Marwan Rahiki vs. Harry Hardwick had the makings off an memorable recent banger after two rounds, but then the UFC Fight Night 269 main card bout was waved off. After Rahiki (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) unloaded a barrage of heavy shots over two rounds in the featherweight bout at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, while … Read more
Police are investigating claims by Everton striker Thierno Barry that friends of his were “attacked” during his side’s 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on Saturday. The Frenchman, who came on as a second-half substitute, posted a video on Instagram of a fight breaking out in the stands. Advertisement “This kind of behaviour is not acceptable in … Read more
After Arizona and Iowa State combined for a chaotic finish to their Big 12 tournament semifinal on Friday night, Dayton and Saint Louis tried to top it on Saturday in the semifinals of the Atlantic-10 tournament. The Flyers knocked off the Billikens 70-69 on a tip-in by Amaël L’Etang with 0.3 seconds to go. L’Etang … Read more
Men’s Six Nations Ireland (19) 43 Tries: Osborne, Sheehan, Baloucoune, Murray, O’Brien 2 Cons: Crowley 5 Pen: Crowley Scotland (7) 21 Tries: Graham, Russell, Darge Cons: Russell 3 Ireland pulled away from Scotland in a pulsating Six Nations Triple Crown decider to keep their championship hopes alive and end the Scots’ trophy dreams. In a … Read more
Newcastle United star Sandro Tonali has been linked with a summer exit, with Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United mentioned as potential suitors. The Italian has been one of the Magpies’ stand-out players since his arrival from Milan. Even after his betting ban, the midfielder has reached new heights and is now attracting deserved attention … Read more
Nacho described it as “an incredible comeback”, and that it was. Two-one down at home to Al Ahli as the match ticked into injury-time, Al Qadsiah pulled a proverbial rabbit out of the hat, Turki Al Ammar half-volleying an equaliser in the 92nd minute before Ibrahim Mahnashi won it in the most dramatic of circumstances. … Read more
Manchester City travel to the capital to take on West Ham this evening as Pep Guardiola’s side look to stay within touching distance of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table. The Cityzens travel to London off the back of a potentially damaging 3-0 defeat to Real Madrid in midweek, with their European … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jrue Holiday and Scoot Henderson each scored 25 points, Donovan Clingan had 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 124-114 on Friday night. With Golden State’s loss to Minnesota, the Trail Blazers moved within a half-game of the Warriors for the ninth seed in … Read more
Fletcher Loyer scored 19 points, Braden Smith collected 10 more assists and No. 18 Purdue beat No. 11 Nebraska 74-58 on Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. C.J. Cox and Oscar Cluff each had 12 points for the Boilermakers, and Trey Kaufman-Renn finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Advertisement Smith set a … Read more
VITORIA-GASTEIZ, Spain (AP) — Villarreal equalized 1-1 deep in stoppage time and broke the hearts of relegation-threatened Alaves in La Liga on Friday. The home side seemed destined for a first win in six games and a debut three points for coach Quique Sanchez Flores, who was taking charge at home for the first time … Read more