Sports News from Saturday, March 28th, 2026

Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli stormed to a second straight pole position in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of teammate George Russell on Saturday to lock out the front row for Mercedes for a third consecutive race.

Iran’s men's national football team wore black armbands and held schoolbags as their anthem played ahead of Friday's clash with Nigeria, in what a team official said was a protest over the killing of schoolgirls on the first day of the Iran war.

Barcelona attacker Raphinha will miss their Champions League quarter-final tie with Atletico Madrid early next month after suffering a hamstring injury on international duty with Brazil, the LaLiga side said.

Germany forward Florian Wirtz scored two goals, including an 86th-minute winner, and set up two more as his team twice came from a goal down to beat hosts Switzerland 4-3 in a friendly on Friday as both sides continued their preparations for the World Cup.