The toll from clashes between violent fans and police ahead of the Rome derby includes 24 police officers injured, seven arrests and at least 40,000 euros in damaged garbage dumpsters.

Manchester United settled for a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16.

Lazio has fired the man who handled the Italian soccer club’s eagle mascot after he posted photos and videos online of his own prosthetic penis.

The Champions League narrative is so often about Manchester City and Real Madrid.

Among the thousands of fans in the stands at Europe’s biggest soccer games are a few people operating undercover.

Victor Osimhen scored a brace of headers and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia earned and converted a penalty and set up two goals in Napoli’s 4-0 win at Torino in Serie A.

A limited number of media will be allowed to cover Saturday’s football game, which will be nationally televised on FOX. Hickok got into the tournament as an alternate after Bill Haas tested positive earlier in the week. That’s the most positive tests on the PGA Tour since late June, when four players tested positive in a span of a week. Cameron Champ, Denny McCarthy and Dylan Frittelli had positive tests in Connecticut, and Harris English tested positive in Detroit. The Bosnian soccer federation said Wednesday that besides Kolasinac, another national team player, Ibrahim Sehic, also tested positive.

Victoria reported only 12 new coronavirus cases and one death Sunday, well down on the peaks of winter. ___MILAN — New coronavirus cases in Italy maintained a trajectory above 2,500 on Saturday, with about 119,000 people tested. ___SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia has recorded 243 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily number since the pandemic began. Facing a recent spike in cases, health authorities are considering imposing new restrictions, including banning public gatherings and limiting working hours for bars. ___ATHENS, Greece — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says authorities would use local lockdowns to keep a recent surge in coronavirus cases under control.

Thousands of fans packed the stands at a race track in South Dakota despite a rising number of coronavirus cases in the state. The number of confirmed virus cases has risen to 8,955 in the state. The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged past 103,000 on Sunday and is second-most in Southeast Asia. ___BEIJING An outbreak in Chinas far northwestern region of Xinjiang is continuing to subside, with 28 new cases reported Monday. No new deaths were reported, leaving Chinas total at 4,634 among 84,428 reported cases of COVID-19.

Preliminary results from a survey of seawater quality during Italys coronavirus lockdown indicate a sharp reduction in pollution from human and livestock waste in the seas off Rome. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)FIUMICINO Pollution from human and agriculture waste spilling into the seas off Rome has decreased 30% during Italy's coronavirus lockdown, preliminary results from a nationwide survey of seawater quality indicate. This year, coastal towns have been much less populated, decreasing the (human-caused pollution) burden on the water, he told The Associated Press. Theres no indication seas will stay cleaner, since the lockdown is ending and any pollution reduction may be temporary. Environment Minister Sergio Costa noted that the coronavirus emergency, while tragic given the loss of life, offered an unprecedented opportunity to create a photograph of Italy's seas.