Zlatan Ibrahimović will still be playing for AC Milan when he's 41 after renewing his contract for another year, giving the forward another tilt at the Champions League.

Ibrahimović missed large portions of Milan's Serie A-winning campaign with injury and won't even be able to return to the field until the end of the year — two months after his 41st birthday — after undergoing knee surgery in May.

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe drew gasps from a crowd of thousands in Tokyo on Monday as Paris Saint-Germain held the first training session of their Japanese tour

Polish striker Robert Lewandowski said Monday he was raring to go at new club Barcelona and determined to help them "return to the top and win as many titles as possible." 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had his contract with seven-time European champions AC Milan extended by a year, the club said Monday.

After 15 stages, the peloton have a day off on Monday in a Tour de France that has undergone a revolution in the top order, sizzled in a heatwave and welcomed a new star to its ranks.

Here AFP Sport looks at some of the thrills and spills that have made the 109th edition of the world's most prestigious bike race such an enthralling spectacle.

Russia remains barred from Europe's leading soccer competitions including the Champions League after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by the national soccer federation and four clubs on Friday.

CAS upheld decisions by UEFA and FIFA which excluded Russian national teams and clubs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said Thursday he was relishing a "fresh start" under new coach Erik ten Hag, keen to put a forgettable last season behind him.

London's Metropolitan Police have opened an investigation after British Olympic great Mo Farah made stunning revelations he was illegally trafficked into Britain as a child. 

German World Cup winning midfielder Mesut Ozil signed for 2020 Turkish champions Basaksehir on Thursday, a day after he left their rivals Fenerbahce.

Ousmane Dembélé has agreed to sign a new contract with Barcelona through June 2024.

The deal on Thursday comes a day after club president Joan Laporta said Dembélé would stay on during the presentation of new signing Raphinha.