European hopefuls Nice lose at Toulouse, second-placed Brest win
TOULOUSE, France :Fifth-placed Nice lost 2-1 at Toulouse on Sunday after conceding two second half goals to the hosts who claimed their third straight Ligue 1 victory.
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Every loss is damaging in United's fight for top-four finish, says Fernandes
MANCHESTER, England : Manchester United's hopes of a Champions League berth took another hit on Sunday but the fact it was crosstown rivals Manchester City delivering the blow was secondary, captain Bruno Fernandes said.
2024 NBA bets, lines and stats for Sunday - ESPN
The NBA has eight games on the slate Sunday, starting with the 76ers at the Mavericks at 1 p.m. ET and finishing with the Thunder at the Suns at 9:30 PM ET. Five of those eight games feature two teams that would both be in the postseason if the season ended today, highlighted by the number one seeded Timberwolves hosting the Clippers and the number one seeded Celtics hosting the Warriors. There are plenty of interesting matchups on the docket with opportunities to find players and teams that could outproduce expectation. Let's take a closer look at some of those potential angles.
Man City next five Premier League fixtures compared to title rivals Liverpool FC and Arsenal
Manchester City hit back from a goal down to defeat neighbours Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Phil Foden (2) and Erling Haaland settled the scores for the champions after Marcus Rashford opened the scoring for United with a stunning drive in a match which might have a significant say in the ongoing race for the Premier League title and Champions League qualification.
Pep Guardiola's gesture to Antony sums up Manchester United's dilemma in Man City defeat
Manchester City rubbed United's noses in it with three banners that greeted the players at kick-off: 'Treble winners', 'Champions of England' and 'Champions again ole ole'. City then eventually rubbed United's noses in it on the pitch.
R Praggnanandhaa Checkmates Vidit Gujrathi, D Gukesh Falters Against David Navara
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa crashed through the defenses of compatriot Vidit Gujrathi but D Gukesh suffered a shock defeat from a position of strength against Czech Republic's David Navara of in the fifth round of the Prague Masters in Prague. Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattarov continued with his dream run and ran over Mateusz Bartel of Poland to emerge as the sole leader ahead of Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran, who played out a draw with Hungarian turned Romanian Richard Rapport.
LeBron James Becomes First NBA Player To Score 40,000 Career Points
LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday, the 39-year-old superstar scoring nine against defending champion Denver to achieve the milestone. James, who just over a year ago overtook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA's all-time scoring mark, is a four-time NBA champion and four-time NBA Most Valuable Player as well as the league's oldest active player, now in his 21st campaign. "It's a huge, huge testimony to all the work he has put in all over these years, how well he has taken care of himself, the way he has played at a high level," Lakers coach Darvin Ham said of James ahead of the game.
'Louie was a happy and healthy little boy - then our world tipped over'
The family of a two-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with an aggressive 17cm tumour in his stomach are attempting to raise £200,000 for him to undergo a revolutionary treatment in the US.