The Montreal Canadiens never flinched in winning two Game 7s on the road to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. Opening on the road again was no different, even against well-rested top seeds who had yet to lose in the post-season.Montreal on Thursday pounced for four first-period goals on slow-star
Taiwanese-American outfielder Corbin Carroll on Thursday lined a run-scoring single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies.Arizona’s Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven scoreless innings after
Alec Segaert on Thursday won the 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia after a surprise late attack denied the sprinters their chance of a bunch finish, as his teammate Afonso Eulalio again stayed in the overall lead.Belgian Segaert won his first-ever stage on a Grand Tour after making a charge for the li
Bayern Munich face holders VfB Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal final today knowing defeat would sour what had been one of their most promising seasons in recent memory. Just weeks ago, Bayern were flying high and hopeful of a treble after beating Real Madrid, for the first time in more than a decade, in
Taiwan’s Wang Chieh-ling (王婕菱) yesterday won gold in the women’s 46kg finweight category in her debut at the Asian Taekwondo Championships, beating Thailand’s Patcharakan Poolkerd 4-2, 6-3 in the final in Ulaanbaatar.Wang, 17, first defeated fellow countrywoman Huang Ying-hsuan (黃映瑄) before taking d
‘KING OF EUROPE’: The coach added to his four previous triumphs in the second-tier European competition, all of them with teams using ‘Villa’
In front of heir to the king of England on Wednesday, Unai Emery reaffirmed his status as the king of the UEFA Europa League as Aston Villa beat SC Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul, Turkey, to secure him a record-extending fifth title in the competition.Celebrating wildly inside the Tupras Stadium was lifel
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Wednesday bounced back from a sub-par series opener to score 30 points, while Alex Caruso added 17 off the bench as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference finals.Chet Holmgren scored 13 points, while reserves Ja
Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday returned to his full two-way form for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the results were formidable.While pitching and hitting in the same game for the first time in four weeks, Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the night and then threw five innings of three-hit ball in Los A
The coach of the Suwon women’s team on Wednesday said that his team felt “hurt” by a lack of home support after losing to the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years.South Korea’s Suwon went down 2-1 to North rivals Naegohyang their Asian Women’s Champions League semi-final,
Hull City AFC are to play Middlesbrough for a place in the Premier League after Southampton on Wednesday failed in their appeal against expulsion from the Championship playoff final for spying on opponents.Southampton were thrown out of the final on Tuesday and handed a four-point deduction for next
MAN CITY DRAW: In the battle at the bottom of the table, West Ham United need a win in their final match of the season to have a shot at overtaking Tottenham
Arsenal’s decades-long wait is over after Mikel Arteta’s team on Tuesday were crowned Premier League champions for the first time since 2004 with Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with AFC Bournemouth.“I told you all ... it’s done,” Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice posted on social media with a photograph of
The New York Knicks, fueled by 38 points from Jalen Brunson, on Tuesday erased a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals.The Knicks looked done for when they trailed 93-71 with 7 minutes, 52 seconds left in re
MLB is experiencing an epidemic of guys being dudes. At ballparks all across the US, groups consisting of mostly young men are joining in on the “Tarps Off” trend that is loud, goofy, infectious and new to the baseball world.Joining in on the fun is simple: Go to the section where the party is happe
‘100 PERCENT’ MOTIVATED: Wembanyama said the sight of Gilgeous-Alexander receiving his second straight MVP trophy made the clash more personal
Victor Wembanyama on Monday outdueled Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to lead the San Antonio Spurs to an epic 122-115 double-overtime triumph over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.Wembanyama scored 41 points and pulled down 24 rebounds, forcing the second overtime with a
Athletics starter J.T. Ginn on Monday took a no-hitter and a one-run lead into the ninth inning.Six pitches later, he walked off the mound with a heartbreaking loss.Adam Frazier lined a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth and Zach Neto followed with a two-run homer that gave the Los Angeles An
Alex Newhook on Mondy scored his second Game 7-winning goal of the post-season, this time 11 minutes, 22 seconds into overtime in the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.Newhook drove up the left wing and as he approached the circle snapped a shot through a screen that beat goaltender
Arsenal on Monday were on the brink of ending a 22-year wait to win the English Premier League after beating Burnley 1-0 to open up a five-point lead at the top.Kai Havertz headed in the only goal, but was also lucky to avoid a second-half red card that could have swung the title race back in Manche
Pep Guardiola is set to bring his trophy-laden decade in charge of Manchester City to an end this weekend, according to multiple reports on Monday.Guardiola has won six English Premier League titles and City’s first UEFA Champions League among 20 trophies since arriving in 2016.He could add one more
RESOUNDING ROAD WIN: Victory sets up Cleveland’s first conference finals appearance since 2018 and their series begins today against the Knicks
The Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday eliminated top-seeded Detroit from the NBA playoffs, dominating a decisive Game 7 125-94 and are to face the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals.Led by Donovan Mitchell’s 26 points, Cleveland’s victory makes them the last team to book their spot in this
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