Barca earn tense win at Betis to extend La Liga lead
Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski's strikes helped Barcelona move eight points clear at the top of La Liga with a 2-1 win at Real Betis on Wednesday.
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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone wants extra time scrapped
Atletico Madrid’s Argentinian coach Diego Simeone gestures during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final football match between Leipzig and Atletico Madrid at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on August 13, 2020. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / POOL / AFP)
Atlético beats Levante 2-0 to return to Copa quarterfinals
MADRID: Atlético Madrid returned to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey for the first time since 2018 by defeating second-division club Levante 2-0 on Wednesday. Marcos Llorente scored a goal and set up another by Álvaro Morata to send Atlético through to the last eight and help it rebound from two consecutive games without a win in the Spanish league. Both goals came after the interval after a poor first half by Diego Simeone’s team.
Spieth in three-way tie for lead at Sony Open
LOS ANGELES: Three-time major winner Jordan Spieth fired seven birdies in his 6-under par 64 on Thursday to share the PGA Tour Sony Open lead with Chris Kirk and Taylor Montgomery when darkness halted play.
ITF and Pique's Kosmos to end Davis Cup tennis partnership
PARIS: The International Tennis Federation said Thursday that it is ending its widely-criticized partnership with the Kosmos group over the organization of the Davis Cup, just five years after a deal worth $3 billion was signed.
Arsenal, Man City face Premier League derby dates
LONDON: Arsenal face a searching test of their title credentials in the hurly-burly of a north London derby this weekend as in-form Manchester United host defending champions Manchester City.
Joao Felix sent off on Chelsea debut in 2-1 loss to Fulham
LONDON: Joao Felix was sent off on his Chelsea debut for a studs-first lunge as his new team lost 2-1 at Fulham in the Premier League to fall deeper into crisis on Thursday.
Morocco reverses plan to boycott African Nations Championship in Algeria
RABAT: Morocco on Thursday decided to take part in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) despite earlier insisting they were canceling their participation due to the closure of Algerian airspace to Moroccan planes, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The Moroccan national team will travel to Algeria tomorrow to participate in the CHAN,” the ministry told AFP.