Imavov knocks out Adesanya to stake UFC title claim
Nassourdine Imavov stakes title-fight claim with defeat of former UFC champion Israel Adesanya in Saudi Arabia.
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Salah double helps Liverpool beat Bournemouth, while Forest enjoy 7-0 rout
Mohamed Salah scored both goals as Liverpool win 2-0 at Bournemouth to extend Premier League lead to nine points.
‘Beautiful board’: How chess saved an Indian village from alcohol, gambling
The game helped a south Indian community escape alcoholism and gambling. Now, it’s known as the Chess Village of India.
India beat England to seal T20 cricket series as sub Rana vexes Buttler
India survive late England rally after a mini-collapse of their own to seal five-match series with a game to spare.
Champions League draw: Real Madrid face Man City in playoff
Defending champions Real Madrid face the team they replaced as holders, Man City, following the draw in Switzerland.
Gamblers complain to Bet365 over outage during Champions League matches
Online gambling firm’s service ‘issues’ left bettors apparently unable to ‘cash out’ on busy night in European football
The online gambling company Bet365 has been flooded with complaints after it suffered an outage during one of the busiest nights of European football this season.
Customers claimed to have lost out on thousands of pounds owing to what the company called “issues with our service” during the second half of Wednesday night’s 18 Champions League games.
Continue reading...Ronaldo meets UFC fighter Magomedov before Saudi Arabia MMA event
Football star Cristiano Ronaldo caught up with UFC fighter Shara Magomedov before Saturday's huge fight night in Riyadh.
US figure skaters, former Russian world champions on board crashed plane
The skaters, returning from a Kansas camp, were among the 64 passengers on the plane that crashed near Washington, DC.
Adesanya vs Imavov: UFC Saudi Arabia – start, fight undercard, how to watch
All the key fight details as Israel Adesanya clashes with Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night 250 in the Middle East.
Afghan women cricketers reunite in first game after fleeing Taliban
Refugee cricketers hope the charity match can help 'open doors for Afghan women in education and sport' in the future.
Women’s football match cancelled in Bangladesh after religious protests
Students from religious school vandalise venue set to host women's match, a day after similar incident in another city.
Lewis Hamilton crashes Ferrari at Barcelona F1 track test
Hamilton, F1's most successful driver of all-time, had the accident while testing a 2023-specification car in Spain.
England down India to keep T20 series alive
England beat India by 26 runs in Rajkot in the third T20 international to keep the five-match cricket series alive.
Neymar and Saudi team Al Hilal agree to terminate contract
The often-injured Brazilian star, who joined Al Hilal in 2023, departs the club with seven months remaining on his deal.
Naomi Girma joins Chelsea for world record women’s football transfer fee
The London club reportedly sign the American defender to a world record deal for a female footballer.
Jannik Sinner wins second Australian Open tennis title
The Italian completes a straight-sets win over world number two Alexander Zverev to remain perfect in Grand Slam finals.
MPs in new freebie row after accepting darts hospitality from betting firm
Labour’s James Frith and Conservative Caroline Nokes gifted tickets by Paddy Power worth up to £1,000 each
Two MPs received VIP tickets for the sold-out World Darts Championships courtesy of a betting company – weeks after a national outcry over politicians accepting freebies.
Labour MP James Frith, who has campaigned for safer gambling, and Conservative MP Caroline Nokes, the deputy speaker of the House of Commons, were gifted “platinum” hospitality tickets by Paddy Power worth up to £1,000 each.
Continue reading...Mbappe scores first LaLiga hat-trick for Real Madrid in win over Valladolid
Mbappe's scoring outburst on Saturday night caps off a red-hot streak of eight goals in his last five games.
Sinner vs Zverev: Australian Open final – start time, how to watch, news
Jannick Sinner targets a second successive Australian Open title as he faces Alexander Zverev in Sunday's men's final.
Australian Open: Madison Keys – Teenage prodigy to Grand Slam champ at 29
Madison Keys wins her first Grand Slam by ending Aryna Sabalenka's hopes of a third straight Australian Open title.