Struggling Juventus cruise past Empoli
MILAN: Juventus comfortably beat Empoli 4-0 in Friday’s Serie A match ahead of their Champions League clash at Benfica which could seal their elimination from Europe’s top club competition.
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NBA Round up - Clippers celebrate Leonard return with victory over Lakers
Kawhi Leonard marked his first NBA game in more than a year with 14 points and seven rebounds on Thursday to help the Los Angeles Clippers down the crosstown rival Lakers 103-97.
PSG bidding to create ‘distance’ from Ligue 1 rivals at top
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier wants his side to create some “distance” between themselves and their rivals at the top of Ligue 1 when they face Ajaccio, and Galtier’s son Jordan, on Friday. The reigning champions opened up a three-point lead at the summit last weekend with a tense 1-0 victory over Marseille, who have slipped from second in the table to fourth after back-to-back defeats in the last fortnight. Igor Tudor’s OM face a tough task to bounce back, though, hosting third-placed Lens on Saturday.
Sri Lanka, Netherlands advance at World T20 after UAE’s win
GEELONG, Australia: Dusan Shanaka’s patched-up Sri Lanka lineup beat Netherlands to secure a spot in the Super 12 stage at the Twenty20 World Cup and the Dutch advanced despite the loss when United Arab Emirates upset Namibia later Thursday in the last of the Group A games. Former champion Sri Lanka’s 16-run victory in its must-win game meant Netherlands needed UAE to produce an unlikely win over Namibia to have any chance of progressing.
Qatar’s hosting of 2023 AFC Asian Cup paves way for Saudi to win 2027 bid
Asian football changed this week on what was otherwise an unremarkable Monday in October with the center of power moving further westwards.
Newcastle on the rise after resilient win over Everton
NEWCASTLE: Win ugly. The sign of a good team is getting the job done when performances elude you. And Newcastle United, game by game, are in danger of becoming a very good team.
NBA Roundup - Pelicans pummel Nets to open NBA season, Suns beat Mavs
Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans opened their NBA season with a punishing 130-108 victory over the star-studded Nets in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
Williamson scores 25 in return as Pelicans drub Nets 130-108
NEW YORK: Zion Williamson returned from a one-year absence with 25 points and nine rebounds, powering the New Orleans Pelicans to a season-opening 130-108 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.