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Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley is being investigated by the US District Attorney’s Office on gambling allegations related to NBA games and prop bets, ESPN reported on Sunday.Citing unnamed sources, the sports network reported on its website the allegations are from the 2023-24 season when Beasley played for the Milwaukee Bucks.In that campaign, Beasley made …

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LeBron James is exercising his $52.6 million player option to rejoin the Los Angeles Lakers next season, hoping to challenge for his fifth NBA title, according to multiple reports on Sunday.ESPN and The Athletic reported James, a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player who turns 41 in December, will be watching the Lakers’ off-season roster moves as …

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The main appeal of the Club World Cup so far has been the chance to see South American and African clubs and their fans offer a reminder that football thrives outside of Europe too.But as the tournament moves towards the business end, FIFA’s new competition is also providing the opportunity to see one of the …

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YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul cruised to victory over Mexico’s Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on Saturday in a one-sided cruiserweight bout in California.Paul, whose last fight was a controversial clash with 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in November, dominated from the outset to win by unanimous decision. The 28-year-old influencer, who has earned millions from a string …

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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca lashed out at the two-hour weather delay that disrupted his team’s Club World Cup victory over Benfica on Saturday, suggesting the tournament should be played elsewhere in future.Chelsea powered into the quarter-finals after defeating Benfica 4-1 in extra-time after a game that took 4hrs 39mins to complete following a two-hour stoppage …

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American Sarah Schmelzel and Switzerland’s Albane Valenzuela combined to post a two-under par 68 on Saturday that propelled them to a one-shot lead going into the final round of the LPGA Dow Championship pairs event.The duo — both chasing a first LPGA title — had four birdies in the alternate-shot (foursomes) format, building a 13-under …

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South Africa’s 20-year-old Aldrich Potgieter birdied six of the first eight holes and seized a two-stroke lead after after Saturday’s third round of the US PGA Tour’s Rocket Classic.Potgieter, seeking his first PGA title in only his 20th tour start, reeled off five birdies in a row on the way to firing a bogey-free seven-under par …

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Dave Parker, a seven-time Major League Baseball All-Star and two-time World Series champion outfielder and designated hitter, died on Saturday. He was 74.His passing after a battle with Parkinson’s disease was announced by MLB and the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team where he began his 19-year MLB career in 1973.Parker was elected into the Baseball Hall …

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Substitute Paulinho scored an extra-time winner to settle a Brazilian battle of attrition as Palmeiras edged Botafogo 1-0 on Saturday to win through to the Club World Cup quarter-finals.The winger came on at the same time in the second half as Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira withdrew teenage sensation Estevao Willian, a move that appeared baffling …

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Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development, says the Club World Cup has shown that the ability of teams in the final third remains the biggest gap between European clubs and those from the rest of the world.Wenger, speaking alongside members of FIFA’s Technical Study Group, who have been analysing games …

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