Football – Europa League | Man United’s season hinges on winning the final

Thursday, 2:45am Ajax v Man Utd H 4.8, D 3.62, A 1.91 Losing the Europa League final is a prospect that doesn’t bear thinking about

So long, Wayne? | Cup final may be Rooney’s last United game

Wayne Rooney could finish his Manchester United career by hoisting a European trophy, surrounded by jubilant teammates and with fireworks exploding around him. Still, it

Football – La Liga | Nonstop celebrations for Madrid after winning league title

Real Madrid’s title celebrations show no sign of abating. The Spanish champions will go to city hall yesterday and tour other iconic sites in the

Asian Champions League | Brazilian stars on show in all-Chinese clash

Almost a quarter of billion dollars worth of Brazilian talent will be on the field in Shanghai tomorrow as two Chinese Super League teams meet in

Super Rugby | Hurricanes, Highlanders show New Zealand power

The Hurricanes overwhelmed the Cheetahs 61-7 and the Highlanders routed the Western Force 55-6 in strident displays of New Zealand teams’ might in Super Rugby on the

Rugby | Scotland retains London Sevens title beating England

Scotland successfully defended its London Sevens rugby title when it overcame home side England 12-7 in the final at Twickenham yesterday . The Scots won their

French league | Monaco celebrates title with 12th straight win

Monaco celebrated its French league title by beating Rennes 3-2 for a 12th straight win on Saturday, finishing the season eight points clear of deposed champion

NBA player Kanter heading to US after detained in Romania

Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter is returning to the United States after being detained in a Romanian airport. Romanian Border Police spokesman Fabian Badila confirmed

Peru organizes 2019 Pan Am Games in wake of deadly flooding 

Construction for the 2019 Pan American Games is way behind schedule. But that’s a secondary problem. The quadrennial event in Lima, Peru, has no sponsors, no

Juventus clinches record 6th straight Serie A title

Juventus clinched a record sixth straight Serie A title with a 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Crotone in the penultimate round yesterday. Mario Mandzukic gave Juventus the

Football | Madrid a draw away from Spanish title after win over Celta

Monday, 2:00am Malaga v Real M H 13, D 7.5, A 1.25 Cristiano Ronaldo has taken Real Madrid to the verge of its

Athletics | Billion dollar race to break 2-hour marathon mark is afoot

The Two-Hour Marathon. For distance runners, it’s a mystical goal equivalent to the four-minute mile that Roger Bannister broke in 1954; a test so difficult some have estimated it

La Liga | Madrid done rotating players as it goes for Spanish title

There is no more rest for Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates. Zinedine Zidane is done rotating his squad and will use Ronaldo and the rest of

Olympics 2024 | IOC evaluation commission praises Paris’ vision

IOC evaluation commission chairman Patrick Baumann praised Paris’ vision for the Olympics as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the French capital yesterday. Baumann,

Formula One | Vettel still confident despite Hamilton’s win at Spanish GP

Sebastian Vettel lost the battle, not the Formula One title. Despite a great start in individual duels with Mercedes, Ferrari’s top driver finished Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix exactly

EPL | Silva’s reputation soars despite Hull’s relegation

It’s not often that a manager improves his reputation in a season where his team is relegated. Marco Silva did just that — and he can expect to

Pyeongchang urges NHL to reconsider its position on Olympics

The president of the Pyeongchang Olympic organizing committee is still hoping for an NHL U-turn. “I don’t think they made the final decision so far,” committee

Benfica wins 4th straight Portuguese league title

Benfica routed Vitoria Guimaraes 5-0 to win a club-record fourth straight Portuguese league title on Saturday. Benfica lifted the trophy with one round to go by opening

Patrick Baumann, president of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the 2024 Olympic Games

Paris bid leaders want to capitalize on the sense of optimism surrounding new President Emmanuel Macron to beat Los Angeles and secure the Olympic Games in

EPL | Conte makes champion Chelsea a happy family again

Antonio Conte was fielding a question in his post-match news conference when David Luiz and Diego Costa appeared from out of nowhere, barged past a couple of

Football – Champions League | Benzema’s great escape puts Madrid in final vs Juventus

It was an inspired piece of skill by Karin Benzema that shattered Atletico Madrid’s hopes of a comeback in the semifinals of the Champions League. The French

Football | FIFA struggles to regain trust as judge decries new leaders

Even after a year under new leadership, FIFA is still pleading with the world: Trust us. The message is proving as hard to sell as sponsorship

Football – Champions League | Recent rout of Real Madrid boosts Atletico’s hopes

Tales Azzoni, Madrid Thursday, 2:45am Atletico M v Real M H 2.79, D 3.68, A 2.7 It was a match

Tennis | Sharapova more disappointed to lose early than to detractor

To Maria Sharapova, the most disappointing part of leaving the Madrid Open was doing so in the second round. Not losing to arch critic Eugenie

Football | Goulart double saves Guangzhou’s Asian Champs League hopes

Guangzhou Evergrande got the point it wanted and a berth in the Asian Champions League playoffs by drawing with Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-2 yesterday. Guangzhou,

Football | Indonesia follows China in big-name recruitment

China may have the most star-studded league in Asia but Indonesia is another sleeping giant that is starting to import some internationally famous players in a bid

Boxing | Alvarez, Golovkin eager for September megafight

Minutes after turning what was touted as a big fight into a glorified sparring session, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez invited his next opponent into the ring.

Athletics | Kipchoge falls 26 seconds short of first sub 2-hour marathon

Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge was 26 seconds short of running the first marathon in under two hours on Saturday. Kipchoge ran the 42.2 kilometers around an oval track in an impressive 2

Mike Tyson lauds Dubai while promoting boxing gym franchise

On his first trip to Dubai, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson recalls getting off a plane wearing a traditional Muslim cap and robes, carrying a Quran and expecting

Football | Racism scars European football with sanctions still often weak

As monkey chants boomed around the Italian foot- ball stadium, Sulley Muntari became more incensed. The Ghanaian player sought out the referee and asked

Football | Monaco soon facing dilemma of whether to sell rising stars

Monaco has a summer of tough decision-making ahead — even more so if it wins the Champions League. The 2004 runner-up

Rugby | Crusaders captain Whitelock banned for 2 games

All Blacks lock and Crusaders captain Sam Whitelock has been suspended for two matches after being found guilty of striking during a Super Rugby match against

Football | Barcelona, Madrid win as Liga title race nears climax

Barcelona and Real Madrid maintained their neck-and-neck title race in the Spanish league on Saturday, when both teams won to stay level on points at the top.

Football | Cardiff hotels already full for Champions League final

Supporters wanting to stay in the city hosting this season’s Champions League final are in for a shock. Hotels in Cardiff are expected

Top Football | Messi leads Barcelona to 7-1 victory; Real Madrid wins 6-2

While Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to trounce Osasuna 7-1, Cristiano Ronaldo was rested by title rival Real Madrid in its 6-2 rout of Deportivo

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