Champions League revamp means Liverpool win could help Manchester United qualify
The Champions League is set to change from the 2024/25 season, with 36 clubs taking part instead of the usual 32. This means more English teams could join in.
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Historic NBA night for Wemby while T-Wolves grab West lead
LOS ANGELES: Victor Wembanyama posted an epic NBA triple-double with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots on Monday (Feb 12) to power San Antonio to a 122-99 victory at Toronto.
Weissenhaus Chess Challenge: D Gukesh Loses To Fabiano Caruana
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh fumbled again and went down fighting against world number two Fabiano Caruana of United States in the first game of the quarterfinals in the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess challenge in Wangels, Germany. Gukesh had a slight advantage in the middle game against Caruana but that slipped off quickly and the American Grandmaster pounced on his opportunity thereafter to take the full point home. The game lasted 39 moves.
Alcaraz says he would pick Paris Olympics gold over French Open crown
Carlos Alcaraz will have the chance to win the Olympic tennis title at Roland Garros this year as well as the French Open crown and while he will be gunning for both the Spaniard said if forced to choose he would pick the Paris Games gold.
Marathon running gran declared cancer free after beating disease five times
An ‘inspirational’ grandmother who has beaten cancer an astonishing five times is celebrating after finally being declared cancer free.
Carlos Alcaraz Puts Paris Olympic Gold Above French Open Title
Carlos Alcaraz said on Monday if he had to choose between an Olympic gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics or the French Open title he would go for the gold. The 20-year-old who won the US Open in 2022 and Wimbledon in 2023 was asked about his season goals ahead of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires where he is defending champion. "If I had to choose one target this year I'd choose the Olympic gold over Roland-Garros," the Spaniard said.
Naomi Osaka Beats Caroline Garcia In Qatar To Avenge Australian Open Loss
Naomi Osaka put last week's first round defeat in Abu Dhabi behind her with a straight sets defeat of 15th seed Caroline Garcia at the Qatar Open on Monday. This was former world number one Osaka's second win from the five matches she has played since returning last month after a 15-month time out on maternity leave from the tour. The Japanese four-time Grand Slam winner was exacting a small measure of revenge on Garcia with this 7-5, 6-4 success in Doha as it was the French star Garcia who knocked her out in the first round of last month's Australian Open.
Quest for perfection may be double-edged sword for Grand Slam hunter Rune
BENGALURU : Holger Rune's talent and drive are undoubted but the Dane remains something of a rough diamond heading into the meat of the 2024 season while fellow young guns Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have sparkled their way to major titles.