Racist chants directed at player in Belgrade

Partizan Belgrade midfielder Everton Luiz was in tears after persistent racist chants during his soccer team’s 1-0 victory over FK Rad on Sunday in Belgrade, Serbia.

Wiping away tears, Everton Luiz said he “faced racist abuse during the entire match.”

Arsenal took 26 minutes to break through against fifth-tier Sutton United, and the 12-time FA Cup winner had to work hard for a 2-0 victory over the nonleague side to reach the quarterfinals.

Brazil’s football confederation fired youth-division coach Rogerio Micale, who led Neymar and company to the country’s first Olympic soccer gold medal in Rio de Janeiro.

Three people in a pit area were injured when they were struck by a race car that hit a barrier and catapulted over a 10-foot fence at a dirt speedway near Daytona Beach, Fla.

The Jacksonville Jaguars released defensive lineman Jared Odrick, saving $8.5 million against the salary cap.

Alabama hired New England Patriots assistant Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Egypt’s highest appeals court upheld the death sentences against 10 people convicted over a soccer riot that killed more than 70 fans in 2012, becoming one of the world’s deadliest soccer disasters.

Neymar has lost his final appeal and will stand trial on corruption charges related to his transfer from Brazilian soccer club Santos to Spanish league team Barcelona four years ago.