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Atalanta Held By Torino As Serie A Title Bid Slips Away

Atalanta's faltering Serie A title bid took another hit on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against Torino after their star striker fluffed his chance from the penalty spot. Italy striker Retegui's weak effort from the spot in the 74th minute was pushed aside by Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, who has saved all three of the penalties he has faced this season. Saturday's draw left third-placed Atalanta six points behind league leaders Napoli who are at Roma on Sunday night just after Inter Milan face local rivals AC Milan.

Bayern Munich Survive Late Holstein Kiel Fightback To Go Nine Points Clear

Bayern Munich stretched their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to nine points on Saturday with an extraordinary 4-3 victory over Holstein Kiel. Bayern led 4-0 as Harry Kane scored twice, but Finn Porath replied for Kiel before Steven Skrzybski's stoppage-time double threatened to steal an unlikely point. The full-time whistle was met with relief around the Allianz Arena. "None of us are happy that we won 4-3 here," Jamal Musiala, scorer of Bayern's first goal, told Sky Sport. "We have to have the mentality to work for 90 minutes and avoid conceding goals."

Bucs' Mike Evans mulls joining Team USA for flag football - ESPN

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans said Saturday at the NFC's Pro Bowl Games practice that he's considering playing for Team USA in flag football for the 2028 Olympics.

Farrell admits Fitzsimons Dublin days look to be over

And then there was one. If any of Dublin's illustrious nine-time-All-Ireland-winning trio of James McCarthy, Michael Fitzsimons and Stephen Cluxton are going to become the first man to reach double figures in terms of Celtic Crosses, it will have to be the goalkeeper.