Rallying-Guthrie wins Dakar stage five, Lategan stays top
Jan 8 : Toyota's Henk Lategan retained the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Thursday after American Mitch Guthrie Jr led a fifth stage one-two-three for Ford in the Saudi Arabian desert.
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Bergs upsets Mensik as Belgium beat Czech Republic to reach United Cup semis
SYDNEY, Jan 8 : Zizou Bergs stunned world number 18 Jakub Mensik and Elise Mertens outplayed Barbora Krejcikova as Belgium beat the Czech Republic 2-0 in the United Cup quarter-finals on Thursday to set up a last-four clash with Switzerland.
French Freestyle skier Ledeux out of Milano Cortina Games
PARIS, Jan 8 : Freestyle skier Tess Ledeux will miss the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in a major blow to French medal hopes less than a month before the Games.
Kansas City aware of domestic violence allegations that appear directed toward Rashee Rice
Kansas City's NFL team said in a statement Wednesday night that they were aware of domestic violence allegations made in a series of social media posts by a former girlfriend of wide receiver Rashee Rice and had been in communication with the NFL.
CFP semifinals preview: Keys for Miami-Ole Miss, Oregon-Indiana - ESPN
It has been 29 years since a college football team won its first national title. There's about a two-in-three chance it will happen over the next couple of weeks; and if it doesn't, we'll have to settle for a team either winning its first crown in 63 years (Ole Miss) or 24 years (Miami). With three first-time semifinalists and a historical runner-up battling for the crown, college football is getting a burst of newness to finish the 2025 season. Here's a big «hell yeah» to that.
Australia wrap up dominant Ashes series with five-wicket victory
England’s Ashes misadventure came to a familiar conclusion in Sydney, where a superior Australia side took the final Test by five wickets to tie up a comprehensive 4-1 win.
Business as usual for adaptable Australia despite absences
SYDNEY, Jan 8 : Australia's squad mentality enabled them to trounce England 4-1 in the Ashes despite being without a handful of top players, Player of the Series Mitchell Starc said after the fifth test victory on Thursday.
Australia win fifth Ashes by five wickets, take series 4-1
SYDNEY, Jan 8 : Australia beat England by five wickets on the fifth day of the fifth and final Ashes test on Thursday to seal a 4-1 series triumph.