Serie A: Zieliński's goal, high victory for Napoli

Piotr Zieliński scored a goal, and his Napoli defeated Verona 5-2 on Monday in the inaugural round of the Italian league. Paweł Dawidowicz played the defensive of the home team.more

Today and tomorrow the first matches of the decisive qualifying phase of the Champions League football will take place. It should be interesting, among others in Łódź, where Tomasz Kędziory, who is the host of Dynamo Kyiv, will host Benfica Lisbon. Round 4 rematch - next week.more

Iga Świątek has been leading the world ranking of tennis players since April 4. In Monday's listing, her advantage over the vice-leader Anett Kontaveit increased even more. On the other hand, Hubert Hurkacz, despite reaching the final of the tennis tournament in Montreal that ended on Sunday, did not advance from the 10th place in the world ranking.more

Real Madrid players defeated Almeria 2: 1 in the first round of the Spanish league, although they were still losing after an hour of the match. The goal of the importance of the victory of the "Królewski" team was scored by Austrian David Alaba, who also scored last Wednesday in the winning match for the UEFA Super Cup.more

Three Polish players appeared in the starting line-up of Spezia Calcio, who defeated Empoli 1-0 at home in the inaugural queue of the Italian Premier League. Bartłomiej Drągowski made his debut in the hosts' goal, Jakub Kiwior and Arkadiusz Reca also played.more

Tottenham's coaches Hotspur and Chelsea, Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel, were given red cards after the match of the 2nd round of the English Premier League. The game ended with a 2: 2 draw yesterday at Chelsea stadium, Stamford Bridge.more

Hubert Hurkacz lost to the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6: 3, 3: 6, 3: 6 in the final of the ATP tennis tournament of Masters 1000 rank on hard courts in Montreal (prize pool of 5.9 million dollars). This is the first defeat of a Pole in the sixth duel in his career that was decisive for the title in a single.more

Bayern Munich defeated VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 at home in the second round of the Bundesliga. The result was already determined by the break. None of the Polish players appeared in the "Wilków" team this time. The German champion leads the table with all points.more

Serbia's Novak Djokovic will not play in Cincinnati because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19, organisers of the ATP 1000 hard court tennis tournament, which is due to begin this week, have announced.more

The star-studded Paris Saint-Germain team recorded their second high-profile victory of the French Premier League football season. The capital's eleven confidently beat Montpellier HSC 5:2.more

Robert Lewandowski's debut in Spanish Premier League football saw Barcelona draw 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou in the first leg. The Pole, brought in from Bayern Munich in July, played the entire match.more

AC Milan's players began their title defence by beating Udinese 4:2 in front of their home crowd in their Serie A inauguration. In a game played at the same time, Sampdoria, in which Bartosz Bereszynski played until the 58th minute, lost 0:2 to Atalanta Bergamo in Genoa.more

Aston Villa overcame Everton in the second round of English Premier League football with their first victory of the season. Steven Gerrard's charges won 2-1 against a team led by Frank Lampard in their first meeting as coaches.more

Hubert Hurkacz won against Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud 5:7, 6:3, 6:2 to advance to the final of the ATP Masters 1000 ranked hard court tournament in Montreal (prize pool $5.9 million). He will play for his sixth career title today against Spaniard Pablo Carreno-Busta.more

Defending the title, Manchester City confidently defeated the newcomer AFC Bournemouth 4-0 in the 2nd round of the English Premier League. The victory was also achieved by Arsenal London, in which Gabriel Jesus, former "The Citizens" footballer, played an excellent match.more

Robert Lewandowski is among thirty footballers nominated for the "France Football" awards for the best footballer in the world. However, this group does not include the seven-time winner of the Golden Ball, incl. for 2021 - Argentinian Lionel Messi.more

Juventus have completed the signing of Serbia left winger Filip Kostic from Eintracht Frankfurt. The 29-year-old, who has 48 caps for Serbia, joins the Italian giants on a four-year deal after helping Eintracht win last season's Europa League.more

Two Real Madrid players - Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois - are on the three-person list announced yesterday for the UEFA Player of the Year award. The short list is completed by Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City. No player in the second finalist of the Liverpool Champions League was included in the poll.more

Hubert Hurkacz defeated Australian Nick Kyrgios 7: 6 (7-4), 6: 7 (5-7), 6: 1 in the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament in Montreal. In the semi-finals, the Polish tennis player will face Norwegian Casper Ruud.more

Robert Lewandowski is to make his debut today in the official match of Barcelona and in the Spanish league. "Pride of Catalonia" at Rayo Vallecano will pick up at 21:00 local time. The Polish footballer often scored goals in his first appearances in new clubs or competitions.more

Australian Nick Kyrgios, after defeating his compatriot Alex De Minaur 6: 2, 6: 3, advanced to the quarterfinals and will be Hubert Hurkacz's next rival in the ATP tennis tournament of Masters 1000 rank on hard courts in Montreal (prize pool of 5.9 million dollars).more

WBC world champion Tyson Fury, just three days after the announcement of his return to the ring, declared that he would definitely end his career. The British boxer handed over the decision on his 34th birthday.more

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar will start on November 20 with the home team's match with Ecuador, a day earlier than planned, FIFA informed, confirming earlier media reportsmore

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that the return of the World Cup ski jumping competition to the USA, scheduled for February 2023, will not take place, and the competitions that were to be held in Iron Mountain have been canceled.more

Iga Świątek lost to the Brazilian tennis player Beatriz Haddad Maia 4: 6, 6: 3, 5: 7 and was eliminated in the third round (1/8 finals) of the WTA 1000 hard court tournament in Toronto (prize pool of 2.9 million dollars).more

More than a dozen Poles are in the cadres of the teams that will begin competition for the Italian football championship tomorrow. The title will be defended by AC Milan, while Juventus Turin, whose goalkeeper is Wojciech Szczęsny, will try to return to the top.more

After one of the most difficult seasons in their history, Barcelona are hoping for a revival. Robert Lewandowski is expected to help deliver a strong performance in the Spanish football championship starting today. The title will be defended by Real Madrid.more

Neither Kajetan Kajetanowicz nor Mikołaj Marczyk (both Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo) will start in the Acropolis Rally, the 10th round of the world championship, to be held from 8-11 September. Instead, nine-time world champion Frenchman Sebastien Loeb (Ford Puma Rally1) will drive.more

Chilean Alexis Sanchez, who has performed in Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal London and recently Inter Milan, has signed a one-year contract with Olympique de Marseille, whose player is Arkadiusz Milik.more

The appearance of Robert Lewandowski on the pitch during the Saturday FC Barcelona match against Rayo Vallecano in the 1st round of La Liga is uncertain, according to media in Spain. They note that the Barca authorities have still not tightened the club's budget in accordance with the league's requirements.more

World number one Iga Swiatek advanced to the third round, or 1/8 final, of the WTA 1000 hard-court tournament in Toronto without any trouble. The Polish tennis player, who had a free draw in the opening round, defeated Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 6:1, 6:2.more

PZPN President Cezary Kulesza confirmed that on November 16 - just before the departure to the World Cup - the Polish national team will play against Chile in Warsaw. "We have reached an agreement with the Chilean federation. Only details remain to be agreed," he added.more

The 28-year-old, and co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie, have entered not guilty pleas ahead of trial that is expected to last more than three months.more

Robert Lewandowski said in an interview with "Sport Bild" magazine that he would not like his current and recent club - Barcelona and Bayern Munich - to meet in the group stage of the Champions League. "Too soon for that, I would feel weird," he admitted.more