Category: Sports

  • Top-seeded Sabalenka beats Paolini to set up Porsche Grand Prix final against unseeded Ostapenko

    Stuttgart, Germany – On Sunday, Aryana Sabalenka Sabalenca to set up a clay-court Grand Prix Final against Joylana Jelana Ostapenco against Jasmine Paulini in Italy.

    The number 7-ranked Sabalenka has stored some energy in the tournament. The 26 -year -old Belarus got a goodbye through the first round and a walkover on the second.

    Last year’s French Open runner-up fifth grade against Paulini seemed sharp, breaking his service six times.

    Latvian, 27 -year -old Ostaphenko had earlier won by Ikatarina Alexandrover -4-5, -4-5.

    Ostapenco won the French Open with a high-heet tennis and impossible winners with a high-risky brand in 2017.

    This is his only main title so far. He reached the best ranking of the fifth career next year and is now in the 24th place.

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  • David scores twice as Lille beats Auxerre 3-1 to pressure Lyon in race for Champions League

    Paris – Canadian striker Jonathan David scored two goals and the other set Lily to move to the Champions League space next season to defeat Oxer 3-1 on Sunday.

    Lily’s victory temporarily took it fourth and pressed some on the Lyon, which was playing on Sunday after local rival Saint-Etienne. A win for Lyon will take it to the third place Monaco at the point of Lily and the level.

    The top three parties in France gained an automated place in the elite club competition in Europe, while the fourth party entered the selection.

    Just behind Belgium, Thomas Munia led early after finding Lily Lily, who was forged with the first time in the first half of the first half.

    David ran deeply during an injury and kept the defenders before catching his 16th league goal in Lily.

    He is expected to move to a top European club this summer. He has scored 107 goals in 228 games since joining Lily in 2021.

    There is still a great controversy for qualifying for the Champions League and hosting the Angers; In other Sunday’s other games, it was Breast vs. Lens, and Rims vs tools ___

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  • Max Verstappen starts on pole for F1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix alongside Oscar Piastri

    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Max Vestoten McLlen’s Oscar is about to start a polar position for Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as they both bid to lead the Source 1 Standing from Lando Norris.

    The four -time champion Vershon scored a splash for the second time in three ranks on Saturday, and the Norris only qualified for McLaren after the collapse in the wall.

    Vertpen two races aims to repeat his success in Japan before, when he started on the pole and holding McLorest, but he was disappointed that his red bull had a speed of the entire race to win the heated situation in Saudi Arabia.

    This is a dramatic change from Vertpen’s struggle last week in the Bahrain Grand Prix, when its Red Bull car was good from speed.

    George Russell, who started the third for Mercedes, said the decision to competition could be decided in the first corner.

    If the piastry proceeded at the beginning, he could cruise the kind of dominant win in Bahrain last week, Russell predicted, he added that he was hoping for a more stringent competition if the elephant was fought for a long time to cross the Vertpen.

    Norris says he is noticeable at the top five, which will limit the possibilities of his title.

    GP starts from 1900 GMT (1 PM ET).

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  • Lakers realize they’ve got to do some quick work after Timberwolves’ blowout win in series opener

    Los Angeles – When Luca Donik scored 16 points in the first quarter of his play -off with his new team, Los Angeles Lakers Downtown Arena probably crack from fans to imagine the dream situation for their team and its new superstar in this spring.

    Timbervolovs confirmed that the dream in Game 1 has become very ugly. They also kept the Lakers to find ways to help Donik before escaping with this first round series.

    Donik 1 37 points and eight rebounds, but it was not enough to tackle Wolves’s balance score on Saturday night.

    After they started a fascinating by their Slovenian superstar, the Lakers were widely embarrassed in front of a full home arena since 2002 during their first postation game 1. Los Angeles did not show Ness needed to hang out with physical, senior wolves on defense – and only made an impressive game of Donik crime.

    This combination led to the 2 27-point deficit in the second half and the winning laughter for the wolf, who regularly finished a win in the series by just one win behind the Lakers during the season.

    “They are great opponents,” JJ Redic said after his play -off coaching debut. “They were one of the best teams in the basketball IT it was not ready to endure the play-level basketball.

    Minnesota’s superior physicality was obvious for a long stretch, even Rudy Gobart played only 24 minutes. But the wolves took control and kept it in most cases as they only hit 21 3-pointors in 42 attempts.

