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by Nick Reeves © Agence France-Presse GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AFP) — Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu took a giant step towards retaining his Olympic figure skating title with a flawless short program on Friday as arch-rival Nathan Chen’s challenge came disastrously unstuck. The Japanese star showed no ill effects from the right ankle injury that sidelined him for three months as he surged into a four-point lead with a score of 111.68. Six-time European champion Javier Fernandez of Spain […]
by Nick Reeves © Agence France-Presse GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AFP) — Filipino skating pioneer Michael Christian Martinez took to the Olympic ice on Friday — barely three weeks after coming out of retirement. The 21-year-old, who at Sochi 2014 became the first skater from the Philippines to compete at a Winter Games, had been resigned to missing out on South Korea. “I was sixth of seven at the qualifying event in Germany so I said to myself, it’s […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Nikola Jokic grabbed the fastest triple double in NBA history on Thursday as the Denver Nuggets boosted their play-off hopes with a 134-123 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Rising Serbian star Jokic bagged 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in 14 minutes and 33 seconds to give Denver the perfect send-off as the team heads into the All-Star break. Jokic, who eventually finished with 30 points, 15 rebounds […]
NAPLES, Italy (AFP) — Timo Werner scored a brace as RB Leipzig took a big step towards the Europa League last-16 on Thursday with a 3-1 comeback win at Serie A leaders Napoli. Algerian international Adam Ounas had put Napoli ahead after 52 minutes at a sparsely-attended San Paolo Stadium only for Ralph Hasenhuettl’s side to battle back with three late goals in the last 32, first leg tie. German international Werner equalised after 61 minutes with […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Tiger Woods has never had much luck at Riviera Country Club, and that trend continued Thursday as the former world number one carded a one-over-par 72 in the first round of the Genesis Open. Playing just his second US PGA Tour event since spinal fusion surgery in April, Woods was again erratic off the tee, but as at Torrey Pines three weeks ago used a solid short game to limit the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Damian Lillard scored 44 points as the Portland Trail Blazers ended a seven-game losing streak against the overcame the Golden State Warriors with a 123-117 win on Wednesday. Portland overcame a 50-point display from Kevin Durant — his best in a Warriors jersey — to head into the All-Star break with a morale-boosting victory. Lillard was backed by C.J. McCollum (29 points) and Jusuf Nurkic, who finished with 17 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — DeAndre Jordan scored a career-high 30 points as the Los Angeles Clippers sent the Boston Celtics spinning to a fourth defeat in five games with a 129-119 victory at the TD Garden on Thursday. Jordan — the Clippers’ de facto team leader — produced an inspirational performance that included 13 rebounds, three assists and four steals to give his side a deserved road victory heading into the All-Star break. […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau BROOKLYN,New York (Eagle News) — The Brooklyn Nets almost pulled the season’s greatest comeback against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday until the “brow” interfered. Anthony Davis’ 44-point performance and Rajon Rondo’s triple-double lifted the Pelicans to a 138-128 double overtime victory over the Nets to snap their three-game skid. New Orleans dominated from the start, going up 72-52 at halftime behind Davis’ 18 first half points. The […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Liverpool made a triumphant return in the Champions League knockout stage by crushing Portuguese side Porto with a dominant 5-0 away win in the the first leg of their round-of-16 matchup. Senegalese winger Sadio Mané was rampant for the Reds, scoring the opening goal of the game at the 25th minute mark. Mohamed Salah quickly doubled Liverpool’s lead after four minutes as the Reds went to halftime with a […]
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 […]
