San Francisco 49ers
A strip sack on the opening drive that set up a touchdown got the San Francisco 49ers off to a rousing start to a grueling three-game stretch.
San Francisco’s game-manager turned into quite the game-changer in an impressive performance.
Tevin Coleman scored three of his four touchdowns in the first half, rookie Nick Bosa had three sacks to go along with an acrobatic interception and the San Francisco 49ers remained unbeaten with a 51-13 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in their highest-scoring game in 26 years.
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns on Tuesday released defensive end Chris Smith, whose girlfriend was killed in a roadside accident earlier this season.
Myles Garrett’s season is over after the NFL’s indefinite suspension of the Cleveland Browns star defensive end was upheld Thursday by an appeals officer.
The NFL says Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has not yet scheduled the appeal hearing for his indefinite suspension.
Bundesliga
Leon Bailey scored a first-half brace as Bayer Leverkusen beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in Saturday's Bundesliga clash at the Allianz Arena.
The Bundesliga outfit have decided to make a change in the dugout after a poor start to the season, with a Germany legend coming in to steady the ship.
Three weeks on from the 5-1 loss at Frankfurt that cost Niko Kovac his job, Bayern Munich claimed a third successive win under Hansi Flick.
World Cup
UEFA is to introduce a new-look playoff system for its 2022 World Cup qualifying competition which will avoid the need to compare results of teams in different groups.
The winger picked up another individual accolade to cap off a successful year
The tricky balancing act for sports bodies to push progressive policies while supporting host nations with human rights issues was in the spotlight at the United Nations on Thursday.
Euro's
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday that a recommendation to bar Russia from hosting major sporting events will not affect the Euro 2020 soccer championships or the 2021 Champions League final.
Romania’s soccer federation says it promoted Mirel Rădoi to coach the national team ahead of the European Championship playoffs.
Iceland’s road back to the European Championship will go through a playoff semifinal match at home against Romania in March.
Champions League
The competition will now feature a 16-team group stage as well as centralised television coverage.
Goals from Hakim Ziyech and Quincy Promes saw Ajax beat Lille to take advantage of Valencia and Chelsea's draw in Champions League Group H.
