Mina Tanaka scored a second straight brace as Japan delivered another impressive performance at the SheBelieves Cup, defeating Colombia 4-1 in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday.Japan took the lead in the 18th second of the game with a long-range effort from Momoko Tanikawa which flew into the top corner.The in-form Tanaka doubled the lead in the …
Ronnie Baker powered to victory in the 60 metres at the U.S Indoor Championship, the 31-year-old clinching his first national title in the event in eight years.With favourite Trayvon Bromell sidelined after discussions with his medical team, Baker took full advantage with his winning time of 6.52.Coby Hilton and Emmanuel Wells both ran 6.58, with …
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Mikaela Shiffrin’s 100th World Cup victory on Sunday cemented her place as the best alpine skier ever, the American vowing there was more to come in her iconic career.Hitting the mythical three-figure barrier leaves Shiffrin with a record that will doubtless stand for a generation given the increasing demands on modern-day skiers.Johan Eliasch, president of …
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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami stumbled out of the blocks with a 2-2 home draw against New York City FC in the opening round of the new Major League Soccer season on Saturday.Miami, who broke the regular season points record last year before crashing out in the first round of the playoffs, played the bulk …
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San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is not expected to return to the bench this season after suffering a stroke in November, ESPN reported on Saturday.Popovich, the NBA’s all-time leader in wins, has not appeared on the Spurs bench since suffering what the team later described as a mild stroke on November 2.The 76-year-old NBA …
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South African Rookie Aldrich Potgieter struggled late on the way to a four-under-par 67 on Saturday that left him with a one-shot lead over Brian Campbell heading into the final round of the US PGA Tour’s Mexico Open.Potgieter, the 20-year-old Pretoria-born prodigy who is playing in just his 10th PGA Tour event, started the day …
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Olympic champion Grant Holloway stormed to victory at the US Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday, extending an 11-year unbeaten streak in the 60m hurdles to win in a world-leading 7.36 seconds.Holloway, the reigning Olympic 110m hurdles champion and three-time world outdoor champion, blazed home ahead of Cameron Murray, who took silver in 7.41sec with Johnny …
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Juan Soto, who inked a record $765 million, 15-year deal to join the New York Mets in December, made an instant impact in his first pre-season game with his new team, belting a 426-foot home run in his first at-bat.Soto, who jumped to the success-starved Mets from the glamorous cross-town rival Yankees after helping the …
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Basketball Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki says he felt “a little disappointed and sad” for Luka Doncic after the Dallas Mavericks abruptly traded their franchise star to the Los Angeles Lakers in a deal that shocked the NBA.”I think he obviously didn’t see this coming,” said Germany’s Nowitzki, the 2007 NBA Most Valuable Player who …
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The Cleveland Cavaliers boosted their NBA-best record with a 142-105 romp past the New York Knicks on Friday, tightening their grip on the Eastern Conference lead with an all-around dominant display.Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to lead six Cavs players to score in double figures, connecting on five of seven three-pointers as Cleveland drilled 19 …
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