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February

Nadal pulls out of Qatar Open amid more health concerns

Rafael Nadal put off his return to the tennis tour because he isn’t yet healthy enough to play, announcing Wednesday that he will sit out next week’s Qatar Open. “I would have loved to play in Doha, where the tournament crew, as well as the amazing Qatar fans have always supported me greatly. Unfortunately I am not ready to compete and I won’t be able to come to Doha where I really wanted to be and play again after that unforgettable win in 2014,” Nadal wrote on social media. “I will focus on keep working to be ready for the exhibition in […]

February

Celtics rout Nets by 50 points to join exclusive NBA club

Payton Pritchard scored 28 points and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics routed the Brooklyn Nets 136-86 on Wednesday night to become just the third team in league history to post multiple 50-point wins in a season. The triumph also was Joe Mazzulla’s 100th as head coach. Derrick White concluded with 27 points, and Jayson Tatum added 20 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds for the Celtics, who defeated the Nets on back-to-back nights. It was the final game for both teams prior to the All-Star break. “You can’t operate by feeling, so regardless if we lost tonight and won five out of six or six out of six, you […]

February

Sainz in no rush to decide next move after Ferrari sign Hamilton

Carlos Sainz will take his time to decide where he spends “the most important three or four years” of his Formula One career, having found out Ferrari will replace him with Lewis Hamilton in 2025. Ferrari revealed the blockbuster Hamilton signing at the start of February, shortly after signing Sainz’s teammate Charles Leclerc to a new contract. Sainz had gone into the off-season hoping to secure a similar deal, but now has to look elsewhere. The Spaniard is a candidate to substitute Hamilton at Mercedes, although he is seen as a front-runner to join the Sauber team in 2025, which would see […]

February

Man City’s Guardiola sweating on Grealish, Silva injuries

Pep Guardiola is sweating on the fitness of Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva after the Manchester City pair limped off during the 3-1 Champions League victory over FC Copenhagen on Tuesday. Grealish, starting a match for the first time in more than a month, was substituted after just 21 minutes with a groin problem while Silva, who scored City’s second goal, sustained a heavy knock to his ankle in the second half. City face Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and face a crucial month in March with matches versus Manchester United, Liverpool, Brighton and Arsenal. “I didn’t speak with the doctor but it looks muscular with Jack,” said Guardiola. “The last […]

February

Exiting A’s to meet with Oakland about interim home

In an effort to find a temporary home in advance of a move to Las Vegas in 2028, the Oakland Athletics are expected to meet with Oakland city officials Thursday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday. The team’s lease at the Oakland Coliseum is set to expire at the end of 2024, leaving it unclear where it will play for three seasons in advance of a move to Nevada. While talks between the team and the city of Oakland have occurred at various intervals, Thursday’s meeting is considered to be a more “formal” affair. Reports have the A’s searching for temporary solutions […]

February

Naomi Osaka optimistic despite string of defeats following return

Naomi Osaka has lost three consecutive matches following her successful return from maternity break, but the former world No. 1 stated ahead of the Qatar Open that the only way was up from here. The four-time Grand Slam champion, who gave birth to her daughter Shai last July, won her first match after 15 months out at the Brisbane International last month before falling to Karolina Pliskova in the second round. Osaka crashed to opening defeats at the Australian Open and Abu Dhabi versus Caroline Garcia and Danielle Collins, but the 26-year-old from Japan said she had not lost her confidence. Looking for the best […]

February

Victor Wembanyama logs triple-double with blocks in Spurs win

Victor Wembanyama has his second triple-double — and his first with blocks. The San Antonio Spurs rookie blocked a shot by the Toronto Raptors’ Gradey Dick with 6:32 left in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s 122-99 victory, giving him the NBA’s first triple-double with blocked shots as one of the categories in more than three years. To that point, Wembanyama had 27 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, as well — all in just 29 minutes. He is the first player with 10 blocks and 5 assists in under 30 minutes played, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Looking for the best online betting site […]

February

Pochettino hails ‘priceless’ Gallagher after Chelsea comeback win

Mauricio Pochettino stated match-winner Conor Gallagher is “priceless” to Chelsea after his two goals helped them to a 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Monday evening. Chelsea went into the break 1-0 down after Jefferson Lerma’s wondergoal in the first half, but Gallagher scored just a minute into the second half and then a 91st minute winner to break Palace’s resolve. Enzo Fernández added a third in the 94th minute of the match as Chelsea came away from Selhurst Park with three points. Gallagher’s first saw him finish well off a Malo Gusto cross, while for the second he slotted home neatly from the edge of the box […]

February

Shohei Ohtani says he feels like a rookie again with Dodgers

Roughly 70 media members formed a half-circle around a small backdrop at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ facility late Friday morning, waiting for Shohei Ohtani to conduct his first media session. About a dozen of them had shown up hours earlier, before the sun had fully risen, just to catch a glimpse of him driving into the players’ parking lot. Ohtani’s gravitas has been glaringly obvious through the first two days of spring training, but he’s merely trying to conduct himself as the new guy. After six years with the crosstown rival Los Angeles Angels, he sees himself as a “rookie” all over again. “I […]

February

Leverkusen crush Bayern to go 5 points clear in Bundesliga

Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen outplayed champions Bayern Munich for a 3-0 triumph on Saturday that sent them five points clear at the top of the league and put them firmly in charge of the title race. Goals from Josip Stanisic, Alejandro Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong made sure of the three points as Leverkusen, who have never earn a Bundesliga title, and stretched their undefeated run to 31 matches across all competitions this season. Bayern, chasing a 12th consecutive league crown, were nowhere to be seen and managed only a single shot on target over the 90 minutes. Xabi Alonso’s team, who also twice hit the woodwork, are now on 55 […]

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Nadal pulls out of Qatar Open amid more health concerns

Celtics rout Nets by 50 points to join exclusive NBA club

Sainz in no rush to decide next move after Ferrari sign Hamilton

Man City’s Guardiola sweating on Grealish, Silva injuries

Exiting A’s to meet with Oakland about interim home

Naomi Osaka optimistic despite string of defeats following return

Victor Wembanyama logs triple-double with blocks in Spurs win

Pochettino hails ‘priceless’ Gallagher after Chelsea comeback win

Shohei Ohtani says he feels like a rookie again with Dodgers

Leverkusen crush Bayern to go 5 points clear in Bundesliga

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