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Vinicius Double Helps Real Beat Villareal
Vinicius Double Helps Real Beat Villareal

Vinicius Junior fired Real Madrid to the top of La Liga with a brace in a 3-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday, while Kylian Mbappe was also on target. Los Blancos moved two points clear of champions Barcelona, who visit Sevilla on Sunday, as they bounced back from last week's derby drubbing. Having returned from their long midweek trip to ...

Liverpool Suffer Third Consecutive Loss as Estevao Strikes Late for Chelsea
Liverpool Suffer Third Consecutive Loss as Estevao Strikes Late for Chelsea

Liverpool crashed to a third successive defeat as Estevao Willian's last-gasp strike condemned the spluttering Premier League champions to a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea on Saturday. Arne Slot's side were rocked by Estevao's close-range finish in the final seconds at Stamford Bridge after Cody Gakpo's second half equaliser had cancelled out Moises ...

Arsenal Go Top of the Premier League as Man Utd Ease Pressure on Amorim
Arsenal Go Top of the Premier League as Man Utd Ease Pressure on Amorim

Declan Rice came back to haunt former club West Ham as Arsenal moved top of the Premier League, while Manchester United handed Ruben Amorim some relief with a 2-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday. In Mikel Arteta's 300th match in charge, the Gunners proved far too strong for the struggling Hammers in a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium to further ...

Kudus Fires Spurs into Second with Win at Leeds
Kudus Fires Spurs into Second with Win at Leeds

Mohammed Kudus' first Tottenham goal lifted Spurs up to second in the Premier League by ending Leeds' long unbeaten home run with a 2-1 win on Saturday. Noah Okafor cancelled out Mathys Tel's opener for the visitors in a first half that raged from end to end. Kudus grabbed the winner just before the hour mark and Tottenham had to show their ...

Russell Takes Pole Position for Singapore Grand Prix as McLaren Struggle
Russell Takes Pole Position for Singapore Grand Prix as McLaren Struggle

George Russell in a Mercedes took pole position Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, as McLaren were outpaced around the Marina Bay Circuit. Championship leader Oscar Piastri will start on the second row after coming third while his McLaren teammate Lando Norris was only fifth. Russell set a blistering lap of ...

Anisimova Thrashes Gauff in 58 Minutes to Make China Open Final
Anisimova Thrashes Gauff in 58 Minutes to Make China Open Final

US Open runner-up Amanda Anisimova crushed defending champion Coco Gauff in just 58 minutes on Saturday to reach her first China Open final. The third seed thrashed second-seeded fellow American Gauff 6-1, 6-2 in Beijing. Anisimova plays either fifth seed Jessica Pegula, also of the United States, or 26th-seeded Linda Noskova of the Czech ...

 Abu Dhabi 2025: Riyadi Overturns Champville and Heads to the Final
Abu Dhabi 2025: Riyadi Overturns Champville and Heads to the Final

At the Abu Dhabi International Basketball Championship, the Lebanese derby lived up to expectations in the semifinal: Riyadi dominated Champville 97–83 after a one-sided finish. Earlier in the tournament, Riyadi had cruised through the group stage against Al Dhafra (114–81) and TNT (94–53), while Champville impressed with a blowout against ...

Piastri Sets Pace in Chaotic Singapore Second Practice
Piastri Sets Pace in Chaotic Singapore Second Practice

Championship leader Oscar Piastri went fastest Friday in a chaotic second practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix punctuated by two crashes, red flags and a bizarre pit lane shunt. Piastri sped round in 1min 30.714sec, 0.132sec ahead of RB's Isack Hadjar with Max Verstappen's Red Bull third just 0.11sec further back. It was a return to ...

“Suffering” Djokovic Fights Past Cilic in Shanghai Opener
“Suffering” Djokovic Fights Past Cilic in Shanghai Opener

Novak Djokovic said he had to "fire up all engines" as he overcame a stodgy first set to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Friday, beating fellow veteran Marin Cilic 7-6 (7/2), 6-4. The 38-year-old Serb is aiming for a record-extending fifth title in Shanghai, where he was greeted by rapturous cheers as he entered a stadium packed ...

FIFA Unveils Trionda, the Official Ball of the 2026 World Cup
FIFA Unveils Trionda, the Official Ball of the 2026 World Cup

FIFA has unveiled the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, combining high-tech refinements and design details celebrating the three co-host countries -- the United States, Mexico and Canada. The ball, called Trionda, was again designed by German manufacturer Adidas, provider of the official World Cup balls since the 1970 tournament. "I am ...

 Athletics U20: Lebanon Goes into Big Meeting Mode
Athletics U20: Lebanon Goes into Big Meeting Mode

Flags draped across the stands, lively crowds and meticulous protocol: the opening looked like a major athletics meeting. On the track, the delegations from Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon marched in step, carried by applause and music that set the tone: competition, but also a celebration ...

Gauff Powers Into Beijing Semi-Finals And Date With Anisimova
Gauff Powers Into Beijing Semi-Finals And Date With Anisimova

Defending champion Coco Gauff brushed aside unseeded Eva Lys in straight sets on Thursday to power into her third consecutive China Open semi-final. The 21-year-old won 6-3, 6-4 and the world number three next plays US Open finalist Amanda Anisimova in an all-American affair in Beijing. "I'm happy with how I played today," Gauff, seeded two, ...