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Germany Riding “Surge” Ahead of Italy Showdown in Nations League
Germany Riding “Surge” Ahead of Italy Showdown in Nations League

Germany want to continue riding the "surge in spirit" unleashed at Euro 2024 when they take on Italy in their Nations League quarter-final second leg clash in Dortmund, goalkeeper Oliver Baumann said Saturday. Germany are in the box seat to reach the Nations League semi-finals for the first time after a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Italy in the ...

Ferrari’s Hamilton, Leclerc, Alpine’s Gasly Disqualified From Chinese GP
Ferrari’s Hamilton, Leclerc, Alpine’s Gasly Disqualified From Chinese GP

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were both disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday for technical infringements, along with Alpine's Pierre Gasly. Leclerc and Gasly were found by FIA stewards to have cars that weighed less than the 800 kilogram minimum requirement while Hamilton was deemed to have excessive plank wear ...

Piastri Wins Chinese Grand Prix From Pole in Mclaren One-Two
Piastri Wins Chinese Grand Prix From Pole in Mclaren One-Two

Oscar Piastri led from pole to win the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren used a one-stop strategy to complete a dominant one-two with Lando Norris second. George Russell was third in a Mercedes with Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen snatching fourth place after a thrilling late pass on Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton came ...

Lakers Trounced in LeBron’s Return, Bucks Rally to Beat Kings
Lakers Trounced in LeBron’s Return, Bucks Rally to Beat Kings

The Chicago Bulls stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 146-115 on Saturday, spoiling superstar LeBron James's return from a two-week absence with a groin injury. The NBA's all-time leading scorer James delivered 17 points, six rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes on court. Luka Doncic, back in action after resting a sore ankle, drilled eight ...

Pole Vault King Duplantis Sees Off Karalis for Third World Indoor Gold
Pole Vault King Duplantis Sees Off Karalis for Third World Indoor Gold

Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis won a third world indoor pole vault title in Nanjing on Saturday after a gripping, high-class battle with Greece's Emmanouil Karalis. Duplantis vaulted a best of 6.15 metres for gold, his seventh global title, but was made to work all the way by Karalis, who took silver with a new personal best of ...

Twenty Thousand Leagues on the Sea: Beirut and Cannes, United by a Passion for Yachting
Twenty Thousand Leagues on the Sea: Beirut and Cannes, United by a Passion for Yachting

On the occasion of International Francophonie Day, which coincided this year with the 70th anniversary of the Beirut Yachting Club, a fresh breeze of renewal has swept over maritime relations between Lebanon and France. After seven decades of sailing together since 1955, the Beirut club has officially renewed its twinning agreement with the ...

Piastri on Chinese GP Pole After Hamilton Takes First Ferrari Win in Sprint
Piastri on Chinese GP Pole After Hamilton Takes First Ferrari Win in Sprint

McLaren's Oscar Piastri stormed to his first-ever pole position on Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes' George Russell, after Lewis Hamilton won the sprint race. The second row for Sunday's main race will be filled by Piastri's teammate Lando Norris and world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull. Hamilton will start in fifth ...

Football: Vinicius Fires Stoppage Time Winner for Brazil
Football: Vinicius Fires Stoppage Time Winner for Brazil

Vinicius Junior struck a dramatic winner in the ninth minute of stoppage time to give Brazil a 2-1 win over Colombia in their South American World Cup qualifier on Thursday. The five-time world champions had taken a sixth-minute lead in Brasilia through a Raphinha penalty only for Luis Diaz's fine 41st-minute strike for Colombia to level the ...

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President of Olympic Movement
Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President of Olympic Movement

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, declaring it an "extraordinary moment". At 41, the two-time Olympic swimming champion is also the youngest person ever to be elected to the most powerful position in sports governance. The Zimbabwean Sports ...

NBA’s Celtics Sold For Record $6.1bn
NBA’s Celtics Sold For Record $6.1bn

The NBA's Boston Celtics are being sold to the head of a California private equity firm for $6.1 billion, a record price for a US sports franchise, The Boston Globe reported Thursday. The newspaper, citing a league source, said the Celtics ownership had agreed to sell the iconic team to William Chisholm, managing director and co-founder of ...

Football: Lebanon Secures a Perfect Win Against East Timor
Football: Lebanon Secures a Perfect Win Against East Timor

Less than a week before the third-round qualification match for the 2027 Asian Cup, Lebanon successfully wrapped up its final test by defeating East Timor 4-0 in a friendly on Thursday night at Al-Khor Club in Doha. This convincing victory allowed head coach Miodrag Radulović to assess his squad and refine his selections ahead of the crucial ...