Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz hit an 82nd-minute equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw against visitors Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium in their Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday.

The Kaiviti Silktails are determined to turn things around this weekend as it searches for its second home win in the Ron Massey Cup competition.

Discipline will not be an issue for the Digicel Fiji Football Under-20 anymore.

The Digicel Fiji Futsal recorded its first win in the Extra Supermarket Melanesian Futsal Cup last night.

The Fiji Volleyball Federation had to make some revisions to its Pacific Games travelling squad.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi club Al-Nassr fired coach Rudi Garcia after less than a year in charge following media reports of dressing room tensions and just days before a crucial game against champions Al-Hilal.

Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou drew first blood against long-time mentor Wayne Bennett on Thursday night, as South Sydney overcame the Dolphins 36-14 at Suncorp Stadium.

Novak Djokovic’s quest for a record-extending 39th Masters trophy was prolonged after the world number one fell to a 4-6 7-5 6-4 defeat at the hands of Lorenzo Musetti in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Mats Wieffer scored a second-half winner to hand hosts Feyenoord a 1-0 home victory over AS Roma in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final in Rotterdam, after he had given away a first-half penalty.

Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane will not be part of the squad for Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim and has been fined over a row he had with team mate Leroy Sane, the club said.

Aminiasi Tavailagi of Ratu Kadavulevu School broke the long jump record on Day 2 of the Tailevu Zone meet at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.

Four Fijian football players will be facing the disciplinary committee next week.