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Man City Crisis Deepens with Champions League Defeat at Juventus
Man City Crisis Deepens with Champions League Defeat at Juventus

Manchester City were plunged further into crisis on Wednesday after falling to a 2-0 defeat at Juventus which threatens their chances of reaching the last 16. Second-half goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie were enough for Juve to inflict a seventh defeat in 10 matches on Pep Guardiola's struggling City. English champions City languish ...

FIFA Confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup Host
FIFA Confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup Host

FIFA on Wednesday confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup, underlining the Gulf kingdom's growing influence in world sport despite criticism of the country's human rights record. At the same time, a virtual Congress of world football's governing body confirmed that Morocco, Spain and Portugal will be joint hosts of the 2030 World ...

Lewandowski Leading Barca Champions League Charge on Dortmund Return
Lewandowski Leading Barca Champions League Charge on Dortmund Return

Robert Lewandowski's revival has been a key to Barcelona's strong start to life under Hansi Flick as the striker returns to Dortmund to face Borussia in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 36-year-old Pole has netted 23 goals in 21 games across all competitions this season, taking Barcelona top of the Spanish league and up to third in the ...

Bucks Hold Off Magic, Thunder Roll Past Mavs to Advance in NBA Cup
Bucks Hold Off Magic, Thunder Roll Past Mavs to Advance in NBA Cup

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks edged the depleted but determined Orlando Magic 114-109 to reach the NBA Cup semi-finals on Tuesday as Oklahoma City cruised past Dallas. Antetokounmpo scored 37 points with seven rebounds and four blocked shots for the Bucks, who reached the semi-finals of the in-season tournament for the second year ...

Salah Keeps Liverpool Perfect, Real Down Atalanta in Champions League
Salah Keeps Liverpool Perfect, Real Down Atalanta in Champions League

Mohamed Salah helped maintain Liverpool's perfect record in the Champions League on Tuesday while holders Real Madrid bounced back from their defeat at Anfield to topple in-form Italians Atalanta. Elsewhere, struggling Paris Saint-Germain gained a vital win at Salzburg, while Bayer Leverkusen edged Inter Milan to move second. Aston Villa, in ...

Lewandowski Leading Barca Champions League Charge on Dortmund Return
Lewandowski Leading Barca Champions League Charge on Dortmund Return

Robert Lewandowski's revival has been a key to Barcelona's strong start to life under Hansi Flick as the striker returns to Dortmund to face Borussia in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 36-year-old Pole has netted 23 goals in 21 games across all competitions this season, taking Barcelona top of the Spanish league and up to third in the ...

Knicks Edge Raptors in NBA Thriller
Knicks Edge Raptors in NBA Thriller

Karl-Anthony Towns delivered a double-double of 24 points and 15 rebounds as the New York Knicks warmed up for the NBA Cup quarter-finals with a hard-fought 113-108 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Towns was back in the lineup after missing the Knicks' loss to Detroit on Saturday with a sore right knee. A defeat that ended New York's ...

Basketball: Wael Arakji, an Interlude in Dubai Before Returning to Lebanon
Basketball: Wael Arakji, an Interlude in Dubai Before Returning to Lebanon

Lebanese basketball star Wael Arakji is about to embark on a new phase in his career by joining Dubai BC on a temporary basis. The transfer, scheduled for the end of January, is part of the point guard's participation in the UAE National League, which will conclude in March. Following this experience, Arakji will return to Lebanon to bolster the ...

Jokic Erupts Again as Denver Rout Hawks, Heat Stun Cavs
Jokic Erupts Again as Denver Rout Hawks, Heat Stun Cavs

Nikola Jokic produced another dazzling high-scoring performance with a 48-point masterpiece, as the Denver Nuggets crushed the Atlanta Hawks 141-111 on the road on Sunday. Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic -- who scored a career-high 56 points in vain during a defeat to Washington on Saturday -- was nearly unplayable in a dominant display ...

Jokic’s 56 Points Not Enough as Nuggets Fall to Wizards
Jokic’s 56 Points Not Enough as Nuggets Fall to Wizards

The Washington Wizards withstood a 56-point explosion from Denver star Nikola Jokic to beat the Nuggets 122-113 on Saturday and snap their 16-game NBA losing streak. Jokic, who won his third NBA Most Valuable Player award last season, posted a career scoring high -- surpassing a 53-point performance in game four of the 2023 Western Conference ...

McLaren on Pole for First Constructors’ Title Since 1998
McLaren on Pole for First Constructors’ Title Since 1998

Lando Norris wants to lead McLaren to their first constructors' title since 1998 in style after claiming pole on Saturday ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri for Sunday's decisive season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Norris clocked a best lap in one minute and 22.595 seconds to outpace Piastri by two-tenths of a second under floodlights at the Yas ...