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By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Real Madrid needed two late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo after being a goal down in the 1st half to beat French club PSG with a dramatic 3-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabéu in the Spanish capital in the first leg of their round-of-16 fixture. In a battle featuring two of football’s most valuable and richest clubs, the Spanish capital was counting on Portuguese superstar Ronaldo against a […]
by Rebecca Bryan © Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dustin Johnson returns to Riviera Country Club this week to defend the Genesis Open title that propelled him to number one in the world — and added an item to his Monday to-do list. For a year now, Johnson’s been taking a weekly peek at the world rankings, and relishing seeing his name at the top. “On Mondays, usually,” he told reporters on Wednesday. “Just […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday became the first player to score 100 Champions League goals for the same club when he found the net in Real Madrid’s last 16 clash at home to Paris Saint-Germain. Ronaldo reached the landmark when he converted a penalty on the stroke of half-time to equalize Adrien Rabiot’s opener. He now has a career total of 115 goals in the tournament. Leading Champions League scorers: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 115 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 17 of his 37 points in the third quarter as the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers outgunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-112 on Tuesday night. Cleveland held strong in the third quarter then took command in the fourth to post their second consecutive win since trading for George Hill, Rodney Hood, Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance. “We came in with a great game plan and we executed,” said […]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean skaters Ryom Tae-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik produced the performance of their lives to qualify for the pairs final at the Olympic Games on Wednesday. The Pyeongyang-born duo smashed their personal best score to reach the free skate showdown on Saturday. Supported by the 200-plus strong band of North Korean cheerleaders, Ryom and Kim seduced the crowd with an excellent execution of their short program to the Beatles classic A Day […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — NBA star Kevin Durant has agreed to co-produce a basketball-themed drama television series that will be part of Apple’s original television programming. The scripted series, to be called “Swagger,” will be written by noted screenwriter Reggie Rock Bythewood and produced by Imagine Television and Kevin Durant’s Thirty Five Media, a source familiar with the plan said, confirming earlier media reports. Durant himself tweeted about the new program, saying “So […]
by Alastair Himmer Agence France Presse PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AFP) — American teenage sensation Chloe Kim romped to Olympic snowboarding gold in the women’s halfpipe Tuesday before bursting into tears as the enormity of her achievement sunk in. The 17-year-old, who has melted the hearts of home fans in Pyeongchang thanks to her ever-ready smile and Korean heritage, justified her status as the hot favorite with an eye-popping top score of 98.25. Kim had been […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Zach LaVine’s biggest contributions came in the final two minutes as the Chicago Bulls eased past the Orlando Magic 105-101 on Monday. LaVine busted loose for a thunderous go-ahead dunk to break a 101-101 tie then iced the win with two free throws for the Bulls, who won despite blowing an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter. LaVine finished with 18 points while Lauri Markkanen delivered 21 as Chicago […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Japanese short-track speed skater Kei Saito has tested positive for doping at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the first doping case of the Games, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Tuesday. Saito, 21, failed an out-of-competition test, the anti-doping authority said in a statement, adding that he tested positive for acetalozamide, a banned diuretic which is considered as a masking agent. The CAS statement said Saito had left the athletes’ Olympic […]
by Scott Williams © Agence France-Presse ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) — Roger Federer said Monday he could allow himself to dream about recapturing the world number one spot at this week’s Rotterdam tournament and becoming the oldest man ever to hold the position. To climb back to the top at the age of 36, the Swiss must at least reach the semi-finals. If seedings hold up, that means he would have to defeat compatriot and friend Stan Wawrinka […]
by Peter Stebbings Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Vicious winds caused a string of crashes as America’s Jamie Anderson survived the chaos to clinch her second straight slopestyle snowboarding Olympic gold in treacherous conditions on Monday. Nearly all the athletes — including Anderson — tumbled at some point at Pyeongchang’s Phoenix Park, where strong winds forced Sunday’s qualifiers to be scrapped and also delayed the final for more than an hour on […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Boston crowd came out to celebrate Paul Pierce on Sunday — but LeBron James and his new Cleveland supporting cast had other ideas as the Cavaliers routed the Celtics 121-99. James shook off a first quarter leg injury to finish with 24 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers who were one of the busiest teams at the NBA trading deadline. Cleveland acquired four players and […]