    Lakers lack a dominant big man after trading Anthony Davis and Jaden McDaniels took the opportunity to earn 25 points. However, it does not explain the weak efforts of the lacers in the permite, where they have enough athletes to protect most parties when they try.

    “I think it was physical, (and) they were hitting lots of 3s,” said Donik. “We have to limit their 3s, especially their lasers wee

    Donik knew that his glorious point was applied to him on the offensive end despite the total total: The talented traveler had only one assistance, his lowest total after the NBA final game 1 of last season’s NBA final.

    Lebron James also reached an irrelevant starting in his 18th NBA Postsison, earned 19 points and made only three aids and five rebounds in 36 minutes in 1 for 5 in 3-point efforts.

    40 -year -old James could not tremble by a loss and he focused on the clear fields for the improvement of Game 2 on Tuesday. He especially expressed the transition defense of the lacers, which allowed 25 quick break points.

    James said “Throughout the season we did great jobs not allowing the teams not allowing the team after a quick break point,” James said. “We already know how dangerous they are, so in order to give parties the opportunity to get these simple points, it will be difficult to make.”

    The crowd of Lakers was playing all night, but the huge deficit of the second half has clearly damp the excitement. Minnesota star Antony Edwards Oloves was not exactly praiseworthy about that crowd after cruise to win,

    Edwards said, “This national environment, it’s easy for me,” said Edwards. “I played in Denver, the man. Denver is a hard place to play on the street. So I mean, it was nothing.”

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  • Bangladesh wins the toss and bats first against Zimbabwe in test cricket series opener

    Sylhet, Bangladesh – Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto won the toss on Sunday and chose to bat first in the Test cricket series opener against Zimbabwe.

    Shanto is leading the home team after Bangladesh lost the last Test series against the West Indies. Veteran Mushfiqur Rahim also returned to the lineup with pace bowler Khaled Ahmed.

    Liton Das and Taskin Ahmed are avoiding the series and Shahadat Hossain has been excluded from the squad.

    Bangladesh won three of 10 Test matches in the competition last year. Zimbabwe have not won any test since March 2021.

    Captain Craig Irvine and veteran all -rounder Shan William returned to Zimbabwe after the last series against Ireland.

    Lineups:

    Bangladesh: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidi Hasan Miraj, Jaker Ali, Taizul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid, Nahid Rana.

    Zimbabwe: Ben Koran, Nick Welch, Craig Irvine (Captain), Brian Bennett, Shan Williams, Wesley Madhevere, Naisha Mayavo, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Nagarava, Richarbad Mujarabani, Victor Naichi.

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  • Nathan MacKinnon scores 2, assists on another as Avalanche open NHL playoffs with 5-1 win over Stars

    Dallas – Nathan McKinon took a stick with the mouth, in the second phase Colorado participated in a strange goal and spent his 50th career’s play-off goal with an empty-branded goal.

    And McCenzi Blackwood supported the snowfall in the first play-off of the goalkeeper after a 252 regular-season games for three teams of eight seasons.

    The two goals in the second phase put the Himsagar ahead and Blackwood saved their first round’s Western Conference Play of Series opener Dallas 3-1 to win 3-1.

    “I thought it was hard, really hard,” Macinon said about the eighth postsation opener drawn by AVS. “We had a lot of good looks, lots of efforts. Maybe the net could hurt a bit more but I thought we play pretty bipolar game.”

    Macinon scored a shot in a shot that stars Defenseman Ilya Lubushkin, and at the end of the second episode, goalkeeper Jack Otinzer threw over the past. It came during an extended power play, a double miner against the stars when he took a high stick towards the face.

    Coach Jared Bedner said of last season’s NHL MVP, “Obviously we do what we do to some of their players as they are about to do.” “But from him is truly a strong defensive game, and obviously proceeded to the gate up and aggressively, he was making plays all night.”

    Blackwood stopped four shots with 11 seconds through the second period just before Macinon Arturi Arturi helped Lahkonn’s goal.

    Lehkonnene was following his initial shot and fell down after the collision in front of the net, when the pack entered the top corner of the net. The drama was reviewed and the officials decided that Lehkonen had no kicking speed while jumping towards the ice with Mavrick Bork.

