March Madness tips off with First Four in Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio: North Carolina was a controversial selection for the NCAA Tournament, but the Tar Heels can silence some skeptics with a win over San Diego State on Tuesday night at the First Four.
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Messi out of World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil due to adductor injury
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil over the next eight days because of an injury to his adductor.
McIlroy wins Players Championship title in playoff
MIAMI: Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy cruised to a St. Patrick’s Day victory at the Players Championship on Monday, defeating J.J. Spaun in a playoff at TPC Sawgrass.
Favorable draw leaves Saudi clubs in good shape ahead of AFC Champions League Elite quarterfinals
LONDON: The question for much of the AFC Champions League Elite tournament so far has been based around if anyone can stop the three Saudi Pro League teams.
Horse racing is in UAE’s DNA, says Dubai Racing Club CEO
DUBAI: With less than three weeks left before the Dubai World Cup, Ali Al-Ali can look back with more than a measure of satisfaction on another successful racing season calendar at Meydan.
McLaren has ominous pace, Lewis Hamilton has work to do: 5 takeaways from F1’s season-opener
Lando Norris heads to the second round of the Formula 1 season in China with a lead over champion Max Verstappen after winning a thrilling race in Australia. Ahead of Sunday’s race in Shanghai, here are five takeaways from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix: McLaren is the team to beat Without the rain and the safety car, the Australian Grand Prix might not have been much of a contest. The two McLarens of Norris and Oscar Piastri quickly built a lead of more than 15 seconds to Verstappen in third early in the race. The McLarens were also three-tenths of a second faster than anyone else in qualifying.
Lando Norris Oozes Class, Wins Rain-Hit Australian GP; Ferrari Flop In Lewis Hamilton's First Race
Lando Norris kept his cool in a rain-hit and incident-packed season-opening Australian Grand Prix Sunday to edge world champion Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton 10th on his Ferrari debut. The pole-sitting Briton took the chequered flag by less than a second from the Dutchman, with Mercedes' George Russell third after a chaotic race in Melbourne that saw three drivers crash before the end of the first lap. With the safety car repeatedly forced into action after a slew of accidents on the wet Albert Park circuit, Norris held on to clock a fifth grand prix win and second in a row after topping the podium at the final race of 2024 in Abu Dhabi.
F1 Australian GP 2025 LIVE Updates: Verstappen Up To 2nd On Lap 1, Big Crash For Rookie
Australian GP 2025 LIVE Updates, F1 Race LIVE: The 2025 Formula 1 season is back, and we're back at Melbourne, Australia for the season opener once again. A highly-anticipated season is on the cards, headlined by Lewis Hamilton's blockbuster move to Ferrari ahead of this season. McLaren are the title favourites, and drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have locked out the front row for the Australian Grand Prix. Reigning drivers' world champion Max Verstappen will start P3, while George Russell is P4. Hamilton starts P8, just behind teammate Charles Leclerc, who will start P7. There has been heavy rainfall just ahead of the Australian GP, and a wet-to-dry race is expected.