Dortmund draw with lowly Mainz

Dortmund draw with lowly Mainz

Borussia Dortmund were held to a 1-1 home draw with lowly Mainz in the Bundesliga on Tuesday, continuing their struggles and deepening coach Edin Terzic's woes.Dortmund impressed early and grabbed the lead thanks to a brilliant free-kick from Julian Brandt but Mainz hit back late in the first half, Sepp van den Berg heading in from close range.USA forward Gio Reyna had the ball in the net in the final […]

December 20, 2023 6

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RG Snyman to move to Leinster

South African two-time Rugby World Cup winner RG Snyman will move to Leinster from Irish rivals Munster next season, it was announced on Tuesday.The 28-year-old second row signed for Munster in 2020 but his time at the club has been affected by injuries, and he is sidelined currently with a shoulder problem.Snyman appeared six times off the bench for South Africa at this year's World Cup, as the Springboks beat New […]

December 20, 2023 15

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Man City reach the Club World Cup final

Manchester City will have to cope without Erling Haaland as they aim to lift the Club World Cup for the first time in Friday's final against Fluminense. The European champions shrugged off their sluggish Premier League form to cruise past Urawa Reds 3-0 in Tuesday's semi-final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Haaland watched on from the stands as Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva struck after Marius Hoibraten's own goal opened the scoring.The […]

December 20, 2023 2

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De Zorzi, Burger win it for South Africa

Left-arm fast bowler Nandre Burger and opening batsman Tony de Zorzi took South Africa to a series-levelling eight-wicket win in the second one-day international against India at St George's Park on Tuesday.Burger, in his second one-day international, took three for 30 as India were bowled out for 211 despite half-centuries by Sai Sudharsan (62) and captain KL Rahul (56).Dreadlocked left-handed De Zorzi, in his fourth appearance, made 119 not out […]

December 20, 2023 4

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Coe pleads for athletes’ families before Paris Olympics

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Monday that the tickets for the Paris Olympics are "expensive" and pleaded for the families of athletes to be given priority by organisers. Coe, who was chief organiser of the 2012 London Olympics, said in a conference call with news agencies including AFP that he was concerned athletes' families could miss out on the greatest moment of their careers at next year's Games. "It […]

December 19, 2023 2

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Fluminense edge Al Ahly

Fluminense coach Fernando Diniz credited his side's experience for riding out an Al Ahly storm to reach the final of the Club World Cup with a 2-0 win on Monday. Two goals in the final 20 minutes in Jeddah by Jhon Arias, from the penalty spot, and then John Kennedy carried the Brazilians into Friday's final against European Champions League winners Manchester City or Japanese side Urawa Reds. Al […]

December 19, 2023 3

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Leicester stuns Birmingham City

Leicester City turned on the style to beat Birmingham City 3-2 in the Championship at St Andrew's on Monday thanks to two goals from Stephy Mavididi. The Foxes, bidding to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, opened up a three-point lead over second-placed Ipswich. Mavididi scored first for Leicester in the 10th minute just seconds after teammate James Justin had hit his own post, but […]

December 19, 2023

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Contepomi to coach Argentina

Former Argentina fly-half Felipe Contepomi was named on Monday to replace Michael Cheika as head coach of the World Cup semi-finalists. Contepomi, who played 87 times for Argentina and turned out for French clubs Toulon and Stade Francais and Irish giants Leinster, where he was also on the coaching staff from 2018 to 2022, moves up from the national staff to the top job at the age of 46. "The […]

December 19, 2023 12

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Bulls snap 76’ers winning streak in the NBA

The Chicago Bulls withstood a 40-point double-double from Philadelphia star Joel Embiid on Monday to snap the 76ers' six-game NBA winning streak with a 108-104 victory. Coby White scored 24 points and Nikola Vucevic added 23 for the Bulls, who saw a 12-point lead to start the fourth quarter whittled to one point on Tyrese Maxey's three-pointer with 33.2 seconds remaining. DeMar DeRozan, who finished with 15 points, drained a […]

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