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
DOMINANT: The Thunder’s 51-point margin of victory was not only a franchise record, but the fifth-largest in NBA playoff history and just seven points short of the record
The Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday destroyed the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in the most lopsided Game 1 win in NBA playoff history, as reigning champions the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors opened the post-season with victories.The Celtics, fueled by 30 points fr
Noelvi Marte on Sunday had seven RBIs and hit his first career grand slam with a drive off infielder Jorge Mateo, while Austin Wynn had a career-high six RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds scored their most runs in 26 years in a 24-2 rout of the Baltimore Orioles.Marte finished with five hits, including hi
The Fubon Guardians on Sunday finally snapped their nearly seven-month road win drought, shutting out the CTBC Brothers 1-0 at the Taipei Dome.The nail-biter ended the Guardians’ embarrassing slump outside the Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium that had stretched more than 200 days.Their 10 straight road lo
Some of the fastest canines on four very short legs at the weekend raced for glory in Scotland’s annual Corgi Derby.The Musselburgh Racecourse Corgi Derby was first held in 2022 to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. The late monarch was a devoted corgi fan who owned almost 30 of the b
Oscar Piastri on Sunday put Australia on top of the Formula One world championship for the first time since 2010, but the McLaren driver said he was still a long way from where he wanted to be despite his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix victory.As he told reporters after the barrage of celebration firework
CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech RepublicAn overtime goal from Tessa Janecke on Sunday earned the US a 4-3 win over reigning champions Canada to win gold at the IIHF Women’s World Championship as the latest chapter in their rivalry was decided in dramatic fashion.With less than three minutes remaining in the
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