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Thunder Edge Pelicans, Celtics, Bucks and Clippers Win Playoff Openers
Thunder Edge Pelicans, Celtics, Bucks and Clippers Win Playoff Openers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drained a go-ahead basket with 32.5 seconds left on Sunday as Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City clawed out a 94-92 victory over New Orleans in their NBA playoff opener. Hours after he was named a finalist for NBA Most Valuable Player along with Denver star Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks, ...

Bellingham's Clasico Winner Edges Madrid Towards Title
Bellingham's Clasico Winner Edges Madrid Towards Title

Jude Bellingham snatched Real Madrid a dramatic 3-2 Clasico win over champions Barcelona on Sunday with a "fundamental" goal to take them 11 points clear at the top of La Liga. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed the England midfielder's decisive intervention to take Los Blancos to the brink of the Spanish title. Madrid twice came from ...

Ruud Defeats Tsitsipas to Win 'Biggest Title' in Barcelona
Ruud Defeats Tsitsipas to Win 'Biggest Title' in Barcelona

World number six Casper Ruud defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-3 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday, the biggest title of his career. The Norwegian earned revenge after his defeat by the Greek world number seven in the Monte Carlo Masters final last weekend. Ruud, a three-time Grand Slam runner-up, had won 10 titles at the 250 level with the ...

FSI Semi-Marathon: 1300 Athletes Run for Humanity
FSI Semi-Marathon: 1300 Athletes Run for Humanity

  More than 1300 athletes lined up on Sunday at the start of the various races of the 2024 edition of the Internal Security Forces Semi-Marathon. The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) organized the fourteenth edition of its annual semi-marathon on Sunday under the theme "Running for Humanity" in the Lebanese ...

Formula 1: Max Verstappen Bags His First Chinese Grand Prix
Formula 1: Max Verstappen Bags His First Chinese Grand Prix

Shanghai delivered an eventful Chinese Grand Prix this weekend, with a race marked by retirements and yellow flags. Max Verstappen took the lead, closely followed by Lando Norris (driver of the day) and Sergio Perez. As the lights went out at the Shanghai circuit, Fernando Alonso, behind the wheel of his Aston Martin, quickly gained an advantage ...

Messi Double Keeps Miami on Top in MLS
Messi Double Keeps Miami on Top in MLS

Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami beat Nashville 3-1 on Saturday to maintain top spot in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference. Miami suffered an early setback when their defender Franco Negri deflected a corner from Daniel Lovitz into his own net in just the second minute of the game at Chase Stadium. Gerardo Martino's team have now ...

NBA: Jokic Leads Nuggets Past Lakers
NBA: Jokic Leads Nuggets Past Lakers

The defending champions Denver Nuggets, powered by 32 points from Nikola Jokic, shook off a slow start to beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 114-103 in game one of their NBA playoffs first-round series on Saturday. The Nuggets, who swept the Lakers in four games in the Western Conference finals on the way to their first title last ...

Armand Duplantis, A Little Closer to the Stars
Armand Duplantis, A Little Closer to the Stars

Swedish pole vaulter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis once again pushed the boundaries of his discipline by clearing a height of 6.24 meters at the opening meet of the Diamond League in Xiamen, China, on Saturday. In Xiamen, China, on Saturday, Swedish pole vaulting sensation Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis transcended the limits of his sport yet again, soaring ...

Dominant Verstappen Takes Pole for Chinese GP After Sprint Victory
Dominant Verstappen Takes Pole for Chinese GP After Sprint Victory

Triple world champion Max Verstappen took pole position on Saturday for the Chinese Grand Prix, 0.322 seconds ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso third. Verstappen clocked a fastest lap of 1min 33.660sec to cap a perfect day after earlier cruising to a sprint race victory at the Shanghai International ...

Heat and Pelicans Overcome Key Absences to Take Final Playoff Spots
Heat and Pelicans Overcome Key Absences to Take Final Playoff Spots

The Miami Heat shrugged off the absence of star forward Jimmy Butler to crush the Chicago Bulls 112-91 in their play-in eliminator on Friday and earn a clash with the top-seeded Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs. In the Western Conference, the New Orleans Pelicans, also missing their key man with forward Zion Williamson out ...

Basketball: FIBA Heavily Sanctions Al-Riyadi
Basketball: FIBA Heavily Sanctions Al-Riyadi

The FIBA (Fédération Internationale de Basketball Association) announced sanctions against al-Riyadi on Friday, following the disturbance caused by its supporters during the West Asia Super League (WASL) semi-final match against La Sagesse. As the second quarter drew to a close in the match between the two Lebanese giants, the game was ...

Max Mokarem, DPK Racing-Americas’ Newest Driver
Max Mokarem, DPK Racing-Americas’ Newest Driver

DPK Racing-Americas unveiled Max Mokarem as its official driver for the 2024 racing season. Mokarem will compete in prestigious events such as the SKUSA Pro Tour, USPKS, National Stars Championship Series, Supernats, and selected European races. Max Mokarem, known affectionately as 'MaxSpeed' for his velocity and racing prowess, has rapidly ...