    NHL Play Office stars have not been able to do much of these goals because of the losing Game 1 in the eighth series drawn by the NHL Play Offs.

    “I guess the good news is that we have come back and we won more than our share of our series (Game 1),” said Debor, whose teams whose teams have advanced to every West final in the past two seasons. “So I think we were able to concentrate on it.”

    Game 2 Monday night in Dallas, before the series is transferred to Denver.

    Divon Tuz led Colorado to 7:04 with the remaining 3-1 lead. McAinon was an empty-net tally on the left 11 seconds before scoring Charlie Quail.

    The loss of this series for the stars came after completing the regular season with a 0-5-2 interval, which included four loses at home after 28-5-3.

    Blackwood is one of the 11 players who have seen the action since being acquired through the eight -season business of Colorado. He came from San Jose in December and played 37 games for AVS.

    These agreements were included in Carolina before January 24, Mikko Ratnan was included in Hemisagar Trading, he played only 13 games before a deadline agreement before sending him back to the central category with stars on March 7, and included a $ 96 million, an eight -year contract expansion.

    Ranten, who had 5 points (5 goals, 67 assistance) for the Himsarba, had three shots and one block in 18 minutes in the case of postsation debut with the stars.

    There were 3 saves of the OTinger, when the three first period Colorado had the advantage when Kel Makar painted two tripping fines in just 5 seconds seconds from each other.

    Rup Hintz called for a penalty against McKinon, they left the stars 2-0 in the game, leaving the game, just before a power play ended and about a minute after calling a timeout in Dibwar.

    Painer got his 50th Play of Win with AVS – in his 82th Postsation Game, equal to the whole regular season. It broke the tie with Bob Hartley for the maximum win by a coach in the history of the franchise. Both won the Stanley Cup – Bedner in 2022 and Hartley in 2001.

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  • Timberwolves rout Lakers 117-95 in 1st-round series opener, overcoming Luka Doncic’s 37 points

    Los Angeles – Anthony Edwards was not surprised at all when Minnesota Timbolovs Laka showed enough talent and consolidation to turn a way to visitors with Lakers for Donik’s play -off.

    Jaden McDaniels made 25 points, Naz Red added 23 with six 3-pointrs, and Timbarwalvs overcomes Donik’s 37-point effort to win 117-95 on Saturday night.

    Edwards’s first round series opener had 22 points, nine aids and eight rebounds for the sixth-born Oloves, who won 18 in their last 22 games.

    “I got a great team of boys,” said Edwards. “But it wasn’t tonight. I learned in the training camp. It only takes a minute to jail as our new team. It took us a minute to get out of each other and I think we just go.”

    Timbervolovs walked in the first quarter of the 16-point in front of the roaring La crowd before taking control of the 38-20 second quarter.

    They still poured it after half -time. Julius Randel and Edwards hit four 3-pointrs because Timbirvolovs made a franchise Play-Record 21 3-point-3-Pointer-so many shots were taken without any defender.

    “This means Game 1,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch says. “We know it’s going to be a long series. We are not in any of the assumptions that are going to be this kind of game in Game 2. It will be completely different game wee

    Lebron James had 19 points to start his 18th NBA posts, but the third-descendants were overwhelmed by the shot-making and play-off devil.

    “This is the Minnesota team, they are about to be physical,” James said. “That’s what they bring to the table it

    Los Angeles is still looking for chemistry even after the achievement of Donik two months ago, Minnesota is keen to improve in the Western conference final last season.

    Seven-seven series game 2 Tuesday night in Los Angeles.

    Donik created the eleventh highest scoring play-off game of his career one day after Dallas Mavarix’s season ended in the Play-in Tournament — and it was almost not enough for Timbervolvs’s great team effort.

    “I think in the first quarter we play the way we play,” Donik said. “I think we played physical. Everyone was locked, and then we just let the rope so we got more physical.”

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  • Dániel Sallói scores 2 goals, Sporting Kansas City beats Earthquakes 5-2

    Daniel Sally scored two goals, Logan Nedenbeb and Manu Garcia added his first MLS goal and Sporting Kansas defeated the earthquake in San Jose 3-2

    San Jose, California – Daniel Sally scored two goals, Logan Nedenbeb and Manu Garcia added his first MLS goal and Sporting Kansas City defeated San Jose earthquake 3-2 on Saturday night,

    Edenbaye Dezan rushed to a ball in front of Jovelzick and exploded a shot from the left corner of the 6-grade box, which took the Kansas City (2-6-5) to the net for 1-0.

