Argentine defender Agustin Giay scored in the first half as Palmeiras edged to a 1-0 home win over LDU Quito in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores quarterfinal on Wednesday.
Ermedin Demirovic scored a 13-minute hat-trick as VfB Stuttgart beat Norwegian champions Viking FK 3-1 at home to claim their first-ever victory in a Champions League opener on Wednesday.
Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease A Bike) won his second stage in two days and his fifth of this year's Vuelta a Espana cycle race on Wednesday when he claimed another the sprint finish in the 17th stage between Dos Hermanas and Seville in the south of Spain.
Second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan came from a set down to defeat China's Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday and advance to the US Open semifinals for the first time.
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid open their Champions League campaigns Wednesday, with Barcelona hosting Feyenoord and Atletico visiting Liverpool at Anfield.
Matthew Brennan claimed his fourth stage victory of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday, winning a sprint finish in Palos de la Frontera after another expertly executed lead-out from Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Wout van Aert.
Thomas Christiansen has extended his contract as Panama's national team manager, agreeing to a deal that runs until the 2030 FIFA World Cup, the Panamanian Football Federation said on Tuesday.
Hulk scored one goal and set up another as Fluminense secured a 2-0 home win over Platense in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores quarterfinal on Tuesday.
Serhou Guirassy struck twice late on as Borussia Dortmund opened its UEFA Champions League campaign with a 3-2 victory over Villarreal on Tuesday, while Real Madrid and Manchester City also made winning starts.
FC Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal on Tuesday threw his hat into the ring to be a candidate for the Ballon d'Or award for the best footballer in the world which is given out at the end of October.
Real Madrid opened its Champions League campaign with a 2-1 home win over Inter Milan on Tuesday, with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois producing a string of saves to preserve the victory.
Reigning Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen of China overcame a 5-0 deficit in the opening set to beat six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-5, 6-3 on Monday and reach the US Open quarterfinals.