Talica was twice on target and Cristiano Ronaldo managed another goal and assist as Al Nassr swept Al Fayha aside with a 4-1 away victory in the Saudi Pro League.

The Portugal international needed just five minutes to tee up Brazilian team-mate Talisca, who added the second of his account late on in the match at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium.

Ronaldo got on the scoresheet himself in first-half stoppage time, with Marcelo Brozovic also on target before Fashon Sakala s 86th-minute consolation finish on Tuesday.

Victory marks Al Nassr s first win of the new league season after being held to a frustrating 1-1 draw with Al Raed in their opener.

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Eight host countries have confirmed plans to allow fans to attend matches at Euro 2020.

Venues in Amsterdam, Baku, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Glasgow, London and St Petersburg will allow spectators at games at different capacity levels.

Wembley Stadium, which will host three group games, a round-of-16 match and the semi-finals and final, will permit a minimum of 25 per cent stadium capacity for the early rounds and hopes for a higher number for the final three games.

Games in Amsterdam, Bucharest, Copenhagen and Glasgow have confirmed capacities of 25 per cent to 33 per cent. The first three of those cities hope to increase numbers depending on their mass testing programmes and the general state of the coronavirus pandemic.

Matches in Baku can be a…

Holding off Arsenal’s charge and making real history last season as they got their hands on a fourth consecutive Premier League crown, have only further underlined their status as domestic record-breakers.

However, with recent speculation that the 2024/25 campaign could be ’s final year in the Etihad dugout, it has also been suggested that plenty of City’s superstars could be set for a potential move away this summer.

While the Sky Blues might find themselves at the centre of an almighty controversy behind the scenes, they are expected to be active during the summer transfer window.

Potentially facing what could be a rebuild at the Etihad over the next couple of months, we have taken a look at three of City’s ultimate superstars that could be heading fo…

Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso has talked down his team s chances of defending their title at Euro 2012.

Vicente del Bosque s men, the reigning world and European champions, will enter the tournament in Poland and Ukraine as hot favourites.

But Alonso said it would be difficult for his side, and played down their favouritism.

I think it s going to be more difficult. I think that the European Championship is going to be very hard and I don t see things as clearly as the betting where we are strong favourites, the Real Madrid playmaker said.

We need to be as cautious and humble as possible as we ll be watched closely. It s going to be hard for us. I don t see us as favourites at all.

Spain, drawn in Group C, will take on Italy on June 10 before cl…

Russia 2018 has arguably given us the most thrilling group stage to any World Cup in recent memory.

From Spain and Portugal s Sochi epic to the in-form hosts and Germany s shock exit, there has so much to enjoy and that is even before we consider VAR controversies, late, late drama and fair play criteria.

Our reporters are stationed across seven Russian cities and, ahead of the knockout stages, they have the chance to gather their thoughts and pick out some personal highlights.

So, here are the magnificent seven s pick of the best goals, games and fans, as well as the moments that have stood out the most during their time covering the action.

St Petersburg – Dom Farrell

Best goal: Lionel Messi – Nigeria v Argentina. Sublime per…

Kylian Mbappe s second-half brace powered Real Madrid to a hard-fought 2-0 win over Real Betis in Sunday s LaLiga clash.

Madrid controlled possession but struggled against a well-organised Betis defence until they finally managed to break the deadlock in the 67th minute.

Mbappe struck his first goal in LaLiga with a close-range effort from a brilliant back-heel pass by midfielder Federico Valverde, and the forward would soon add to his account shortly after.

The France captain secured all three points eight minutes later from the penalty spot after Vinicius Junior was fouled inside the box by goalkeeper Rui Silva.

Madrid moved to second in the standings with eight points, four behind leaders Barcelona, while Betis are 17th on two.

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Nuno Espirito Santo has committed his future to Wolves by extending his contract to 2023.

The Portuguese was appointed at Molineux in May 2017 and steered the club back to the Premier League at the first time of asking, with Wolves racking up an impressive 99 points as Championship winners.

Nuno has since steered Wolves to back-to-back seventh-place finishes in the top flight, while he also oversaw a run to the quarter-finals of the Europa League last term.

I feel good. Ready for it. Looking forward to it. Working really hard for it, because it s a new cycle, no matter what you did before, it s about what s in front of us and this is what we think we should do,  the head coach told Wolves official website.

Let s prepare well, let s challenge, do …

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has hailed his side s 2014 points haul and called for more of the same in the new year.

Despite back-to-back defeats to Chelsea and Arsenal in their last two matches of the year, the Upton Park outfit have made a promising start to the 2014-15 season, currently sitting sixth in the Premier League.

West Ham end 2014 with 56 points for the calendar year and Allardyce wants to see the club register a similar total at the end of the season.

Fifty-six points in one year is a pretty good record and that would probably finish us in the top eight at least, he said.

We just need to carry that on and make sure we get 56 this season, or more, because if we can do it one year, let s try and do it in one season and see where it gets …

Football agents’ fees linked to international transfers in the men’s game reached an all-time high in 2023, according to new data published by FIFA.

Agents earned 888.1million US dollars (£701.6m) from such deals, the sport’s global governing body found.

The figure represents a 42.5 per cent increase on last year and is up by more than one third on the previous record set in 2019, FIFA said.

English clubs were the single biggest contributors to this year’s record total, spending 280m US dollars (£221.2m) on agents’ service fees, with Saudi Arabian clubs the second-highest spenders as buyers on 86m US dollars (£68m).

FIFA’s report excludes domestic transfer deals such as those involving Moises Caicedo, Declan Rice and Kai Havertz, so the tru…

The Philadelphia Eagles head to face the Washington Football Team with both teams still having ambitions of reaching the playoffs. The Dallas Cowboys may have won the NFC East but there’s still hope, admittedly a small one, with the Eagle the most likely of the two to make the playoffs.

Don’t miss our NFL picks and predictions for the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Football Team on Sunday, January 2.

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