The number of tourists who will be able to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris for free will be significantly reduced, the French government has announced. Unofficially, it is said that there will be no "casual" visitors at all on the Seine waterfront.more

The meeting between English Premier League leaders Liverpool and second-placed, defending champions Manchester City will overshadow most other football events in Europe this weekend. After 27 rounds, the Reds have a point advantage over the national champion.more

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Danielle Collins will be Iga Swiatek's rival in the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. The American tennis player won against Russian Erika Andreeva 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (8-6). The top-seeded Pole had a "free fate" in the first round. In turn, Magdalena Frech lost to the Italian Lucia Bronzetti.more

Birmingham City footballer Krystian Bielik suffered an abdominal muscle injury that excludes him from the game for several weeks. This means that he will not play in the play-off matches to qualify for the European Championship. Selector Michał Probierz will send the call-ups on March 14.more

Antoni Piechniczek three weeks before the barracks for promotion to the European Championships is confident that the Polish players will do well against Estonia. "We will win, but the point is to win high and in good style. For a better feeling before the match for everything" - noted the former selector of Polish National Team.more

The second round of the Formula One world championship will be held at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, with Dutchman Max Verstappen and Mexican driver Sergio Perez the main candidates for victory.more

There were no sensations in yesterday's return matches of the 1/8 finals of the soccer Champions League. Manchester City, defending the trophy, won for the second time - this time as the host - 3:1 against Kamil Grabara's FC Copenhagen. Real Madrid, with a 1:0 advance from Germany, tied RB Leipzig 1:1 at home.more

Fans of the Roman football club Lazio shouted fascist shouts and cheered in honor of Benito Mussolini in a beer hall in Munich, where Adolf Hitler began his political activities in the 1920s. The behavior of about 100 fans was reported yesterday by the Italian media.more

Spanish state prosecutors have requested a jail term of four years and nine months for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti for the Italian's alleged defrauding of the country's tax office.more

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The International Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (CAS) has reduced the doping disqualification of former top-ranked tennis player Simona Halep from four years to nine months. The suspension period was counted from October 7, 2022, so the Romanian can return to the courts.more

After losing the first match in Rome against Lazio 0-1, Bayern Munich won the rematch 3-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. In turn, Paris Saint-Germain confidently won the aggregate match against Real Sociedad San Sebastian - they won 2-0 and 2-1.more

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is opposed to the proposed blue cards, or temporary exclusion of players from a match, by the body responsible for the rules of the game (IFAB). "This subject does not exist for us" - FIFA chief executive Gianni Infantino emphasised.more

The Polish Football Association confirmed yesterday that the final squad for the upcoming national team matches will be announced late on 14 March. The wide-ranging list has already been sent to UEFA but, as noted, has not been published as a matter of past practice.more

Barcelona players Pedri and Frenkie De Jong, who suffered injuries in Sunday's Spanish Premier League away match against Athletic Bilbao (0:0), must pause for several weeks. This means that they will not play in the rematch with Napoli in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, among others.more

Inter Milan defeated Genoa 2:1 (2:0) at home in the match concluding the 27th round of the Italian Football Premier League and consolidated top spot in the table. The Milanese have won all 12 matches this year, including nine in Serie A.more

English championship contenders Arsenal London crushed last in the table Sheffield United 6:0 (5:0) in an away match concluding the 27th round of the English Premier Football League. An assist was scored by Jakub Kiwior.more

Poles can win 11 medals at the Olympic Games in Paris - predict analysts from Gracenote, a company specializing in metadata development. The same company estimated that the Polish team would win 18 medals in Tokyo, but in fact they won 14 medals in Japan.more

Iga Swiatek still leads the world ranking of tennis players. The advantage of the Pole over the runner-up - Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka - is 1,380 points. Novak Djokovic, in turn, started his 415th week in the leading position.more

Napoli defeated the runner-up Juventus Turin 2-1 at home in the hit of the 27th round of the Italian top league. The victory was secured in the 88th minute - although the visiting goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny saved Victor Osimhen's penalty kick, Giacomo Raspadori scored an effective rebound.more

Athletic Bilbao drew at home with Barcelona 0-0 in the 27th round of the Spanish football league. Robert Lewandowski played the entire match for the guests, who are still eight points behind leader Real Madrid. Girona suffered a defeat that day - 0:1 against Mallorca.more

The defending champion, Manchester City, defeated Manchester United 3-1 in front of their home crowd in the derby, although they were losing 0-1 at the break. After 27 rounds of the English football league, "The Citizens" have 62 points and are one behind Liverpool, who are leading in the table.more

Aleksander Zniszczoł stood on the podium of the Ski Jumping World Cup competition for the first time in his career. On Sunday in Lahti he took third place. The winner was Austrian Jan Hoerl, and second was Slovenian Peter Prevc.more

Ugo Humbert stayed undefeated in ATP Tour finals by beating Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday.more