Ahmed El-Sheikh marked his debut with a goal and Mahmoud Kahraba and Mohamed Elneny were also on target as Egypt strolled to a 3-0 friendly win over Togo on Tuesday in their first match since finishing as runners-up at the African Nations Cup last month.

Just hours after a controversial four-match ban for star attacker Leo Messi, Argentina have lost 2-0 against Bolivia in La Paz. Were they missing the Barcelona star, or simply struggling with the altitude?Juan Carlos Arce and Marcelo Martins Moreno netted for the home team either side of half time on Tuesday, securing Bolivia a big scalp in their World Cup qualification campaign.

AC Milan have completed the signing of centre back Leonardo Bonucci from Italian champions Juventus on a five-year contract, the club said on Thursday (www.acmilan.com). The Italy international, capped 70 times, joined the Milan-based club for a fee of 42 million euros ($48.3 million) last week subject to a medical.

AS Monaco forward Kylian Mbappe has been approached by a number of European clubs without the Ligue 1 side s permission, they said on Thursday. One of the most exciting prospects in world soccer, the 18-year-old scored 26 goals in all competitions last season, helping Monaco win the league and reach the Champions League semi-finals.

Juventus have signed Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny on a four-year contract for 12.2 million euros ($14.07 million), the Italian champions said in a statement on Wednesday. The Poland international, capped 29 times, spent the last two years on loan at Serie A rivals AS Roma, making 38 league appearances last season.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he is targeting a 15-year stay at Old Trafford, telling ESPN in an interview on Tuesday he wants to restore the stability of the Alex Ferguson era. Mourinho, who took over the Premier League giants last year, told the network s website that he is desperate to deliver sustained success over a long-term period just as Ferguson did over nearly three decades. United have not won the Premier League title since Ferguson s retirement in 2013, with the club struggling to rediscover its dominance under David Moyes and Louis van Gaal.

Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti rubbished suggestions on Tuesday that James Rodriguez was signed to replace misfiring German international Thomas Mueller. The Colombian last week joined the Bundesliga champions from Real Madrid on a two-year loan that some have interpreted as a threat to Mueller, who is coming off the back of a poor season by his high standards. Rodriguez too has something to prove after losing his place at Real, and Ancelotti -- who managed him in Spain -- expects the 26-year-old to hit the ground running.

For much of the Euros opener, it seemed the Netherlands might start their own shindig with a whimper. But DW S Matt Pearson was in Utrecht to see the moment the fashionably-late hosts sparked the tournament in to life.For the most part, the Dutch arrived early. The Utrecht fan park was a swaying sea of orange three hours before the Netherlands and Norway kicked off on Sunday evening. Their team took a little longer to mark their arrival, but when they finally breached Ingrid Hjelmseth s goal it was impossible to escape the feeling that this tournament had truly begun – and it was in the right country. Hours later, as the light started to fade and the exuberance of the hundreds gazing at screens in the city s Neude square was heading the same way, Shanice van de Sanden (top, left) stooped to head past Hjelmseth and break the swelling dam of tension.

Bayern Munich boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed they have dropped their interest in signing Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez for next season. After head coach Carlo Ancelotti last week had his wish granted to sign Colombia s James Rodriguez on loan from Real Madrid, Bayern have called off their bid to poach Chile s hot-shot Sanchez from Arsenal. "We are no longer involved. We have agreed with our coach that we won t add (new players) in attack. It wouldn t make any sense," Bayern s chairman Rummenigge told German magazine Kicker.

New Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde laughed off the idea of bringing in new players on Monday saying the best signings were the players already in the dressing room. "I m more than happy with the way things stand," said Valverde when pressed on the potential signing of Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti. "Happy with the players, happy with their work and their attitude," he said as his players prepare for their trip to the United States on Wednesday.

Ruthless Roger Federer thrashed suffering Croat Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4 to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon singles crowns on Sunday, five years after landing his seventh. The Swiss maestro, appearing in his 11th Wimbledon final, was challenged early on but once he broke a nervous Cilic in the fifth game of the opening set the match became a no-contest.

Newly crowned Wimbledon women s champion Garbine Muguruza says she would rather be ranked tenth in the world and win more Grand Slams than focus on reaching the top of the rankings. Muguruza beat five-times champion Venus Williams in straight sets on Saturday to win her second major tournament after her triumph at the French Open in 2016. The Spaniard went into Wimbledon ranked 15th in the world and her victory at the All England Club will push her up to fifth in the WTA Rankings when they are published on Monday.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi shied away from making major promises for the coming season Thursday, pledging only to do his "best" under new coach Ernesto Valverde. Messi said he was not familiar with Valverde s style, but voiced cautious hope. "Well, I say the exact same thing I say all the time," he said at the team s celebration of a new sponsorship deal with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten at its Tokyo headquarters. "Whenever I start a new season, there is a very clear-cut goal, which is FC Barcelona would do its best," said the Argentina international who recently extended his contract with the Catalan giants.

Ahly coach Hossam El-Badry has been fined $10,000 and suspended for one game after he suddenly left a post-game press conference in the CAF Champions League group stage, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Thursday. El-Badry refused to talk to Qatari beIN Sports following his side s 2-0 Champions League loss to Morocco s Wydad, explaining that "this is [Egypt s] decision. I hope everybody understands my respecting this decision."

The Competition Protection and Monopoly Prevention Authority announced the cancellation of the agreement and contract between the Egyptian Company for Satellite Channels and the Qatari beIN sports channels. It pledged to suspend the channels network in Egypt.

Mohamed Salah must wait to make his Liverpool debut as he has yet to receive his work permit. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp confirmed that Salah, who joined from Roma in a €42million move last month, is unavailable when Liverpool visit Tranmere Rovers to start their pre-season campaign on Wednesday.

Spanish striker Alvaro Morata is now the focus of frustrated Chelsea manager Antonio Conte s attentions after Romelu Lukaku slipped through his fingers and signed for Manchester United, according to media reports. Chelsea have tabled a £62 million (70m euros, $80m) bid for the 24-year-old Morata but Real Madrid are holding out for around £80m, the reports say.

gree with the arguments put forward here? Disagree? Have your say in the comments section below. It is the Wimbledon talking point that will not go away. Has Wimbledon displayed sexism and shown disrespect to the women s game by constantly putting more men s matches on the two main show courts?

Egyptian side Ismaily has appointed Frenchman Sebastien Desabre as new head coach on a one-year deal, the club announced on Monday.

Zamalek s Portuguese manager Augusto Inacio is facing an uncertain future at the club after a depressing exit from the African Champions League group stage. The Cairo-based club failed to qualify for the quarter-finals following a 2-2 home draw to Libya s Ahli Tripoli, who took the second-place qualifing ticket, in a tough game on Sunday.

Ahly coach Hossam El-Badry is confident of clinching the African Champions League trophy after his side made it to the quarterfinals defeating Cameroon s Cotonsport 3-1 in Alexandria Saturday. "It was a very special game for me because qualification into the quarterfinals was one of the priorities for us and I thank all my players for making it happen. Our goal now is to win the title," the 56-year-tacticain saidd at the post-match press conference at Borg El-Arab Stadium.