    Goalkeeper John PullCamp, who finished with three saves, played a long Arsing Free Kick on the edge of the penalty box, where Sally, Sally, Sally tapped it to herself before scoring an emerging shot and Garcia Shapi ran over a ball and scored on a 3-center ball.

    Joseph Martinez scored the 30th goal and Christian Arango sustained a title that could pull in a goal in San Jose (3-5-1) in the 42nd minute.

    Sally scored an entry from an entry by Eric Thomi by a one-tach shot, who replaced Sulaimanov in Through 73th, and made a 3-2 goal and thommy captured the 85th scoring.

    San Jose occupied 63% and outshot sports was 22-8.

    The earthquake lost 2-1 goals in Sporting on the street on March 1.

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  • Bouanga converts late penalty to pull LAFC into 3-3 draw with Portland

    Portland, Ore. – Dennis Bounga converted a penalty kick in the 90th minute and made the LAFC 3-1 against Portland Timber on Saturday night.

    Philip Mora scored two goals for the Timber, who were unbeaten in their last six matches. Portland did not lose in Nashville since March 7.

    Olivia Girud scored the first goal in the league for the LAFC. Los Angeles coach Steve Cherundolo was given a red card in the second half.

    On Friday, Cherundolo announced that he was leaving the team after the 2025 season. In his fourth season with the LAFC, he said he was planning to return to Germany with his family, where he spent his career. Cherundolo Los Angeles won the MLS Cup title in 2022.

    The LAFC appeared to score in the second minute of the game but it was called offside. Mora moved in the ninth minute of Portland when Mora was converted to a penalty kick after Fouling in the Lafser goalkeeper Hugo Loris box.

    After a few moments, another LAFC target was canceled by an offside call.

    The Timblers in the 42nd minute make Santiago Moreno’s target 2-0 to avoid Loris and defender Sergie Palencia from the center of the box.

    The LAFC pulls a back before half -time with the first MLS goal from the free kick from the outside of the penalty region. He then walked the French field and pointed to the sky with both hands.

    The LAFC tied the match to David Martinez in the 622nd minute, but Mora quickly replied with a header that placed Portland again at 645th.

    Jonathan Rodriguez debuted for Timber as an alternative to the second half. He was left aside with a knee injury.

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  • Giants ride Landen Roupp’s strong start and Matt Chapman’s 2-run homer to 3-2 win over Angels

    Landen Raup did the high nine of the seven innings of his career, Matt Chapman scored two runs home and San Francisco Giants Los Angels won Angels 3-2

    Anahim, California – Landen Raup did the high nine-out of seven innings, Matt Chapman scored two runs home, and San Francisco Giants were a 3-2 win against Los Angeles Angeles on Saturday night.

    Rup left two runs and five hits and walked in one of his 96-Pitch attempts. The team retired at the eighth place of Tyler Rogers, and Ryan Walker could fly Nolan Scanuel with the runner in second place in the ninth for his fifth save.

    Rup (2-5) relied a lot on the 77-MPH curve to induce 12 of his 3 Dole strikes, giving him a large league-high swing strike with his braking ball this season.

    Right -handed just made two mistakes, which Mike Trout turned into a pair of home runs.

    The Trout Franchise-Record’s 21st Multihoma game has given him eight Homer this season, with nine athletics in the second place behind the Tyler sodorstrum of Athletics.

    Angels Starter Kyle Hendrix (1-2) released three runs and four hits in five innings, out one and walked two.

    Chapman made a change of 384 feet on the left ground wall in the first innings for the lead of the fourth Homer of his season and 2-5 giants. Mike Yastrzmski has doubled the right-centers with one in third place and scored 3-0 of Willie Adams’s RBI single.

    Trout sent a drive to the left-center wall in Navami, where Heliot made a jump to deny what the third Homer of the Heliot Ramos Trout would be like.

    Angels were out 89 times and walked only eight times in 71 innings in their last eight games.

    Left-Hander Yusei Kikuchi (1-3, 1.5 ERA) will start the series for Angels on Sunday. Right-handed Justin Verlander (0-1, 6.75) will become giants.

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