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Basket-WASL: Al Riyadi Dominates, Amman Overwhelmed by the Yellow Storm
Basket-WASL: Al Riyadi Dominates, Amman Overwhelmed by the Yellow Storm

The reigning champions showed no signs of weakness in their first game of the FIBA West Asia Super League (WASL). Al Riyadi, true to its reputation, cruised past Amman United Club with a commanding 108-88 victory on Wednesday night at Nouhad Nawfal Stadium.   From the start, the Lebanese side took control, applying early pressure and securing ...

Liverpool Smash and Grab Stuns PSG in Champions League as Bayern Cruise
Liverpool Smash and Grab Stuns PSG in Champions League as Bayern Cruise

Liverpool snatched a late winner to beat Paris Saint-Germain away 1-0 in the first leg of their heavyweight Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, while Bayern Munich took charge with a 3-0 win over German rivals Bayer Leverkusen. French league leaders PSG dominated at the Parc des Princes but couldn't make their superiority count and Harvey ...

Juventus See Off Verona to Stay in Serie A Top Four
Juventus See Off Verona to Stay in Serie A Top Four

Juventus moved back into Serie A's Champions League places on Monday by beating Verona 2-0 on Monday to dampen rumbling fan discontent. Khephren Thuram's fine first-time finish in the 72nd minute and a late strike from Teun Koopmeiners saw off struggling Verona. Juventus climbed two points above Lazio, who briefly moved into the top four by ...

Real Madrid's 'Fantastic Four' Face Atletico Test
Real Madrid's 'Fantastic Four' Face Atletico Test

Real Madrid's galaxy of attacking stars initially struggled to gel this season, but coach Carlo Ancelotti kept faith and now the "fantastic four" are Los Blancos' greatest strength as they face rivals Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. They host Diego Simeone's Atletico side on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu in the last 16 first leg, with ...

Barca Thrash 10-Man Real Sociedad to Reclaim Top Spot
Barca Thrash 10-Man Real Sociedad to Reclaim Top Spot

Barcelona secured a comfortable 4-0 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday to move back top of La Liga. Aritz Elustondo's early red card gave Hansi Flick's side a comfortable afternoon with Gerard Martin, Marc Casado, Ronald Araujo and Robert Lewandowski on the scoresheet. Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao on Saturday to temporarily knock the ...

Barca Thrash 10-Man Real Sociedad to Reclaim Top Spot
Barca Thrash 10-Man Real Sociedad to Reclaim Top Spot

Barcelona secured a comfortable 4-0 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday to move back top of La Liga. Aritz Elustondo's early red card gave Hansi Flick's side a comfortable afternoon with Gerard Martin, Marc Casado, Ronald Araujo and Robert Lewandowski on the scoresheet. Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao on Saturday to temporarily knock the ...

Sixers Shock Warriors to Snap Nine-Game Losing Streak
Sixers Shock Warriors to Snap Nine-Game Losing Streak

Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points as the Philadelphia 76ers shocked the Golden State Warriors 126-119 to snap their nine-game NBA skid on Saturday -- a day after confirming superstar center Joel Embiid would miss the rest of the season. The Sixers brought Stephen Curry and the Warriors back to earth with a thud two days after Curry ...

Atletico Go Top After Real Madrid Stumble at Betis
Atletico Go Top After Real Madrid Stumble at Betis

La Liga champions Real Madrid suffered a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis on Saturday, which coach Carlo Ancelotti said was a "big blow" to their title defence, while Atletico Madrid took advantage to move top of the table. Diego Simeone's side scraped a nervy 1-0 win against Athletic Bilbao, fourth, to lead Barcelona and Real Madrid by two points. For ...

Tennis: Tsitsipas Overcomes Auger-Aliassime and Dubai Final Jinx
Tennis: Tsitsipas Overcomes Auger-Aliassime and Dubai Final Jinx

Stefanos Tsitsipas won his first title in almost a year and broke a finals hoodoo as he cruised past Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 in the Dubai final on Saturday. "There is nothing that ensured the win today, it was just pure fighting," said Tsitsipas after winning in one hour and 28 minutes. The victory ended a losing streak in ATP 500-level ...

Duplantis Breaks His Own Pole Vault World Record with Leap of 6.27m
Duplantis Breaks His Own Pole Vault World Record with Leap of 6.27m

Swedish Olympic champion Armand Duplantis broke his own world record on Friday at the All Star Pole Vault in Clermont-Ferrand, France and then promoted another type of record. After securing victory in the competition by clearing a bar at 6.07m, Duplantis then took aim at the world record, raising the bar to 6.27 metres and clearing it at the ...