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Mbappe Sent Off as Real Madrid Beat Alaves
Mbappe Sent Off as Real Madrid Beat Alaves

Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe was sent off for an ugly lunge, but his side still beat Alaves 1-0 on Sunday to stay four points behind Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Mbappe's dismissal put his teammates under pressure, but Alaves were also reduced to 10 players in the second half when Manu Sanchez hacked down Vinicius Junior. Eduardo ...

Alcaraz Caps “Difficult Week” With First Monte Carlo Masters Title
Alcaraz Caps “Difficult Week” With First Monte Carlo Masters Title

Carlos Alcaraz made the best possible start to his preparations for the defence of his French Open title, burning past the Italian Lorenzo Musetti in three sets on Sunday to win his first Monte Carlo Masters. The 21-year-old Spaniard, already a four-time Grand Slam winner, dropped the opening set but came back hard to take the next two at the ...

WASL: Al Riyadi's Head in the Stars, Sagesse Clings to the Podium
WASL: Al Riyadi's Head in the Stars, Sagesse Clings to the Podium

It was written. But it still had to be done. And Al Riyadi did it with authority. By dominating Amman United 84-66 on Saturday night, the Yellows secured their third consecutive FIBA WASL-West Asia crown. A monumental “three-peat,” etched in golden ink at Nouhad Nawfal Stadium. Already qualified for the Final 8, Ahmad Farran’s men didn’t ...

McLaren’s Piastri Claims Bahrain Pole as Norris, Verstappen Struggle
McLaren’s Piastri Claims Bahrain Pole as Norris, Verstappen Struggle

McLaren's Oscar Piastri claimed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday as his teammate Lando Norris and Red Bull's Max Verstappen had a trying evening under floodlights at the desert circuit. Series leader Norris could only make it onto the third row with Verstappen facing an even tougher time on Sunday from the fourth row. George ...

De Bruyne Leads Man City Comeback, Forest Beaten by Everton
De Bruyne Leads Man City Comeback, Forest Beaten by Everton

Kevin De Bruyne inspired a Manchester City fightback from two goals down to beat Crystal Palace 5-2, while Nottingham Forest's challenge for a place in next season's Champions League stumbled after a 1-0 defeat by Everton on Saturday. In De Bruyne's first appearance at the Etihad Stadium since announcing his decade in Manchester will come to an ...

Basketball – WASL: La Sagesse Clinches a Spot in the Final 8
Basketball – WASL: La Sagesse Clinches a Spot in the Final 8

There was no room for error—and they answered with heart… and with fire in their wrists. On Friday night at Nouhad Nawfal, La Sagesse punched its ticket to the Final 8 of the West Asia Super League. Up against a scrappy Jordanian side, the Greens played their game (88–76), led by an on-fire Zach Lofton: 34 points on 13-of-18 shooting, 7 ...

Jokic Triple Double as Denver Fight Back for Big Win
Jokic Triple Double as Denver Fight Back for Big Win

The Denver Nuggets strengthened their playoff position with a triple double from history-making Nikola Jokic helping them to a 117-109 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. The Serb put up 26 points, 13 assists and 16 rebounds, and his 34th triple double performance ensured he will finish the regular season as just the third player averaging ...

Salah Signs New Two-Year Deal With Liverpool
Salah Signs New Two-Year Deal With Liverpool

Mohamed Salah ended months of speculation over his future by signing a new two-year contract with Premier League leaders Liverpool on Friday. Salah, 32, has scored 243 goals in 394 appearances for the Reds since joining from Roma in 2017, making him the club's third-highest goalscorer of all time. His form has been instrumental to Liverpool's ...

Man Utd And Spurs Draw in Europa League, Rangers Hold Athletic
Man Utd And Spurs Draw in Europa League, Rangers Hold Athletic

Manchester United conceded in stoppage time to draw 2-2 away to Lyon on a bad night for goalkeeper Andre Onana in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday, while Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers held Athletic Bilbao. The build-up to United's game in France had been dominated by a pre-match spat ...

Messi Scores Twice in Miami's Frantic Comeback Over LAFC
Messi Scores Twice in Miami's Frantic Comeback Over LAFC

Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami fought back from 2-0 down on aggregate to defeat Los Angeles FC 3-1 and clinch a place in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Wednesday. The Argentine World Cup winner yet again proved decisive in what was a frantic, chaotic, and entertaining encounter, sealing a 3-2 aggregate victory from the ...

Verstappen Out to Silence McLaren in the Battle of Bahrain
Verstappen Out to Silence McLaren in the Battle of Bahrain

McLaren's Lando Norris holds a wafer-thin advantage over four-time world champion Max Verstappen going into this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. Here AFP Sport looks at five storylines ahead of the fourth race of 24 in the 2025 Formula One season: Momentum With Max? Max Verstappen arrives in Bahrain fresh from one of the best weekends of his ...