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Sunderland Stun Chelsea to Go Second, Newcastle Beat Fulham
Sunderland Stun Chelsea to Go Second, Newcastle Beat Fulham

Sunderland climbed to second in the Premier League as Chemsdine Talbi's stoppage time winner stunned Chelsea, while Newcastle also struck late to beat Fulham 2-1 on Saturday. Back in the Premier League for the first time in eight years, the Black Cats already look set to buck the trend of promoted sides being relegated straight back to the ...

Sinner Sweeps into Eighth Final of Season in Vienna
Sinner Sweeps into Eighth Final of Season in Vienna

Jannik Sinner beat Alex de Minaur in straight sets at the Vienna Open on Saturday to reach his eighth final of the year. The Italian downed De Minaur 6-3, 6-4 to record his 12th win in as many meetings with the Australian and will play Alexander Zverev or Lorenzo Musetti for the title. Sinner, 24, is chasing his fourth title of the campaign ...

Criticism Will Motivate Yamal in Clasico, Says Barca Assistant
Criticism Will Motivate Yamal in Clasico, Says Barca Assistant

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal will be motivated by criticism ahead of the Clasico, said the club's assistant coach on Saturday. Teenage winger Yamal has been in the spotlight in the Spanish capital after joking that Real Madrid "steal" and "complain" during an appearance on a social media stream. Spanish champions Barca face Real Madrid on Sunday ...

Heat and Blazers Win First NBA Games Since Rozier and Billups Arrests
Heat and Blazers Win First NBA Games Since Rozier and Billups Arrests

In their first game since guard Terry Rozier was arrested in an FBI sports gambling probe, his Miami Heat teammates unleashed a scoring barrage in a 146-114 NBA win at Memphis on Friday. Bam Adebayo scored 24 points and reserve Nikola Jovic added 20 to lead eight double-digit scorers as the Heat (1-1) produced the third-highest one-game point ...

Messi Brace Fuels Miami Over Nashville in MLS Cup Opener
Messi Brace Fuels Miami Over Nashville in MLS Cup Opener

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi scored twice to lift Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory over Nashville SC on Friday in the opening game of their MLS Cup round one playoff series. Tadeo Allende also scored for Inter, who took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series, with game two in Nashville on November 1. Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi was ...

Mbappe's Real Madrid Aiming To End Barca Clasico Dominance
Mbappe's Real Madrid Aiming To End Barca Clasico Dominance

Last season Barcelona romped to four Clasico victories over Real Madrid but led by in-form striker Kylian Mbappe, Los Blancos are aiming to redress the balance on Sunday in La Liga. Hansi Flick's side won a domestic treble, beating Madrid twice in La Liga and in the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup finals, precipitating the end of Carlo ...

Messi Signs New Inter Miami Contract Through 2028
Messi Signs New Inter Miami Contract Through 2028

Lionel Messi has agreed a contract extension with Inter Miami which will see the Argentine superstar remain in Major League Soccer until the end of the 2028 season, the club confirmed on Thursday. Inter Miami's X feed posted a video of Messi signing a contract sitting at a table in the middle of the club's new Freedom Park stadium, which is under ...

Gilgeous-Alexander Hits Career-High 55 In Thunder Double Overtime Win
Gilgeous-Alexander Hits Career-High 55 In Thunder Double Overtime Win

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points to lead reigning champion Oklahoma City over Indiana 141-135 in double overtime on Thursday in a historic rematch of last season's NBA Finals. Hours after the league was rocked by a massive illegal gambling probe, reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Gilgeous-Alexander dragged the Thunder to ...

Chicago Marathon: Nassib Haddad’s Stride of Solidarity
Chicago Marathon: Nassib Haddad’s Stride of Solidarity

Last weekend, on the legendary asphalt of the Windy City, Nassib Haddad completed a race and sent a powerful message. The Lebanese runner crossed the finish line of the Chicago Marathon (42.195 km) in 3h44’22’’, turning his personal challenge into a relay of solidarity for Oum el Nour. From Rackets to Running Shoes A former tennis champion ...

La Liga Cancel Plan To Hold Villarreal v Barcelona Match In Miami
La Liga Cancel Plan To Hold Villarreal v Barcelona Match In Miami

La Liga's plan to hold a Barcelona match in Miami in December has been called off because of "uncertainty" about the game within Spain, the Spanish top flight said in a statement Tuesday. Champions Barca were set to face Villarreal in the United States on December 20, which would have been the first European league fixture to be played ...

Spurs' Wembanyama Scores 40 In Triumphant NBA Return
Spurs' Wembanyama Scores 40 In Triumphant NBA Return

Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points in a sensational NBA return on Wednesday, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 125-92 season-opening victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The 21-year-old French star hadn't played since he was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder that required surgery in February. But he launched his third season ...

Liverpool Back on Track While Real, Bayern and Chelsea Win in Champions League
Liverpool Back on Track While Real, Bayern and Chelsea Win in Champions League

Hugo Ekitike scored against his old club as Liverpool got back on track with a 5-1 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday while Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were among the night's other winners. The Anfield side came into their trip to Germany reeling after a run of four consecutive defeats which included a ...