MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema scored two first-half goals as Real Madrid beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 on Wednesday to avoid an early exit in the Champions League. Madrid needed a victory to guarantee advancement and ended up winning Group B to reach the knockout round for the 24th...

A much-changed Liverpool were left hanging on to deny Midtjylland a first ever Champions League group stage win as the Reds escaped with a 1-1 draw in Denmark Wednesday. Mohammad Salah opened the scoring inside the first minute to become Liverpool's all-time top scorer in the Champions...

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he has suffered "one of the hardest weeks for some time" after testing positive for coronavirus but is hopeful of driving in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 35-year-old Briton missed last Sunday's penultimate round in Bahrain after...

Holders France were handed an awkward draw in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on Monday, with Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina standing in their way on the road to the finals in Qatar, while England will face Robert Lewandowski and Poland in their group. Gareth Southgate's England,...