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Thunder Grab Top Seed in West, LeBron's Lakers One Win From NBA Playoffs
Thunder Grab Top Seed in West, LeBron's Lakers One Win From NBA Playoffs

The unexpected Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the Western Conference top seed ahead of the defending champion Denver Nuggets as the NBA regular season wrapped up on Sunday. The youthful Thunder rolled past the playoff-bound Dallas Mavericks—who rested Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving among others—135-86 to emerge from the trio of teams who went ...

Lyon Come Back to Win Against Brest in 16th Minute of Injury Time
Lyon Come Back to Win Against Brest in 16th Minute of Injury Time

An Ainsley Maitland-Niles penalty 16 minutes into second-half added time gave Lyon a stunning 4-3 win against Brest on Sunday, pushing the home team up to within two points of the European spots. It was a topsy-turvy affair in which the lead switched hands three times before Lyon eventually emerged victors well beyond the original allotted period ...

Leverkusen Win First Bundesliga Crown, Breaking Bayern’s 11-Year Run
Leverkusen Win First Bundesliga Crown, Breaking Bayern’s 11-Year Run

Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday, a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich's 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight. Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen knew victory would secure the title with five games to spare, and there were no signs of nerves in a dominant ...

Liverpool’s Title Challenge in Tatters After Crystal Palace Defeat
Liverpool’s Title Challenge in Tatters After Crystal Palace Defeat

Liverpool's Premier League title challenge suffered a potentially fatal blow as Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday. A first home league defeat in 29 games for the Reds leaves Jurgen Klopp's men two points behind Manchester City and level with Arsenal, who can go top with victory over Aston Villa later on Sunday. Eberechi Eze's early ...

Alcaraz’s French Open Build-Up Suffers Blow with Barcelona Withdrawal
Alcaraz’s French Open Build-Up Suffers Blow with Barcelona Withdrawal

Carlos Alcaraz's hopes of a third successive Barcelona Open title have been dashed, as he withdrew from the tournament on Sunday due to a right arm injury, organizers announced. It is the same injury that forced Alcaraz to pull out of this week's Monte Carlo Masters, and comes just weeks away from the French Open. "Despite having tried until the ...

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Win Before UCL Challenge
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Win Before UCL Challenge

Aurelien Tchouameni's long-range strike earned Real Madrid a 1-0 victory over Mallorca on Saturday, which kept them eight points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga ahead of the upcoming Clasico. The France midfielder, who is suspended for the second leg of Madrid's Champions League quarter-final away to Manchester City next week, scored ...

Nadal to Make ATP Return Next Week in Barcelona
Nadal to Make ATP Return Next Week in Barcelona

Rafael Nadal will make his return to ATP competition for the first time since January when he plays Flavio Cobolli in the Barcelona Open next week. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has played just once, in an exhibition match, since he felt a hip injury flare up during his quarter-final defeat by Jordan Thompson in the Brisbane Open. The ...

Formula 1: An Early Turn in the Mercato
Formula 1: An Early Turn in the Mercato

Why wait until the end of the year? As the season progresses, it's between the Japanese and Chinese Grand Prix that teams and drivers are rolling their dice. Eternal 'Nando' Contrary to expectations of drama and spectacle, Fernando Alonso has extended his stay in the same paddock by signing a further two years with Aston Martin. While most teams ...

Wemby Magic as Spurs Shock Nuggets
Wemby Magic as Spurs Shock Nuggets

Victor Wembanyama scored 34 points as the San Antonio Spurs stunned the Denver Nuggets 121-120 on Friday to upend the race for the No. 1 seeding in the NBA Western Conference. French rookie Wembanyama, who has produced a dazzling debut season in the NBA despite playing on a struggling Spurs team, was superb once again as San Antonio pulled off a ...

NBA: Pelicans Close in on Sixth Seed as Knicks Stun Celtics
NBA: Pelicans Close in on Sixth Seed as Knicks Stun Celtics

The New Orleans Pelicans boosted their hopes of securing an automatic playoff berth on Thursday with a 135-123 road victory over the Sacramento Kings. In a crucial Western Conference battle in northern California, Zion Williamson and C.J. McCollum both finished with 31 points as the Pelicans completed an impressive wire-to-wire win. The result ...

Liverpool Stunned by Atalanta in Europa League, Leverkusen Beat West Ham
Liverpool Stunned by Atalanta in Europa League, Leverkusen Beat West Ham

Liverpool's hopes of winning the Europa League were left hanging by a thread after they lost 3-0 at home to Atalanta in the first leg of their quarter-final tie on Thursday, while Bayer Leverkusen beat West Ham United to extend their unbeaten record this season. Liverpool players are hoping to make this season's Europa League final in Dublin on ...

Furious Medvedev Knocked out by Khachanov in Monte Carlo
Furious Medvedev Knocked out by Khachanov in Monte Carlo

Daniil Medvedev launched into another angry tirade against the officiating at the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday as he was beaten 6-3, 7-5 in the third round by Karen Khachanov. Medvedev was hit with a point penalty to start the final game after berating chair umpire Carlos Bernardes and then became embroiled in a heated discussion with the ...