Bukayo Saka admits Arsenal were below par in win at Man Utd

RIGA, Latvia: Luka Dončić’s 39 points were not enough for Slovenia as it lost 99-91 to Germany in a thrilling EuroBasket quarterfinal on Wednesday. Orlando Magic guard Franz Wagner scored 23 points and captain Dennis Schröder added 20 points and 7 assists for Germany, which will face Finland in the semifinals on Friday. Germany guard Andreas Obst’s 3-pointer capped a 12-0 run to put the World Cup champions ahead 77-74 early in the fourth quarter. Slovenia took the lead 86-85 on a Dončić 3-pointer with 4:12 to go before Schröder sank his only 3-pointer — he missed eight other attempts — to make it 88-86, and Germany closed it out from there. Dončić was assessed a technical foul early on and had 22 points as Slovenia led 51-45 at halftime. He picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter yet kept on scoring, although he appeared inhibited at times by the prospect of fouling out with a fifth foul. The Los Angeles Lakers star — five of 16 from 3-point range — had his fifth game of the tournament with at least 30 points scored.

TOKYO: Noah Lyles revels in being a showman but the antics the Olympic 100 meters champion do on occasion upset rivals and officials. They will watch closely to see how the American behaves as he defends his 100m and 200m world titles in Tokyo.

Gillingham penalty hero Max Clark insists the team aren’t looking beyond their next challenge after a super start to the campaign.

Ebbsfleet manager Josh Wright has praised Ben Chapman’s impressive start to the season.

CARDIFF : Marco Jansen returned from injury to take two wickets as South Africa defeated England by 14 runs in the first Twenty20 International of a three-match series that was reduced to five overs in a wet Cardiff on Wednesday.

The Vuelta a Espana has decided to shorten Thursday's individual time trial stage in an effort to avoid further disruptions to the race by pro-Palestinian protesters, organisers said on Wednesday.

TOKYO :Record-high temperatures and debilitating humidity have prompted World Athletics Championships organisers to move up the start times for the race walk and marathon events this weekend by 30 minutes to 7:30 a.m. (2230 GMT) in a bid to beat the Tokyo heat.

TOKYO :Ethiopian middle distance runner Diribe Welteji could be excluded from the World Athletics Championships after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) requested her provisional suspension while a doping case is heard.