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Carlo Ancelotti reveals that he sees Jude Bellingham as Real Madrid's replacement for Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema.

The Indiana Pacers rebuilt last season and played better than expected. They made some big improvements this offseason and their rotation is looking dangerous.

Aston Villa and Bayer Leverkusen register their interest with Barcelona in young Moroccan winger Ez Abde, who enjoyed a successful loan spell at Osasuna during 2022/23.

It is getting down to the wire in the NWSL, so what better time to predict than end of season award winners than ahead of week 17?

Manchester City will walk away from a deal for Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes if they do not believe it offers value for money. The Premier League champions have turned to the Portugal international after ending their interest in West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta, who faces an uncertain future as the FA investigate potential breaches of betting regulations. City have reportedly had a £47m offer for Nunes rejected with Wolves apparently believing the 24-year-old is worth considerably more than that. But City have a history of abandoning their attempts to sign players – from Harry Maguire to Declan Rice – when they felt the price exceeded their valuation and are willing to do so again if they cannot agree a suitable amount with Wolves. However, Pep Guardiola described Nunes as “one of the best players in the world” after City faced Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League in 2022. Wolves paid £38m for Nunes last summer but he has had an underwhelming spell at Molineux, scoring one goal in 40 games and being needlessly sent off in Saturday’s 4-1 defeat to Brighton. However, the summer departures of the long-serving pair of Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho meant he was shaping up as key player for Wolves this season. City’s search for midfield reinforcements was given added urgency when Kevin De Bruyne was ruled out for four months with a serious hamstring injury. They have signed Mateo Kovacic and defender Josko Gvardiol this summer while Rennes winger Jeremy Doku should become their third addition. Read More Laporte confirms Man City exit as treble-winner heads for Saudi Arabia Football rumours: Manchester City turn attention to Palace’s Eberechi Eze Bernardo Silva signs new Manchester City contract

Oleksandr Usyk will defend his heavyweight boxing titles for the first time in a year when he faces hard-hitting British challenger Daniel Dubois on Saturday in a clash of styles

Barcelona have confirmed midfielder Pedri has suffered a right quadriceps injury and will miss this weekend's La Liga clash with Villarreal.

Tottenham Hotspur are still some way off agreeing a fee for Brennan Johnson, as Nottingham Forest are completely unmoving from £40m basic price for the forward. The stand-off could yet see Chelsea in late on, as they retain an interest in the 22-year-old. With a lot of the major clubs still looking at attacking signings in terms of wide players and No.9s, Johnson is seen as a player whose versatility and pace up front are of huge value and Ange Postecoglou is hugely keen. Personal terms will not be a problem and Johnson is willing to go to Spurs, but negotiations between the London club and Forest are understood to have been hugely frustrating. Chelsea are nowhere near so advanced, and haven't got to that stage, as they survey potential attackers. The club are prioritising an out-and-out centre-forward but there are not too many obvious choices available, and there is a belief in the market they will move for Johnson late on in the window if his future is not yet agreed. It is therefore a deal that could go to the very last hours of the window. Across the summer regarding the striker options at each club, Spurs sold Harry Kane to Bayern Munich while Chelsea are still looking to offload Romelu Lukaku. Forest signed Chris Wood on a permanent deal from Newcastle, having had him on loan last season. Read More Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink calls for patience at Chelsea under Mauricio Pochettino Football rumours: Arsenal put £50million fee on Folarin Balogun as rival circles Football rumours: Manchester City’s bid for Lucas Paqueta set to crumble

AP’s dream college football road trip is back

Notre Dame and Navy will open their seasons Saturday in Dublin, Ireland

A win ended the New York Yankees' first nine-game losing streak in 41 years but left them 9 1/2 games out of the American League's last playoff spot

Lionel Messi looks back on a difficult spell with PSG & explains why he opted to join Inter Miami.