Bologna on Thursday advanced past Empoli to reach their first Coppa Italia final in more than half a century.Thijs Dallinga’s 87th-minute header earned Bologna a 2-1 win and his side advanced 5-1 on aggregate.Giovanni Fabbian opened the scoring for Bologna with a header seven minutes in. Then Viktor
Iga Swiatek on Thursday had the answers against teenage sensation Alexandra Eala.After a quarter-final loss to the rising star from the Philippines last month in Miami, Swiatek rallied to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory in the second round of the Madrid Open.The second-ranked Swiatek, who is the defending M
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon’s bid to run a sub-four minute mile has stunned American 2016 400m hurdles Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad, who believes this endeavor could redefine the parameters for women in sports.Triple Olympic and world 1,500m champion Kipyegon is to attempt the first women’s unofficia
SOCCERAtletico wants momentumAtletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has urged his side to keep up the momentum until the end of the season after a commanding 3-0 home win over city rivals Rayo Vallecano on Thursday strengthened their grip on third place in La Liga. Goals from Alexander Sorloth, Conor G
Finnish driver Sami Pajari of Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT drives his car at the start of the ceremony for WRC Rally Islas Canarias, at Santa Ana square in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, on Thursday. Pajari placed fifth as of the third stage yesterday, 34.4 seconds behind the leader, Kalle Rovanpera.
INJURY WORRY: The Warriors never led on the scoreboard and lost Jimmy Butler with a pelvis contusion after a fall, with no word yet on whether he would play in Game 3
In his playoff debut this weekend Jalen Green said that playoff jitters got the best of him.“The lights were bright, the crowd was here, the court looked huge,” he said. “So I couldn’t really get a chance to settle in. My legs was a little shaky.”Things were much different on Wednesday as Green made
AC Milan have not achieved much this season — except when playing city rivals Inter.Milan on Wednesday ruined Inter’s bid for a treble and advanced to the Coppa Italia final with a 3-0 derby win courtesy of two goals from Luka Jovic.It was Milan’s third win over Inter this season, having also beaten
Hundreds of men went charging through the Georgian village of Shukhuti as they grappled for control of a wine-soaked leather ball — a frenzied folk game that locals say is the bedrock of the Caucasus country’s prowess on the modern-day rugby union field.Held every Easter, the fierce contest pits the
One more point is all Liverpool need to secure a record-tying 20th Premier League title after second-placed Arsenal on Wednesday drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace.Arne Slot’s runaway leaders can take care of business on Sunday by avoiding defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in what is set to be a big party at An
SOCCERArena criticizes appointmentFormer US manager Bruce Arena in an interview published on Wednesday criticized the appointment of Argentine Mauricio Pochettino as US coach, saying the job should have gone to an American. Foreign-born coaches lack the cultural understanding needed for the job, Are
NBA PLAYOFFS: The Pacers withstood another big performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo, while the Thunder again dominated over Memphis
Luka Doncic on Tuesday scored 31 points and LeBron James added 21 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-85 to level their Western Conference NBA Playoffs series at one game apiece.Slovenian star Doncic, acquired in a blockbuster February trade, also had 12 rebounds and nine as
John Korir arrived in Hopkinton hoping to join his brother as a Boston Marathon champion. He left Boylston Street with plans to train a future winner.Korir said he would donate the prize money from his Boston victory to the Transcend Talent Academy, which provides an education for aspiring runners w
From a commemorative jersey to a stadium in his name, Argentine soccer organizers are planning a slew of tributes to their late “Captain” Pope Francis, eulogized as the ultimate team player.Tributes to the Argentine pontiff, a lifelong lover of the game, who died on Monday at the age of 88, have bee
If the Wild finally break through and win their first playoff series in a decade, Minnesota’s top line likely will be the reason.They were all over the Golden Knights through the first two games of their NHL Western Conference quarter-finals series, which was 1-1 going back to Minnesota for Game 3 t
PICKLEBALLAgassi to play OpenAndre Agassi, who retired from professional tennis in 2006 after playing his last match at Flushing Meadows, is to line up alongside teenager Anna Leigh Waters in the mixed pro division at the US Open Pickleball Championships next week in Naples, Florida. Agassi, who tur
CUNNINGHAM CONNECTS: In the Eastern Conference, the Pistons snapped their record 15-game playoff losing streak by beating the Knicks to level their series at 1-1
Kawhi Leonard on Monday scored 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting as the Los Angeles Clippers evened their first-round NBA Playoffs series against the Nuggets with a 105-102 win in Denver.“It feels like he didn’t miss a shot,” James Harden said. “His shot-making ability is elite.”Good thing, too, becaus
The rare smile that Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou wore four days ago in Frankfurt was replaced on Monday by the more familiar frown as a 2-1 home defeat by Nottingham Forest made it 18 Premier League losses for the London club this season.Tottenham found themselves 2-0 down after 16
After being a healthy scratch for the Dallas Stars’ playoff opener, Colin Blackwell on Monday got a shot and changed the trajectory of their first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche with an overtime goal for a 4-3 win in Game 2.Blackwell was hoping for another crack at the playoffs when he
Wrexham on Monday were back in the driver’s seat for promotion from English third-tier soccer after a crunch 2-1 win over Blackpool.The road win lifted Wrexham back into League One’s top two spots for automatic promotion.After a loss by third-placed Wycombe Wanderers, Wrexham were two points above t
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