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Verstappen Eyes Ending Winless Streak in Texas Against Threatening Norris
Verstappen Eyes Ending Winless Streak in Texas Against Threatening Norris

Max Verstappen will seek to reboot his title defense and end an eight-race winless streak this weekend when he locks horns with title rival Lando Norris at the United States Grand Prix. Four weeks on from finishing second behind him in Singapore, Red Bull's three-time world champion and series leader hopes recent upgrades to his car will be ...

Basketball - Lebanon: Hope Interrupted by War
Basketball - Lebanon: Hope Interrupted by War

As basketball fans in Lebanon were eagerly anticipating an extraordinary season, the war abruptly shattered this momentum, leaving deep scars on the sport. The Lebanese basketball championship, once flourishing, was hit hard by the conflict, drastically altering the trajectory of what should have been a historic season. Before the conflict began, ...

Thomas Tuchel Appointed England's Manager: Football Association
Thomas Tuchel Appointed England's Manager: Football Association

Thomas Tuchel was named England's new manager on Wednesday, with the German set to start in the role from January 1, 2025. The 51-year-old, who has been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich at the end of last season, succeeds Englishman Gareth Southgate as permanent coach and becomes the third foreign manager of the Three Lions after ...

Messi Nets Hat Trick as Argentina Hit Bolivia for Six
Messi Nets Hat Trick as Argentina Hit Bolivia for Six

Lionel Messi struck a vintage hat trick as world champions Argentina romped to a 6-0 win over Bolivia in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying on Tuesday. The 37-year-old provided an emphatic reminder of his enduring quality with three clinical finishes, two assists and some of his trademark creativity throughout the game as Lionel Scaloni's side ...

Hansi Flick: The Man to Bring FC Barcelona Back to Life?
AnalysisHansi Flick: The Man to Bring FC Barcelona Back to Life?

Is he the man to put Barça back on the road to victory and dominance on the national and international stage?  That's the question we'll be exploring as we take a tactical look at Barça 2024-2025.   Who is Hansi Flick? Hansi Flick, 59, is an experienced German coach who took over the reins of FC Barcelona at the start of the season. Prior ...

Germany Into Nations League Quarters, France and Italy Win
Germany Into Nations League Quarters, France and Italy Win

Germany secured a place in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over old rivals the Netherlands on Monday, while France won in Belgium and Italy continued their recent revival. Jamie Leweling of Stuttgart scored on his debut to give Germany victory over the Netherlands in Munich and guarantee them one of the top two spots in ...

England Return to Winning Ways in Nations League, Austria Thrash Norway
England Return to Winning Ways in Nations League, Austria Thrash Norway

England eased to a 3-1 victory away to Finland in the Nations League on Sunday, while Austria put five past Erling Haaland's Norway. Jack Grealish put England ahead in the first half, then Trent Alexander-Arnold curled in a superb free-kick and Declan Rice sealed the win inside the final 20 minutes, before Arttu Hoskonen netted a late consolation ...

Dodgers Crush Mets 9-0 in MLB Playoff Series Opener
Dodgers Crush Mets 9-0 in MLB Playoff Series Opener

Los Angeles pitcher Jack Flaherty dominated over seven scoreless innings and the Dodgers shut out the New York Mets 9-0 on Sunday in game one of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series. Mookie Betts delivered a three-run double. Max Muncy drove in two runs and Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani singled in a run and electrified ...

Kenya’s Chepngetich Shatters Women’s World Record at Chicago Marathon
Kenya’s Chepngetich Shatters Women’s World Record at Chicago Marathon

Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya demolished the women's world record by almost two minutes Sunday as she won the Chicago Marathon in 2 hours 9 minutes 56 seconds, inspired by the late Kelvin Kiptum. The 30-year-old Chepngetich became the first three-time women's winner of the Chicago race, breaking the previous world record of 2:11:53 set by Ethiopia's ...

Sinner Wins Shanghai Masters to Deny Djokovic 100th Career Title
Sinner Wins Shanghai Masters to Deny Djokovic 100th Career Title

World number one Jannik Sinner defeated 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Sunday, securing the Shanghai Masters title. Sinner took a crucial break in the fourth game of the second set to defeat the Serb in 1hr 37min and deny him a 100th career singles title. Facing off before an impassioned crowd, neither player ...

Ronaldo on Target Again as Portugal Defeat Poland in Nations League
Ronaldo on Target Again as Portugal Defeat Poland in Nations League

Cristiano Ronaldo scored for a third successive Nations League game as Portugal maintained their perfect record with a 3-1 victory over Poland on Saturday. Bernardo Silva and Ronaldo put Portugal 2-0 up at half-time in Warsaw in the Group A1 clash. Piotr Zielinski pulled one back for Poland late in the second period, before a Jan Bednarek own ...

Sinner Tames Machac to Reach Shanghai Masters Final
Sinner Tames Machac to Reach Shanghai Masters Final

World number one Jannik Sinner reached the final of the Shanghai Masters after convincingly defeating the Czech Republic's Tomas Machac 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday. Sinner will face either Novak Djokovic—a four-time Shanghai champion—or world number seven Taylor Fritz in the final. The 33rd-ranked Machac was looking to repeat his giant-slaying of ...