Soccer

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Alireza Jahanbakhsh’s last-minute penalty gave Iran a 2-1 win over Japan on Saturday and a place in the Asian Cup semifinals for just the second time since 2004.

PARIS (AP) — David Pereira da Costa scored early in the second half as Lens won 1-0 at lowly Nantes to move up to sixth place in the French league on Saturday.

BOUAKÉ, Ivory Coast (AP) — Oumar Diakité scored in stoppage time of extra time to send 10-man Ivory Coast into the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 2-1 win over northern neighbor Mali on Saturday.

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid did not comment Saturday on the latest media speculation saying star forward Kylian Mbappé has decided to leave PSG for Madrid next season.

MILAN (AP) — Luka Jović scored a minute after coming off the bench to help AC Milan snatch a 3-2 win at lowly Frosinone in Serie A on Saturday, and piled the pressure on second-place Juventus ahead of the Derby d’Italia .

MUNICH — Canadian star Alphonso Davies suffered a ligament strain in his left knee during Bayern’s Munich's 3-1 Bundesliga win over visiting Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Sporting’s top-tier game at Famalicão has been postponed after fans brawled outside the stadium and police scheduled to provide security said they were too sick to work in an apparent labor protest, the Portuguese league said

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Birmingham manager Tony Mowbray called for stronger punishments for fans who racially abuse players after midfielder Juninho Bacuna said he was targeted by West Bromwich Albion supporters during the Midlands derby on Saturd

LONDON (AP) — Roy Hodgson's position at Crystal Palace is looking increasingly shaky after another poor result and the latest display of anger and frustration from the club's fans on Saturday.

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Aston Villa returned to the top four in the Premier League after scoring four goals in the opening 30 minutes in a rampant 5-0 win at last-place Sheffield United.