Hakimi scores twice as PSG sink Lyon to stay unbeaten in Ligue 1

Paris (AFP) – Achraf Hakimi scored twice and Ousmane Dembele kept up his remarkable recent form in front of goal as Paris Saint-Germain won 3-2 away to Lyon on Sunday to maintain their unbeaten record in Ligue 1 this season.

Achraf Hakimi (L) celebrates after scoring one of his two goals in Paris Saint-Germain's 3-2 win at Lyon on Sunday

Hat trick pulls Ovechkin closer to Gretzky's NHL goals record

Washington (AFP) – Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick in a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday to move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time goals record.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin celebrates after scoring a goal in an NHL victory over the Edmonton Oilers

USA and Japan win to set up SheBelieves Cup decider

Miami (AFP) – The United States beat Australia 2-1 and Japan thumped Colombia 4-1 on Sunday to set up a SheBelieves Cup tournament decider on Wednesday between the two favorites.

Lynn Biyendolo was on target for the USA in their 2-1 win over Australia in the SheBelieves Cup on Sunday

Relentless Bayern stay eight points clear

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich re-established their eight-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga with a deserved 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.

Jamal Musiala scoring Bayern's third goal

Kane admits last

Berlin (AFP) – Harry Kane admitted that the decision for him to start on the bench for Bayern Munich’s 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt was only made on Sunday morning.

Harry Kane madse a surprise return on Sunday after injury

Slot wary of Premier League dangers despite 'big' Man City win

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool boss Arne Slot said the depth of quality in the Premier League means his side can take nothing for granted despite opening up an 11-point lead with a 2-0 win at Manchester City on Sunday.

Liverpool opened up an 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League

Borthwick defiant after uninspired England edge Scotland

Twickenham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – England coach Steve Borthwick defended his side’s tactics after they just did enough to regain the Calcutta Cup with a 16-15 win over Scotland that kept them in the hunt for the Six Nations title.

Marching on: England coach Steve Borthwick has defended his side's tactics after a gritty 16-15 Six Nations win over Scotland at Twickenham

Nations at odds over major UN climate science report

Paris (AFP) – Representatives of nearly 200 countries gather Monday to continue fraught negotiations on the timing and content of the UN’s next blockbuster assessment of global warming science.

Major emerging economies  are seeing rising carbon emissions