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Agency : European Champions League winners Real Madrid will play in Qatar in the final of the first edition of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup, world football’s governing body has announced. The competition, for club teams from around the world, will have five matches, culminating in the final on December 18, for which the Spanish giants automatically qualify. The day of the final is also celebrated as Qatar’s National Day while it also marks the two-year anniversary of the 2022...

Agency : An early brace from Nicolas Jackson helped Chelsea to a 3-0 win over London rivals West Ham on a dreadful day for Julen Lopetegui. The Spaniard looked furious as his expensively-assembled side crashed to a humiliating 3-0 defeat at home to their London rivals on Saturday. Jackson scored twice, the first within three minutes of kick-off, and Cole Palmer added a third just moments into the second half. It means all Lopetegui has to show for a £120million...

Agency : Saint-Etienne defender Leo Petrot (27) said on Friday’s 8-0 loss at Nice was a “disgrace” for the newly promoted Ligue 1 club. Dylan Batubinsika’s fourth-minute own goal started a debacle for the visitors as Nice doubled their lead three minutes later, with Youssoufa Moukoko’s brace making the hosts this century’s first team to score six goals in the first half of a French top-flight game. “There’s no analysis. It’s a disgrace what we did. We should be ashamed...

Rani Hamid carried on her remarkable winning run in the 45th Chess Olympiad 2024. This time, the 80-year-old beat higher-ranked Swedish opponent to record her fifth straight win from as many matches she competed in the ongoing competition. Riding on Rani’s incredible feat in Budapest, Bangladesh women team also beat higher-ranked Sweden team and climbed to 28th in the ranking after the end of the 8th round. Bangladesh won the 8th-round game by 2.5-1.5 points as Rani and Nusrat Jahan...