Brown scores 25, Celtics spoil Embiid’s return in 121-87 victory
BOSTON: The Celtics walked off the court angry and frustrated after giving up home-court advantage in their series-opening loss to the 76ers.
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World’s best jiu-jitsu athletes descend on UAE capital for final of Abu Dhabi Grand Slam season
ABU DHABI: The final leg of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour starts on Friday at the Mubadala Arena in the UAE capital.
Atletico overtake Real Madrid with Cadiz rout
BARCELONA: Antoine Griezmann shone as Atletico Madrid thrashed Cadiz 5-1 on Wednesday to climb above rivals Real Madrid into second in La Liga.
Al-Ittihad shocked at Al-Taawoun as title race blown wide open
Al-Taawoun defeated Al-Ittihad 2-1 on Wednesday, stunning the league leaders and blowing the Roshn Saudi League title race wide open.
Frankfurt into German Cup final after comeback win over Stuttgart
STUTTGART, Germany: Eintracht Frankfurt came from a goal down to book a date with RB Leipzig in the German Cup final with a 3-2 win over Stuttgart on Wednesday. Trailing after a Tiago Tomas goal, the Europa League champions scored two goals in five second-half minutes through Evan Ndicka and Daichi Kamada to turn the game.
Haaland sets Premier League goal record to put Man City back on top
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Erling Haaland set a new record of 35 goals in a Premier League season as Manchester City overcame West Ham 3-0 to move back to the top of the table on Wednesday, while Liverpool edged out Fulham 1-0. City were made to work by an under-manned Hammers to edge one point clear of Arsenal in the title race, with a game in hand still to come. But they cut loose after half-time as Haaland wrote himself into the record books with his 51st goal in all competitions of his debut season at City.
Yemeni jiu-jitsu champion aims to bring world title home to Middle East
Born to Yemeni parents and raised in Saudi Arabia, San Diego resident Osamah Almarwai has gone further than any Arab athlete in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world. And this weekend, Almarwai looks to go one step further by becoming the Flyweight World Champion in submission grappling at the ONE Fight Night 10 event in Colorado this Friday.
Anthony Davis, Lakers hold off Warriors to win opener
SAN FRANCISCO: Anthony Davis scored 30 points and led a defensive masterclass as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 117-112 on the road to take a 1-0 lead in their NBA Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday. The eagerly anticipated showdown between the two Californian glamor clubs lived up to the billing as the Lakers held off a thrilling late Golden State rally to take a crucial early advantage against the NBA champions in the best-of-seven series. The Lakers appeared to be cruising to victory after opening up a 14-point lead with less than six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter after a clinical defensive performance at San Francisco’s Chase Center.