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Fede Valverde’s stunning 93rd-minute strike kept Real Madrid hot on Barcelona’s heels in the Spanish title race, securing a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. The champions remain four points behind Barca after Valverde’s brilliantly struck, swerving shot found the top corner in stoppage time. Following their Champions League elimination by Arsenal, it seemed Madrid was headed for another crushing setback – until the Uruguay international’s dramatic late intervention. Athletic Bilbao, fresh off qualifying for the Europa League semifinals by defeating Rangers, fielded a heavily rotated side. Yet, despite the changes, the Basques proved a tough challenge for Madrid,…
Fede Valverde’s stunning 93rd-minute strike kept Real Madrid hot on Barcelona’s heels in the Spanish title race, securing a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. The champions remain four points behind Barca after Valverde’s brilliantly struck, swerving shot found the top corner in stoppage time. Following their Champions League elimination by Arsenal, it seemed Madrid was headed for another crushing setback – until the Uruguay international’s dramatic late intervention. Athletic Bilbao, fresh off qualifying for the Europa League semifinals by defeating Rangers, fielded a heavily rotated side. Yet, despite the changes, the Basques proved a tough challenge for Madrid,…
Arsenal delayed Liverpool’s Premier League coronation with a dominant 4-0 rout of Ipswich on Sunday, led by a sparkling performance from Leandro Trossard. Trossard netted twice, while Gabriel Martinelli and 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri added gloss as Mikel Arteta’s side snapped a three-match winless run at Portman Road. Ipswich’s hopes crumbled after Leif Davis was sent off for a reckless challenge on Bukayo Saka midway through the first half. The Gunners sit second, 10 points behind Liverpool, who need just six more points from their final six games to clinch a record-equaling 20th English league title. Liverpool could have secured the…
Arsenal delayed Liverpool’s Premier League coronation with a dominant 4-0 rout of Ipswich on Sunday, led by a sparkling performance from Leandro Trossard. Trossard netted twice, while Gabriel Martinelli and 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri added gloss as Mikel Arteta’s side snapped a three-match winless run at Portman Road. Ipswich’s hopes crumbled after Leif Davis was sent off for a reckless challenge on Bukayo Saka midway through the first half. The Gunners sit second, 10 points behind Liverpool, who need just six more points from their final six games to clinch a record-equaling 20th English league title. Liverpool could have secured the…
Arsenal delayed Liverpool’s Premier League coronation with a dominant 4-0 rout of Ipswich on Sunday, led by a sparkling performance from Leandro Trossard. Trossard netted twice, while Gabriel Martinelli and 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri added gloss as Mikel Arteta’s side snapped a three-match winless run at Portman Road. Ipswich’s hopes crumbled after Leif Davis was sent off for a reckless challenge on Bukayo Saka midway through the first half. The Gunners sit second, 10 points behind Liverpool, who need just six more points from their final six games to clinch a record-equaling 20th English league title. Liverpool could have secured the…
Jaden McDaniels led the Minnesota Timberwolves with 25 points in a dominant 117-95 victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, securing a commanding start to their NBA Western Conference playoff series. Luka Doncic, playing his first post-season game with the Lakers after arriving in a stunning February trade, scored 37 points and James, chasing a fifth title in his 22nd NBA season, added 19 after shaking off a slow start that saw him go scoreless in the first quarter. But the Lakers were no match for the Timberwolves, who trailed by seven after the first quarter,…
Jaden McDaniels led the Minnesota Timberwolves with 25 points in a dominant 117-95 victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, securing a commanding start to their NBA Western Conference playoff series. Luka Doncic, playing his first post-season game with the Lakers after arriving in a stunning February trade, scored 37 points and James, chasing a fifth title in his 22nd NBA season, added 19 after shaking off a slow start that saw him go scoreless in the first quarter. But the Lakers were no match for the Timberwolves, who trailed by seven after the first quarter,…
In a world-first display of technological ambition, dozens of humanoid robots marched alongside thousands of human runners in a half marathon through Beijing on Saturday, highlighting China’s push to dominate the global tech frontier. The 21-kilometer (13-mile) event held in the Chinese capital’s E-Town – a state-backed high-tech manufacturing hub – was billed as a groundbreaking effort to test the limits of bipedal robots in real-world conditions. At the crack of the starter’s gun, the robots began taking their first tentative steps as the Chinese pop song “I Believe” blared out from loudspeakers. Curious human runners lined the roadside, phones…
In a world-first display of technological ambition, dozens of humanoid robots marched alongside thousands of human runners in a half marathon through Beijing on Saturday, highlighting China’s push to dominate the global tech frontier. The 21-kilometer (13-mile) event held in the Chinese capital’s E-Town – a state-backed high-tech manufacturing hub – was billed as a groundbreaking effort to test the limits of bipedal robots in real-world conditions. At the crack of the starter’s gun, the robots began taking their first tentative steps as the Chinese pop song “I Believe” blared out from loudspeakers. Curious human runners lined the roadside, phones…
Max Verstappen declared his Red Bull “came alive” after securing pole for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with a blistering track-record lap, edging McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by just one-hundredth of a second in a thrilling qualifying session Saturday. Meanwhile, Piastri’s teammate and championship leader, Lando Norris, crashed out during the top-10 shootout and will start from the fifth row Sunday. Verstappen, in unstoppable form under the floodlights of the high-speed Jeddah Corniche Circuit, seized the front spot with a 1:27.294 lap, narrowly beating Piastri for the top position on the grid. It was a huge turnaround for the Dutchman after…