Ovals should be natural for Jimmie Johnson as new full-time IndyCar driver hunts speed
Year 2 of the NTT IndyCar Series will be both easier and harder for new full-time driver Jimmie Johnson.
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Iga Swiatek storms into semifinals in Doha
No. 7 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland stormed into the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Thursday at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha.
Barca advances in Europa League, Rangers knock out Dortmund
Barcelona found its scoring touch again to reach the round of 16 of the Europa League with a 4-2 win over Napoli on Thursday, while Rangers knocked out Borussia Dortmund in Glasgow. Frenkie de Jong scored with a long-range curler and newly signed striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted again for Barcelona, which had been held 1-1 at home in the first leg. The Spanish giant has struggled badly in its first season since the departure of Lionel Messi and was demoted to the Europa League after failing to advance to the Champions League knockout stages for the firs time since 2004.
Europa League and Conference League round-up: Leicester thrash Randers, Celtic dumped out
EUROPA LEAGUE: RB LEIPZIG BEAT SOCIEDAD, ZENIT IN VAR DRAMA RB Leipzig qualifed for the round of 16 for the second time in their history with a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad; 5-3 on aggregate. Ad/> Atalanta are through after beating Olympiacos 3-0 in Greece (5-1 on aggregate). Ruslan Malinovskyi scored twice against the hosts and the Ukrainian unveiled an undershirt with the message 'no war in Ukraine'.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is causing ripples throughout the sports world
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Ukraine crisis: Barcelona and Napoli hold up 'stop war' banner as football unites with war-torn nation
Barcelona and Napoli held up a banner saying «stop war» ahead of their Europa League play-off second leg tie on Thursday evening as football unites with Ukraine. Both sides elected to hold up the sign ahead of the match at the Nou Camp to show their opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Barcelona and Napoli stars display "stop war" banner before Europa League clash
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Russia's 'tragic' invasion of Ukraine condemned by sporting world
Paris — The sporting world roundly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday with UEFA mulling over Saint Petersburg hosting the Champions League final and the IOC claiming the "Olympic Truce" had been broken.