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Giannis Stars as Bucks Beat Thunder to Win NBA Cup
Giannis Stars as Bucks Beat Thunder to Win NBA Cup

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks silenced the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half to win the second edition of the NBA Cup with a 97-81 victory in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo delivered a triple-double of 26 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists along with two steals and three blocked shots ...

Vinicius and Bonmati Named FIFA Best Players of the Year
Vinicius and Bonmati Named FIFA Best Players of the Year

Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior won the FIFA Best men's player of the year award at a ceremony in Doha on Tuesday, while Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati picked up the women's prize for the second time. The award comes two months after 24-year-old Vinicius was second in the Ballon d'Or, with Real electing to snub the ceremony when they ...

Pistons Top Heat in Overtime, Nuggets Edge Kings
Pistons Top Heat in Overtime, Nuggets Edge Kings

Cade Cunningham delivered a triple-double and Tim Hardaway Jr. came up big in overtime as the Detroit Pistons held off Miami 125-124 in an NBA thriller on Monday that snapped the Heat's four-game winning streak. It was just one of the nail-biting finishes on a night that saw Nikola Jokic post his 10th triple-double of the season for Denver in a ...

Inter Hit Lazio for Six to Stay on Tail of Serie A Leaders Atalanta
Inter Hit Lazio for Six to Stay on Tail of Serie A Leaders Atalanta

Inter Milan are hot on the heels of Serie A leaders Atalanta after crushing Lazio 6-0 in Rome on Monday to demolish one of the division's form teams and send a message to the rest of the league. Reigning champions Inter came through what was supposed to be a tough test at the Stadio Olimpico with flying colours and are three points off the ...

 Manchester City: The Start of a Downward Spiral?
Manchester City: The Start of a Downward Spiral?

It's official: Manchester City went the whole of November without a win, losing four of their five games. What's more, in their only draw, the Citizens led 3-0 before conceding three goals in the space of 15 minutes. Who would have thought that soccer would see Manchester City go five games without a win? As the problems mount for the Premier ...

Doncic Triple-Double Leads Mavs Over Warriors in Record Duel
Doncic Triple-Double Leads Mavs Over Warriors in Record Duel

Luka Doncic reeled off a triple-double with 45 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds to spark the Dallas Mavericks over Golden State 143-133 in a record-shattering NBA matchup on Sunday. The Mavericks and Warriors combined for an NBA single-game record of 48 made three-pointers, breaking the old mark by four, with Golden State sinking 27-of-54 shots ...

Leganes Stun Faltering La Liga Leaders Barcelona
Leganes Stun Faltering La Liga Leaders Barcelona

La Liga leaders Barcelona stumbled 1-0 at home against Leganes on Sunday as they suffered another blow in the Spanish title race. Sergio Gonzalez headed home from a corner after four minutes for the visiting minnows and the Catalans missed a host of presentable chances as they failed to mount a comeback. After a superb start to the season, ...

Football: Bis Repetita, Lebanon Dominates Kuwait Again
Football: Bis Repetita, Lebanon Dominates Kuwait Again

Lebanon confirmed its good form by winning another victory against Kuwait (2-0) in the second friendly match between the two teams, played at the Sheim Bin Hamad stadium in Qatar. This victory follows the 2-1 success recorded last Thursday on the pitch of the Hamad Bin Khalifa stadium, marking a perfect record in this double confrontation. A ...

Man Utd Late Show Deepens Man City Crisis
Man Utd Late Show Deepens Man City Crisis

Manchester United scored twice in the final three minutes to deepen Premier League champions Manchester City's crisis with a 2-1 win at the Etihad on Sunday. City have now won just once in their last 11 games, a run that includes eight defeats. Josko Gvardiol's first-half header had put Pep Guardiola's men in front. But United hit back for just ...

More Than a Thousand Runners Ring the Bells of the Christmas Race in Jounieh
More Than a Thousand Runners Ring the Bells of the Christmas Race in Jounieh

More than a thousand runners gathered this Sunday in Jounieh to celebrate the spirit of Christmas during the Christmas Race, organized by the Beirut Marathon Association, in collaboration with the municipality of Jounieh and under the supervision of the Lebanese Athletics Federation. This event brought together 1,250 participants, including 250 ...

Bucks Beat Hawks to Reach NBA Cup Final Against Thunder
Bucks Beat Hawks to Reach NBA Cup Final Against Thunder

A dominating performance by Giannis Antetokounmpo on Saturday led the Milwaukee Bucks into the NBA Cup final, where they will face Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder for the title. Greek star Antetokounmpo scored 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to spark the Bucks over the Atlanta Hawks 110-102 while Canadian guard ...

Rayo Block Real’s Climb to Liga Summit
Rayo Block Real’s Climb to Liga Summit

Rayo Vallecano prevented Real Madrid from taking provisional control of La Liga by holding the European champions' to a pulsating 3-3 draw on Saturday. Real turned up at their city rivals after a hard fought 3-2 away win at Atalanta in the Champions League in midweek. Kylian Mbappe netted his 50th goal in the competition to open the scoring in ...