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Visegrád, Hungary, May 6 (AFP/APP): Dutch Alpecin rider Mathieu van der Poel won the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday, a 195km run from Budapest to the hilltop citadel at Visegrad. Van der Poel edged Eritrean Biniam Girmay and Pello Bilbao to the […]

New York, May 6 (AFP/APP): NBA scoring champion Joel Embiid has cleared league concussion protocols, the Philadelphia 76ers said Friday, but the Cameroonian center could still miss a crucial playoff game against Miami. Embiid took part in a morning shooting practice session with the Sixers […]

Paris, May 2 (AFP/APP): Russian clubs have been banned by UEFA from participating in the Champions League and all other European competitions next season, European football’s governing body announced on Monday. “Russia will have no affiliated clubs participating in UEFA club competitions in the 2022/23 […]

Madrid, April 30 (AFP/APP):Recent winners of the Spanish title after Real Madrid won La Liga on Saturday: 2021/22: Real Madrid 2020/21: Atletico Madrid 2019/20: Real Madrid 2018/19: Barcelona 2017/18: Barcelona 2016/17: Real Madrid 2015/16: Barcelona 2014/15: Barcelona 2013/14: Atletico Madrid 2012/13: Barcelona 2011/12: Real Madrid […]

Madrid, May 1 (AFP/APP): Rafael Nadal deemed Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from taking part in the Championships as “unfair”, the Spanish tennis legend told reporters in Madrid on Sunday. The 21-time major winner believes the All England Club chose “the most […]

London, May 1 (AFP/APP): Everton kept alive their hopes of Premier League survival by shocking Chelsea 1-0 on Sunday, as Arsenal maintained their two-point lead over Tottenham in the battle to qualify for next season’s Champions League. Arsenal was 2-1 winners at West Ham to […]

Manila, May 1 (AFP/APP): Unseeded Wang Zhiyi withstood a late fightback from world champion Akane Yamaguchi to record a stunning victory in the women’s final of the Badminton Asia Championships on Sunday. Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia took the men’s title with a 21-17, 23-21 win […]