‘Elegant’ Bagnaia in third title quest on MotoGP’s 75th anniversary

‘Elegant’ Bagnaia in third title quest on MotoGP’s 75th anniversary

Francesco Bagnaia embarks on his quest for a third straight MotoGP crown in Qatar this weekend as motorcycling's fast and furious elite category celebrates its 75th anniversary. MotoGP has come a long way since the inaugural six-race season in 1949: in 2024 Bagnaia and the pretenders to his crown will criss-cross the world for 21 races culminating in Valencia in November. The Spanish track has been the scene of […]

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Pressure on Galthie to refresh for Wales Six Nations trip

The aftermath of France's dour start to the Six Nations, including a humbling to Ireland and a draw with Italy, has continued to overshadow the build-up to Sunday's trip to Wales. Head coach Fabien Galthie is being urged to hand new faces a chance with their title hopes all but over. When the 54-year-old took over in late 2019 he had spent years observing why Les Bleus had underperformed […]

March 6, 2024 6

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Lakers rout Thunder, Lillard’s 41 helps Bucks sink Clippers

D'Angelo Russell scored 26 points as the Los Angeles Lakers produced a dominant defensive display to upset the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-104 on Monday. Russell and Anthony Davis (24) combined for 50 points while LeBron James added 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in an ultimately comfortable win for the 17-time NBA champions. Oklahoma City went into the game as leaders of the Western Conference and they started smoothly, […]

March 5, 2024 2

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Arsenal hit Sheff Utd for six to set record scoring streak

Arsenal entered the record books as a 6-0 demolition of Sheffield United on Monday kept the Gunners on Liverpool and Manchester City's tails in the Premier League title race. Martin Odegaard, Jayden Bogle's own goal, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice put the visitors 5-0 at half-time before Ben White rounded off the scoring. Mikel Arteta's men become te first side to ever win three consecutive away games […]

March 5, 2024 3

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Football star Kerr charged with ‘racially aggravated offence’

Chelsea and Australia women's football superstar Sam Kerr has been charged with a "racially aggravated offence" after a dispute involving a London police officer, the Metropolitan Police said Tuesday. The 30-year-old striker, one of the highest profile and best-paid players in the women's game, was charged following the incident in January 2023, police said in a statement. The alleged dispute was sparked when a police officer responded to […]

March 5, 2024 3

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Switzerland’s Meillard seizes Aspen World Cup slalom

Switzerland's Loic Meillard snatched victory in the Alpine World Cup slalom at Aspen, Colorado, on Sunday as first-leg leader Clement Noel crashed out on the second run. Meillard topped the podium after two giant slalom runner-up finishes behind his invincible Swiss teammate Marco Odermatt, finishing with a total time of 1min 42.73sec. He was .89sec ahead of Germany's Linus Strasser with Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen third, 1.17sec adrift. The race […]

March 4, 2024 3

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Duplantis retains world indoor pole vault title, no world record

Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis battled through an early blip to defend his world indoor pole vault title in Glasgow on Sunday. Duplantis won with a best clearance of 6.05 metres, going close in three efforts at 6.24m in a bid to better his own world record. American Sam Kendricks took silver with a best of 5.90m and Greece's Emmanouil Karalis bronze (5.85). Duplantis came in at 5.65m, sailing over […]

March 4, 2024 2

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NBA Celtics overwhelm Warriors while Clippers edge T-Wolves

NBA overall leader Boston delivered a devastating and historic performance in routing the Golden State Warriors 140-88 on Sunday, stretching the Celtics' win streak to 11 games. It was the third-largest blowout victory in Celtics history, a legacy dating to 1946. Boston's Jaylen Brown scored 25 of his 29 points in a record-shattering first half while Jayson Tatum celebrated his 26th birthday by scoring 22 of his 27 points […]

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