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‘Ongoing dialogue’ with China after Mbappe row – Liga chief Tebas
La Liga president Javier Tebas said Monday he is maintaining dialogue with Chinese authorities in an effort to defuse a row over Kylian Mbappe's comments about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
Venus Williams suffers 16th defeat in a row with loss to teenager
Now ranked 599 in the world, Williams last played at the US Open in August-September, when she lost in the first round in straight sets to Sofia Kenin.
Ronaldo in line for Portugal return after fallout with coach
Cristiano Ronaldo is in Portugal’s preliminary squad for next month’s Nations League matches, opening the door to an international return after his fallout with coach Jorge Jesus, a federation source told AFP on Tuesday.
Ballon d’Or win ‘feels like a dream’, says Kane as tributes pour in
The England and Bayern Munich forward fended off competition from Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe to be named the world’s best men’s footballer at the London Palladium theatre late on Monday.
Six times English players won Ballon d’Or
Harry Kane has joined an exclusive group of English footballers to have won the prestigious Ballon d’Or, becoming the fifth Englishman to claim the men’s award after his remarkable 2025/26 campaign with Bayern Munich and England.
Bayern praise ‘humble’ Kane after Ballon d’Or win
Bayern Munich assistant coach Aaron Danks on Tuesday praised Harry Kane after his Ballon d’Or win, saying the striker will already be focused on scoring his “next goal”.
