By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — American forward Jordan Pefok has scored late to shoot Union Berlin back to the top of the Bundesliga after beating Mainz 2-1. Pefok came on as a substitute for opening goal-scorer Kevin Behrens in the 79th minute. Five minutes later he scored the winner to lift
Continue Reading KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Abraham Ancer and Cameron Young appear to have turned the Saudi International into a two-man race. Ancer shot a 64 on Saturday and expanded his lead to two shots over Young, who had a 65. The next batch of players was five shots behind. Ancer has two
Continue Reading CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ireland has justified its status as rugby’s top-ranked country and the team to beat in the Six Nations by using a strong start to run over Wales with a 34-10 bonus-point victory in Cardiff. It spoiled Warren Gatland’s first match in charge of the Welsh since his return as coach. The
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are trying to win their second Super Bowl in franchise history. They went 14-3 this season largely on the play of quarterback Jalen Hurts. He is a finalist for AP NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and tied a franchise record with
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Cremonese’s Serie A future looks ever more bleak after failing to continue its cup exploits in the league. Cremonese lost at home to Lecce 2-0 to leave it rock bottom of Serie A. It is 10 points from safety. Lecce inched 10 points above the relegation
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HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) — Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine has reached her first final in four years after the top-seeded Bianca Andreescu retired with a shoulder injury during their semifinal match at the Thailand Open. Tsurenko was leading the 2019 U.S. Open champion 7-5, 4-0 when the Canadian stopped playing. The former world No. 23
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore is widely regarded as the greatest female surfer of all time, so it came as a surprise when the eight-time world champion started her title defense with an early exit at Pipeline in Hawaii. Finding herself in the elimination round in the World Surf League’s Women’s Championship Tour
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Arsenal has lost in the Premier League for just the second time this season as Everton pulled off a surprising 1-0 win over the leaders in its first match under new manager Sean Dyche. A couple of Dyche’s former players at Burnley did the business for him at a lively Goodison
Continue Reading RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South African golfer Zander Lombard has finished birdie-birdie to shoot a bogey-free round of 9-under 63 and take a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. The No. 333-ranked Lombard is looking to win his first title on the European tour and
Continue Reading CHAMONIX, France (AP) — Swiss skier Ramon Zenhaeusern beat unheralded AJ Ginnis to win the last men’s World Cup slalom before the world championships. Ginnis became the first skier from Greece on a World Cup podium. It was Zenhaeusern’s sixth career win and first since December 2020. His Swiss teammate Daniel Yule was four-hundredths further
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the NBA trade deadline on February 9, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania. According to Wojnarowski, there were talks between the Nets and Irving on a new deal but no deal was reached and a
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Not a single soul born in the 21st century has seen an NFL season without Tom Brady. They almost got a glimpse of what life would be like without the legendary quarterback when he retired in February last year, only for the future Hall of Famer to return just over a
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN There are few certainties in sport, but LeBron James breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring record is one of them. It is now a question of when, not if, this remarkable record chase will be achieved. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has held the points record for nearly 39 years, the Lakers great overtaking Wilt
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN Five players were ejected after a fight, in which punches were thrown and almost every player on the court was involved, marred the Orlando Magic’s 127-120 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The fight began at the end of the third quarter when Austin Rivers clashed with Mo Bamba, who was sitting
Continue Reading CHAMONIX, France (AP) — French skier Clement Noel has posted the fastest first-run time in a men’s World Cup slalom. It’s the last race before his home world championships. The Olympic slalom champion was chasing his second straight victory. He won a night slalom in Austria 11 days ago. Noel led Swiss duo Ramon Zenhaeusern
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo will be remembered as one of soccer’s most prolific goalscorers. But, surprisingly for a player who is usually so lethal in front of goal, it has taken the forward longer than many expected for him to find the net with his new club Al Nassr. But on Friday the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Led by Jemarl Baker Jr.’s 23 points, the Fresno State Bulldogs defeated the UNLV Rebels 82-79. The Bulldogs moved to 8-14 with the win and the Rebels dropped to 15-8.
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaina Pellington led No. 22 Arizona on an 11-0 run to tie the game, then scored six over her team’s 10 points in overtime to earn the Wildcats a 71-66 win over No. 14 UCLA in the lone meeting of the regular season between the Pac-12 Conference rivals. Arizona came into
Continue Reading By The Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Led by Jarod Lucas’ 19 points, the Nevada Wolf Pack defeated the Air Force Falcons 72-52. The Wolf Pack improved to 18-6 with the victory and the Falcons fell to 12-12.
Continue Reading By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Trae Young had 27 points and six assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 115-108 victory over the Utah Jazz. De’Andre Hunter scored 26 points for the Hawks. Onyeka Okongwu had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Dejounte Murray added 13 points and eight
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