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Pacers Halt Cavaliers' NBA Winning Streak, Celtics Edge Pelicans
Pacers Halt Cavaliers' NBA Winning Streak, Celtics Edge Pelicans

The Indiana Pacers erased a 15-point deficit to bring Cleveland's 12-game NBA winning streak to an emphatic end on Sunday, beating the league-leading Cavaliers 108-93. Andrew Nembhard scored 19 points, Pascal Siakam added 18 and Myles Turner had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who weathered the half-time departure of star guard Tyrese ...

Sinner Relief at Warm Australian Open Welcome Amid Doping Scandal
Sinner Relief at Warm Australian Open Welcome Amid Doping Scandal

World number one Jannik Sinner said he was relieved at his warm welcome despite a doping controversy as he powered into the Australian Open second round Monday with a hard-fought win over Nicolas Jarry. The 23-year-old defending champion is favourite to lift the trophy again at Melbourne Park after a sensational 2024 saw him become the top-ranked ...

Five-star Barca Smash Real Madrid to Win Spanish Super Cup
Five-star Barca Smash Real Madrid to Win Spanish Super Cup

Barcelona hammered rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era. Kylian Mbappe put Madrid ahead but a dominant Barcelona hit five in response before their goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off in the second half. Madrid were hoping to avenge their ...

Man Utd’s 10 Men Beat Arsenal on Pens in FA Cup
Man Utd’s 10 Men Beat Arsenal on Pens in FA Cup

Ten-man Manchester United beat Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw in the FA Cup third round, while Tottenham needed extra time before seeing off non-league Tamworth 3-0 on Sunday. Defeated 2-0 by Arsenal in the Premier League in December, FA Cup holders United exacted revenge on their return to the Emirates Stadium to extend their ...

Aggressive Sabalenka, Zverev Storm on as Rain Mars Australian Open
Aggressive Sabalenka, Zverev Storm on as Rain Mars Australian Open

Aryna Sabalenka powered past Sloane Stephens to begin her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open crown Sunday with Alexander Zverev and Zheng Qinwen also winning as storms caused havoc on day one of the Grand Slam. Belarusian top seed Sabalenka had a first-set wobble but was otherwise in control against 2017 US Open champion Stephens, ...

A Historic Achievement: Hady Habib Triumph in Singles at the Australian Open
A Historic Achievement: Hady Habib Triumph in Singles at the Australian Open

Hady Habib wrote a memorable page in the history of Lebanese tennis on Sunday, winning his first-ever match in the main draw of the Australian Open. With this exceptional performance, he became the first Lebanese player to triumph in singles at a Grand Slam tournament, a feat that illustrates his determination and talent. This is not Habib's ...

Morant Lifts Grizzlies Over Timberwolves, Cunningham Sparks Pistons
Morant Lifts Grizzlies Over Timberwolves, Cunningham Sparks Pistons

Memphis star Ja Morant scored the game-winner with 18.6 seconds left on Saturday, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tension-packed NBA shootout. Morant, playing his second game back from a shoulder injury, scored a modest 12 points and missed all four of his three-point attempts. But he came ...

Man City Hit Salford for Eight, Liverpool Cruise into FA Cup 4th Round
Man City Hit Salford for Eight, Liverpool Cruise into FA Cup 4th Round

Manchester City dashed the dreams of Salford's former Manchester United star owners with an 8-0 FA Cup rout on Saturday, while Liverpool cruised into the fourth round with a 4-0 victory over Accrington Stanley. Chelsea were among the other big winners with a 5-0 demolition of Morecambe. Brentford were the only Premier League side to fall to ...

Lebanon and Bahrain Draw in Women's AFC Futsal Cup Qualifiers
Lebanon and Bahrain Draw in Women's AFC Futsal Cup Qualifiers

Lebanon and Bahrain played to a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025 qualifiers for Group A, held Saturday at Nonthaburi City Stadium in Thailand.   Lebanon opened the scoring through Mary Jo Wakim in the 13th minute, but Bahrain equalized in the 27th minute via Sheikha Alanoud Al Khalifa.   Dominant in ...

Real Madrid Must Avoid Mistakes from Clasico Thrashing Says Ancelotti
Real Madrid Must Avoid Mistakes from Clasico Thrashing Says Ancelotti

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his players could avenge their thrashing earlier this season by Barcelona to win the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, if they avoided making the same mistakes. Hansi Flick's Barcelona routed Los Blancos 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in October in La Liga, although a slump before the winter break helped Real ...

Leverkusen Beat Virus-Hit Dortmund to Close Gap on Bayern
Leverkusen Beat Virus-Hit Dortmund to Close Gap on Bayern

Patrik Schick scored a first-half brace as Bayer Leverkusen won 3-2 at a flu-hit Borussia Dortmund on Friday, closing the gap to Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to one point. Already struck by an injury crisis, illness ripped through Dortmund's defence, with centre-backs Emre Can and Nico Schlotterbeck, along with left-back Ramy Bensebaini, ...

Raja al-Achkar Wins Sixth Edition of Lebanese Trap Championship
Raja al-Achkar Wins Sixth Edition of Lebanese Trap Championship

The Lebanese Federation of Shooting and Hunting organized the sixth edition of the Lebanese Championship in the Olympic Trap discipline (Category A). This competition, held at the Lebanon Country Club shooting range, brought together 12 high-level shooters, under the attentive eye of Wassim Khalil, Secretary-General of the host club, and several ...