Barcelona and Atletico level after first leg of Copa semifinal – updates

Raphinha struck a dramatic winner in stoppage time as Barcelona came from behind to beat Benfica 5-4 in a wild match and virtually ensure direct qualification to the Champions League last 16. The home side believed they should have had a penalty in the build-up to the late strike by Barca after Leandro Barreiro appeared…

Man City end winless run as Leicester left mired in relegation scrap

Who: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid What: UEFA Champions League round of 16, first leg tie When: Tuesday, March 4 at 9pm (20:00 GMT) Where: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, Spain Follow Al Jazeera’s live photo and text commentary stream. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Champions Trophy semifinal: India vs Australia…

Arsenal blew a chance to make up significant ground on Premier League leaders Liverpool with a disappointing 1-1 draw at Brighton. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, Premier League runners-up over the past two seasons, travelled to the south coast on Saturday hunting a fourth straight league win. Seventeen-year-old Ethan Nwaneri, in for the injured Bukayo Saka, put…

Tottenham have lost their appeal against the severity of Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur’s seven-match ban for making an offensive comment about South Koreans in relation to a remark about Spurs teammate Son Heung-min. The Football Association said Tuesday that Spurs’ appeal was dismissed following a hearing and the sanction stands, with the reasons for the decision…

A women’s football match in Bangladesh has been cancelled after protests by students from a traditional religious school damaged the venue, the second such incident in as many days. The northwestern city of Joypurhat was due to host a friendly football match on Wednesday between its district women’s team and another from nearby Rangpur, but…