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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Ben Sulayem welcomes boost in global battle against online harm in sport
DUBAI: FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem says the backing of the influential Paris Basketball Foundation for the United Against Online Abuse campaign has provided another boost in the global fight against digital harm in sport.
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 win U-20 World Cup after beating Argentina in final
Morocco became the first Arab nation to win the under-20 World Cup after beating Argentina 2-0 in the final in Santiago on Sunday.
Canada downs Nigeria 4-1 in FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup opener
Melisa Kekic scored the winner in the 73rd minute and fellow substitute Julia Amireh added two insurance goals as Canada defeated Nigeria 4-1 Sunday in its opening game at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Sale, Morocco.
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.