Dubai Basketball maintain perfect start to ABA League season
DUBAI: Dubai Basketball continued their unbeaten run in the ABA League with a hard-fought 81-77 victory over newcomers U-BT Cluj-Napoca from Romania at Coca-Cola Arena on Sunday.
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Tel Aviv derby called off after violent riots, Israel Police says
The Tel Aviv derby between Hapoel and Maccabi was cancelled on Sunday due to "public disorder and violent riots", Israel Police said.
Liverpool star Salah should not be automatic starter in away games, says Carragher
Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah’s form has dipped to such an extent that he should not be considered an automatic starter away from home, former defender Jamie Carragher said after the Premier League champions suffered a fourth consecutive defeat. The 33-year-old Egyptian forward, who signed a two-year contract extension in April, has been way below his record-breaking form from last season’s campaign and has gone seven matches without a non-penalty goal. Salah squandered a golden opportunity to score in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat by Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday and Carragher said he should not be one of the first names on the team sheet like captain Virgil van Dijk. “Liverpool have got two away games — in the Champions League at Frankfurt and then they go to Brentford.
Mbappe gives Madrid 1-0 win after Getafe player is sent off after less than a minute on the field
MADRID: Real Madrid took advantage of a red card for a Getafe player who stayed less than a minute on the field to win 1-0 with an 80th-minute goal by Kylian Mbappe on Sunday.
Morocco beat Argentina to clinch first Under-20 World Cup title
SANTIAGO, Chile: Striker Yassir Zabrini scored twice as Morocco clinched their first Under-20 World Cup title with a 2-0 win over Argentina on Sunday.
Morocco beats Argentina to clinch its first Under-20 World Cup title
SANTIAGO, Chile: Striker Yassir Zabrini scored twice as Morocco clinched its first Under-20 World Cup title with a 2-0 win over Argentina on Sunday. Zabrini scored in the 12th and 29th minutes to help Morocco become the first African nation to win the U20 title since Ghana in 2009. Morocco topped its group against Spain, Brazil and Mexico and then advanced over South Korea, the United States and France in the knockout stages. It was the first loss in the tournament for Argentina, which was aiming for its seventh title. Argentina reached the final despite missing its two best players in this age group, Bayer Leverkusen’s Claudio Echeverri and Real Madrid´s Franco Mastantuono.
Israeli Premier League football derby called off due to disturbances
TEL AVIV, Israel: The football derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was called off Sunday after disturbances before kickoff led police to determine it was unsafe to go ahead. Trouble flared in and around Bloomfield Stadium, which is shared by both clubs, ahead of the Israeli Premier League match. The Jerusalem Post’s English-language website said the game “was canceled after police determined that conditions at the stadium were unsafe to continue,” with “extensive use of pyrotechnics by fans, including fireworks and smoke grenades.”
Aston Villa cannot be ‘no-go area’ for Jews, says Ed Miliband in football row
Aston Villa’s football ground cannot be a “no-go area” for Jews, Ed Miliband has said.