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.

As thousands of British fans head to Moscow for Champions League matches involving Manchester United and Liverpool, Russia faces a crucial test of its security measures just months ahead of the 2018 World Cup. Some 2,000 British fans are expected to arrive for matches on Tuesday and Wednesday against Moscow teams known for problems with hooliganism and racism in the stands.

The Ahly squad is free of injuries and ready for the CAF Champions League semi-final games against Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel, football director Sayed Abdel-Hafiz said on Monday. The Red Devils, who defeated Esperance of Tunisia in the quarter-finals, will face Etoile du Sahel in the first leg of the continental tournament s semi-finals next week, with the second leg to be played next month.

Ahly team members have shared their reactions after beating Tunisian side Esperance 4-3 on aggregate in the CAF Champions League quarter-finals. The Cairo giants managed to replicate their 2012 Champions League final scenario against Esperance, overcoming the Tunisians 2-1 in Rades to qualify for the competition s semis, following last week s disappointing 2-2 first-leg draw in Alexandria.

Egypt star Mohamed Salah continued his superb goal-scoring form for Liverpool, heading the Reds in front in their 3-2 English Premier League victory over Leicester City at King Power Stadium on Saturday. After hitting the equalizer in the 1-1 draw against Burnley last week, Salah notched his fourth Premier League goal for Liverpool with an excellent header at the far post from Jordan Henderson s cross near the edge of the area.

With eight wins in as many matches this season, Paris Saint-Germain should be bursting with confidence ahead of Bayern Munich s visit next week in the Champions League. A war of egos between the club s biggest stars, however, is tarnishing PSG s perfect start to the season, as well as the club s slick image that the Qatari owners want to promote in their ambition to build a great club in the French capital.

A delegation from Ahly arrived in Tunisia on Thursday, two days before the must-win African Champions League quarterfinals second-leg game against Esperance. Under the helm of coach Hossam El-Badry, the Egyptian giants Ahly, who saw a frustrating 2-2 home draw last Sunday, will hold their first training session on the opponent s soil Thursday evening.

Ahly s technical staff is confident of achieving a positive result against Tunisia s Esperance to ensure a place at the African Champions League semis according to assistant coach Ahmed Ayoub. "We didn t speak about the first leg as we our totally focused on the preparation for the next game," Ayoub told an Egyptian radio station on Tuesday.

Real Madrid says it has extended the contract of Karim Benzema until the end of the 2021 season. The French striker s current contract was valid until the end of the 2019 campaign. Spanish media says Benzema s buyout clause will remain at 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion), similar to Cristiano Ronaldo s clause.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants the next edition of the Women s World Cup to draw a billion TV viewers across the world. Infantino, who attended the official launch of the tournament that will be organized in France in 2019, said on Tuesday that the previous edition in Canada in 2015 was watched by 750 million viewers.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Tuesday that he has renewed his contract with the Spanish champions, although the deal has not yet been announced officially. Madrid have renewed various players contracts in recent weeks and the Frenchman told a news conference that he too has extended his deal, which was set to expire at the end of this season.

Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo will return to action against Real Betis on Wednesday after serving a five-match suspension, as the champions look to keep the pressure on La Liga leaders Barcelona. Ronaldo was sent off during the Spanish Super Cup win over Barcelona on Aug. 13 and banned for five matches after pushing the referee, meaning he is yet to feature in the league this season.

Former England captain Wayne Rooney was Monday banned from driving for two years and ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to drink driving. The Everton forward was stopped by police when driving a woman s black Volkswagen Beetle at 2:00 am (0100 GMT) on September 1, while his pregnant wife and their three sons were on holiday.

Ahly coach Hossam El-Badry has stated that his side was better than their Tunisian rivals Esperance, regardless of the result, in the first leg of the African Champions League quarterfinals held on home soil Sunday. "Ahly wasted many scoring chances and were able to dominate the field, and but final result doesn t really represents that performance," the 59-year-old tactician stated on the club s official website.

Antonio Valencia s early thunderbolt put Manchester United en route to a 4-0 Premier League victory over Everton on Sunday, but they needed a flurry of late goals to finally subdue their unfortunate visitors. Valencia belted home Nemanja Matic s crossfield pass after four minutes but Everton responded well with United s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney, returning to Old Trafford for the first time since leaving earlier this year, wasting two good chances.

World champions Germany pushed Brazil back into second place to return to the top of the FIFA rankings, which was published on Thursday. Germany s 2-1 win away to the Czech Republic and their 6-0 drubbing of Norway in the World Cup qualifiers lifted them over the already-qualified Brazil, who dropped points in a draw away to Colombia.

Egypt s Mohamed Salah scored his fourth goal for Liverpool since joining in the summer but the English side were denied in an exciting 2-2 draw with Sevilla in their Champions League group E opener at Anfield on Wednesday. Liverpool paid a heavy price for a first-half penalty miss as Sevilla grabbed a late equaliser. The Premier League side had been cruising after overcoming the shock of Wissam Ben Yedder s fifth-minute goal to lead 2-1 at halftime.

Real Madrid vice-captain Marcelo extended his 11-year stay with the Spanish giants by signing a new contract until 2022, the club announced on Wednesday. The Brazilian, 29, has won three Champions League and four La Liga titles in over 400 appearances since joining from Fluminense in 2006.

Liverpool s Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah said on Tuesday he is excited to start the Champions League games at Anfield, asking his teammates to put their disappointing defeat by Manchester City behind them and to look forward to the future. The Reds, who slumped to an embarrassing 5-0 loss to Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday, will start their Champions League group-stage campaign on Wednesday when they host Spanish side Sevilla.

Cristiano Ronaldo is eager to return to action as he prepares for his first start of the season when Real Madrid begin their Champions League defence on Wednesday against APOEL Nicosia, coach Zinedine Zidane said on Tuesday. Ronaldo, who was the top goalscorer in Europe s elite competition last season for the fifth consecutive year and scored twice in the 4-1 win over Juventus in the final, has been starved of football so far this season due to a long suspension.