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In-Form Napoli Top Serie A After Inter Stumble at Monza
In-Form Napoli Top Serie A After Inter Stumble at Monza

Napoli are top of Serie A after thrashing Cagliari 4-0 on Sunday in a match which was stopped in the first half due to fan disorder, as Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at Monza ahead of their Champions League opener at Manchester City. Goals from Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Romelu Lukaku and Alessandro Buongiorno gave Napoli ...

Yamal Bags Brace as Barca Take Girona Revenge
Yamal Bags Brace as Barca Take Girona Revenge

Teenage star Lamine Yamal struck twice as La Liga leaders Barcelona thrashed Girona 4-1 on Sunday. Hansi Flick's side have now won all five of their opening matches and avenged two humiliating Catalan derby defeats by Girona last season with an emphatic victory at Montilivi. Yamal's first-half double sent Barcelona on their way with Dani Olmo ...

Gabriel Strikes as Arsenal Hit Wasteful Spurs with Sucker Punch
Gabriel Strikes as Arsenal Hit Wasteful Spurs with Sucker Punch

Gabriel Magalhaes headed Arsenal to a 1-0 win at Tottenham on Sunday as the Gunners overcame the absence of key midfielders Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard to extend their north London derby dominance. Mikel Arteta's side were without skipper Odegaard due to an ankle injury suffered on Norway duty, while Rice served a suspension for his red card ...

Tennis – Davis Cup: Lebanon Beat South Africa to Qualify for the Next Round
Tennis – Davis Cup: Lebanon Beat South Africa to Qualify for the Next Round

Lebanon triumphed over South Africa with a 3-1 victory in their Davis Cup World Group II encounter, held on the main court of the "Palm Hills Sports Club" on clay in Cairo, Egypt. Lebanon will play their next match early next year against a country to be determined by an upcoming draw. After leading 2-0 on Saturday, two matches took place on ...

Basketball – Intercontinental Cup: Riyadi Narrowly Miss Out on Bronze Against Tasmania JackJumpers
Basketball – Intercontinental Cup: Riyadi Narrowly Miss Out on Bronze Against Tasmania JackJumpers

Riyadi lost the match for third place to the Australian team “Tasmania JackJumpers” by a score of 75-80, ending their continental campaign in fourth place behind the world's basketball giants. Key absences Ali Mansour, injured, and Travis Thibodeaux, replaced by veteran Ismail Ahmad, missed the game. Wael Arakji was also absent for most of ...

McLaren's Piastri Wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix Thriller
McLaren's Piastri Wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix Thriller

Oscar Piastri claimed an impressive second victory of his burgeoning career on Sunday when he drove his McLaren to a well-judged triumph ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a tense Azerbiajan Grand Prix. The 23-year-old Australian’s victory enabled McLaren to replace Red Bull as leaders of the constructors’ championship, ending the ...

Kenya’s Misoi and Ethiopia’s Edesa Smash Records at Sydney Marathon
Kenya’s Misoi and Ethiopia’s Edesa Smash Records at Sydney Marathon

Kenya's Brimin Misoi and Ethiopian star Workenesh Edesa Gurmesa both smashed the course record on Sunday to secure victory in the men's and women's races respectively at the Sydney Marathon. Misoi sliced 46 seconds off the previous best set two years ago by compatriot Moses Kibet, crossing the line in 2hrs 6mins 17sec after making his break from ...

Vinicius, Mbappé Penalties Help Madrid Beat Real Sociedad
Vinicius, Mbappé Penalties Help Madrid Beat Real Sociedad

Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappé both struck from the penalty spot to earn Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday. The Spanish champions moved within a point of leaders Barcelona who face last season's surprise package Girona on Sunday. Real Sociedad hit the woodwork on three occasions before Madrid's second half ...

Tennis – Davis Cup: Lebanon Dominates South Africa (2-0)
Tennis – Davis Cup: Lebanon Dominates South Africa (2-0)

Lebanon secured a 2-0 lead over South Africa on the first day of the second Davis Cup World Group. The competition is being held on Court 1 of the Palm Hills Sports Club in Cairo, Egypt, on a clay surface. In the first match, Lebanon's Benjamin Hassan (world No. 195) defeated South Africa's Alec Beckley (world No. 641) in straight sets (6-4, ...

Ferrari’s Leclerc Claims Fourth Straight Pole in Baku
Ferrari’s Leclerc Claims Fourth Straight Pole in Baku

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc secured pole for the fourth consecutive year at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday. The Monaco driver, aiming to follow up his win at Monza last time out, is joined on the front row of Sunday's race by McLaren's Oscar Piastri. Three-time world champion Max Verstappen's recent woes continued, with Red Bull's Dutch ...

Basketball-Intercontinental Cup: Riyadi Beat African Champions to Claim Podium Place
Basketball-Intercontinental Cup: Riyadi Beat African Champions to Claim Podium Place

Riyadi took on African champions Petro de Luanda on Saturday morning in their second game of the Intercontinental Cup. The match ended in an 80-75 victory for the Lebanese team. After suffering a heavy defeat in the first game, Riyadi bounced back for the second. Thanks to this victory, Riyadi's medal hopes are still alive. Led by Hayk Gyokchyan ...