Ajax Amsterdam prevailed against Panathinaikos in a 34-penalties long marathon shootout to win 13-12 in Europa League qualifiers while West Indies trail by 63 runs despite bowling out South Africa for just 160 on Day 1 of the second Test. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on August 16.
Ajax currently holds the championship title and is currently ranked fifth in the Eredivisie, and trails the leader of the league, Feyenoord, by seven points.
Champions League: Bayern Munich beat Barcelona on Matchday 2 while Liverpool returned to winning ways against Ajax as spurs lost to Sporting Lisbon
Champions League: Bayern Munich host Barcelona on Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League, while Liverpool host Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur travel to Lisbon to face Sporting
Sebastian Haller scored for both teams Wednesday as Benfica came from behind twice to hold Ajax to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 clash on Wednesday.
Overmars, a renowned winger in his playing days for Ajax, Arsenal, Barcelona and the Netherlands, said he was 'ashamed' after being confronted by the club in the last week about his behaviour.
Before fulltime, Amsterdam police urged no more fans to head to the stadium as the nearby streets already were too busy.
Onana tested positive for furosemide, a banned diuretic often used as a masking agent to hide the presence of other drugs, in a urine sample given last October.
Record 13-time champion Real Madrid face an embarrassing group-stage exit after losing 2-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk in Tuesday’s Champions League, falling to third spot in the points table with a game to go.
Ajax beat VVV-Venlo 13-0 in their Dutch league game on Saturday, breaking the record for the biggest win in league's history.
The Ajax player underwent a medical in Barcelona and the clubs were finalising the details to make the transfer official.
Ajax were in fact level on points with AZ Alkmaar with nine rounds of matches yet to go, but ahead in terms of goal difference. However, both the teams will qualify for the next season's UEFA Champions League.
Ziyech was a key player for Ajax in their run to the Champions League semifinals last season, often cutting inside from the right flank.
Ajax said United States' Sergino Dest asked to leave the camp because "he did not feel comfortable."
Ajax defender Daley Blind has undergone a successful heart operation after complaining of dizziness during the side's Champions League game against Ajax.
Ajax, who won the sides’ previous meeting 3-0 in Spain, entered the game as the leader in Group H, but finished third on 10 points after Chelsea won their game against Lille 2-1. That put Chelsea and Valencia level on 11 points.
In a roller-coaster match at Stamford Bridge, Frank Lampard's side scored two own goals and two penalties while Ajax had two players sent off as the game finished 4-4.
UEFA's disciplinary panel punished Ajax on Thursday for crowd disturbances and damage to the stadium in a 3-0 Champions League win at Valencia this month.
Matthijs de Ligt has become the most expensive defensive signing in the history of Serie A with the transfer to Juventus.
De Ligt is expected to sign a contract worth 8 million euros per season before being formally presented on Thursday.
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