This time, the first…


Athletes Sue Ivy League Over Its No-scholarship Policy

HARTFORD, Conn.—A pair of basketball players from Brown allege in a federal lawsuit that the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper financial aid and payment for their services. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Connecticut by attorneys representing Grace Kirk,…


Neymar Ruled out of Champions League Clash With Bayern Due to Injury

Paris St Germain forward Neymar will miss the next two games due to an ankle injury, coach Christophe Galtier said on Friday, ruling him out of their Ligue 1 clash with Nantes and the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich. The Brazil international was carried off the pitch on a…


Real Madrid Come From 2 Down to Earn Stunning 5–2 Win at Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, England—Holders Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to earn a devastating 5–2 victory at a shell-shocked Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. Two goals each from Vinicius Jr. and Karim Benzema turned what had looked like being an unpleasant evening for Real into…


Woods, McIlroy Break Ground on High-Tech Golf League Site

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.—Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy put the silver-plated shovels into a pile of dirt and left sizable divots. With that, their high-tech golf league got a bit closer to launch. The ceremonial groundbreaking for the arena that will house the league that’s being called TGL was held Tuesday at Palm Beach State…


Rodgers, NFL Players Urge League to Nix Turf, Go With Grass

Aaron Rodgers has hit the ground in every NFL stadium except one. And while the “frozen tundra” of Lambeau Field has delivered its share of bumps and bruises, the venues with artificial turf have been even rougher on Rodgers’ nearly 39-year-old body. “I do think it’s time to go all grass throughout the league,” the…


Madrid—Liverpool, Psg—Bayern in Champions League Last-16

NYON, Switzerland—Real Madrid will play Liverpool, again. Bayern Munich will play Paris Saint-Germain, again. Two rematches of recent Champions League finals were set up Monday by the draw for the round of 16 as some of Europe’s top heavyweights were paired together. Madrid beat Liverpool in the 2018 and 2022 finals, to extend its competition…


Champions League Final-16 Includes Madrid–Liverpool and PSG–Bayern

NYON, Switzerland—Real Madrid will play Liverpool, again. Bayern Munich will play Paris Saint-Germain, again. Two rematches of recent Champions League finals were set up Monday by the draw for the round of 16 as some of Europe’s top heavyweights were paired together. Madrid beat Liverpool in the 2018 and 2022 finals, to extend its competition…