Bayern Munich on Sunday were crowned German champions for the 34th time, giving striker Harry Kane his first major trophy, after second-placed Bayer 04 Leverkusen drew 2-2 at SC Freiburg.Bayern’s 3-3 draw at RB Leipzig on Saturday, when the Bavarians came from two goals down to take the lead before
Casper Ruud on Sunday joked that seven was his lucky number after claiming the most important trophy of his career in his seventh big final as he beat Jack Draper to win the Madrid Open.The Norwegian, a three-time Grand Slam runner-up, earned his first Masters 1000 triumph with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 victo
Ruben Amorim on Sunday admitted Manchester United “need to change” after a dismal 4-3 defeat at Brentford underlined the problems facing the Old Trafford head coach.Kevin Schade scored twice at Gtech Community Stadium as United’s miserable English Premier League campaign took another blow, with thei
Taiwanese-American outfielder Corbin Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo on Sunday each knocked in three runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks salvaged the finale of their road series with the Philadelphia Phillies with an 11-9, 10-inning victory.Perdomo went four-for-five and scored twice, while Carroll and Jos
ON A ROLL: The title is her third this year, making her a leading contender for the French Open and to overtake struggling Iga Swiatek for the world No. 1 ranking
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka said her sensational form this year is “like a dream” after defeating Coco Gauff 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Saturday to win her third Madrid Open title.Last year’s runner-up cruised past the American, ranked fourth, in the first set before digging deep in the second to triumph in
Bayern Munich and Harry Kane’s German Bundesliga title party was delayed by at least a day after RB Leipzig’s Yussuf Poulsen scored a stoppage-time equalizer in a 3-3 home draw on Saturday.With Kane sitting in the stands due to a yellow card suspension, Bayern fell two down by half-time, Leipzig sco
Three-time winner Mark Williams booked his place in this year’s World Snooker Championship final with a hard-fought 17-14 win over Judd Trump at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, on Saturday.Williams now faces surprise finalist Zhao Xintong of China, who defeated seven-time world champion
Freddie Freeman homered and drove in four runs, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and Roki Sasaki earned his first major league win as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 on Saturday night for their seventh straight victory.The Dodgers have won the first two games of the series to improv
On the Doha seashore, rows of wooden dhow boats line a pier, with scores of fish on display — part of a festival seeking to revive the country’s long seafaring tradition.Aboard the boats, men in customary sea gear — a white t-shirt and towel — pay tribute to the age-old tradition of line-fishing in
The Denver Nuggets dominated the Los Angeles Clippers 120-101 in the do-or-die Game 7 of their NBA Western Conference playoff series on Saturday to set up a second-round clash with top seeds the Oklahoma City Thunder.Aaron Gordon scored 22 points, Christian Braun added 21 and NBA Most Valuable Playe
Sovereignty, ridden by Venezuelan jockey Junior Alvarado, crosses the finish line to win the 151st Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday.
PAINFUL VICTORY: Ruud said that felt pain in his rib during the warmup and was put on painkillers so that he could finish the match against Argentine Francisco Cerundolo
With the help of painkillers, Casper Ruud overcame a rib ailment to defeat Francisco Cerundolo in straight sets and reach the Madrid Open final on Friday.Ruud is to face Jack Draper, who beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the other semi-final to make his third final of the year.Ruud received treat
Riley Greene did not want to dwell too much on becoming the first player in major league history to homer twice in the ninth inning of a game.The Detroit Tigers’ slugger hit a leadoff shot and then added a three-run blast later in the inning in a 9-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday nig
An eagle before the turn buoyed Haeran Ryu’s second round as the South Korea native increased her lead to two strokes at the Black Desert Championship on Friday in Ivins, Utah.Ryu fired a 63 on Thursday to kick off the inaugural LPGA event at Black Desert Resort. She doubled her lead with Friday’s r
Next week’s conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is a solemn affair steeped in centuries-old traditions, but far from the Sistine Chapel where cloistered cardinals are to cast votes, people are placing bets on who would be chosen as the next
The Houston Rockets rode a crushing fourth quarter to a 115-107 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday to set up a Game 7 showdown in their NBA Western Conference playoff series.The Rockets would be trying to become just the 14th team to rally from 3-1 down to win an NBA playoff series whe
SOCCERBundesliga frustrationBochum and Heidenheim are both staring relegation in the face after the struggling teams drew 0-0 in a tense Bundesliga encounter on Friday. A defeat would have condemned bottom club Bochum to the drop, but a point means it survives at least one more week. The Ruhr side r
Kadek Ari Asih of Indonesia, right, celebrates after winning the bronze medal during the women’s speed event of the IFSC Climbing World Cup Bali 2025 in Nusadua, Bali, Indonesia, yesterday.
CELTICS AWAIT: Jalen Brunson lived up to his Clutch Player of the Year status with a game-winning three-pointer with 4.3 seconds left, earning a series against Boston
Jalen Brunson’s crossover dribble between his legs on Thursday created space for a game-winning three-pointer with 4.3 seconds left and he blew a kiss to a quiet crowd that relentlessly taunted him for three games.Brunson finished with 40 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the
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