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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — One year after returning from cancer treatment, Sébastien Haller could lead Ivory Coast to the Africa Cup of Nations title. Haller fired the host nation into Sunday’s final against three-time champion Nigeria with the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Congo in the semifinals. “It’s kind of a great moment today to be here …

PARIS (AP) — Metz snapped a seven-game losing streak in drawing at Marseille 1-1 in the French league and will rue not taking advantage of facing 10 men for more than an hour on Friday. A defeat in Marseille would have equalled Metz’s worst losing run and its hopes were raised after 30 minutes when Marseille captain Samuel Gigot was …

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland has already powered to a victory in its toughest fixture in the Six Nations. Expect the same outcome in what will likely be its easiest. The Irish have lost only one of their 19 test matches at home to Italy. That was in 1997, when the Azzurri weren’t even in the tournament — it was the …

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — It’s now or “Neverkusen.” Xabi Alonso has coached Bayer Leverkusen to its best chance in years of finally winning the Bundesliga. The ultimate test comes on Saturday when Leverkusen hosts 11-time defending champion Bayern Munich. Leverkusen has not lost any of its 30 games in all competitions this season — the only unbeaten team in any …

PARIS (AP) — UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin will not stand as a candidate in 2027, announcing the news in a testy statement on Thursday one hour after steering through a controversial change of legal rules that would have let him stay. Čeferin has led UEFA since 2016 and said he was “tired of COVID, tired of two wars” and of …

MADRID (AP) — A Rayo Vallecano fan appeared to interfere with a Sevilla player taking a throw in during their Spanish league match on Monday. Lucas Ocampos was on the touchline 33 minutes into the first half when a fan reached out and poked his backside. The Argentine winger turned to remonstrate with the young fan and then called the …

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s expensively assembled team slumped to a second straight heavy loss in the Premier League, with Wolverhampton following Liverpool in taking apart Mauricio Pochettino’s team in a 4-2 victory on Sunday. Chelsea was overrun in a 4-1 hammering at Anfield on Wednesday and was also picked off by Wolves, for whom Brazil striker Matheus Cunha scored a …

ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — Argentina reached the Davis Cup Finals group stage by eliminating Kazakhstan 3-2 in the best-of-five-match qualifying round when Sebastian Baez erased two match points and came back to edge Dmitry Popko 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) on Sunday. Belgium, Chile, the Czech Republic and France also wrapped up victories Sunday. Baez is a 23-year-old who is currently …