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La Liga appeal decision allowing Barcelona's Olmo to play again

Spain's La Liga on Monday filed an appeal and requested precautionary measures against the ruling issued by the Spanish sports council (CSD) authorising Barcelona players Dani Olmo and Pau Victor to play until the end of the season.

World sport-starved Moscow cheers Ovechkin NHL record

Russian engineer Leonid Alexeyev has been waiting for "many years" for his countryman Alexander Ovechkin to make ice hockey history, patiently keeping track of his goals -- until the towering Muscovite finally did it this weekend.

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Liverpool march towards title as Man City face Man Utd

Liverpool can move closer to the Premier League title when the leaders face Fulham on Sunday.

Korda downs Kupcho to stay alive at LPGA Match Play

World number one and defending champion Nelly Korda beat Jennifer Kupcho 1-up on Thursday to keep alive her hopes of advancing to the knockout stage of the LPGA Match Play in Las Vegas, Nevada.

PSG eye becoming France's first 'Invincibles'

Paris Saint-Germain can wrap up another Ligue 1 title this weekend and are also closing in on the first ever unbeaten season in the top flight of French football.

Late birdie burst lifts Ryder to Texas Open lead

Sam Ryder surged to a one-shot lead at the US PGA Tour Texas Open on Thursday, conjuring birdies at six of the last seven holes to edge ahead of fellow American Keith Mitchell.

Five potential Grand National fairytale endings

The winner of the Grand National, the world's most famous steeplechase, has a habit of providing a fairytale storyline and Saturday's renewal has the potential to supply another one.

More work for McIlroy even with two wins before Masters

Rory McIlroy has won twice in a year before the Masters for the first time in his career but that hasn't stopped him from working on details before arriving at Augusta National.

Trump hopeful of 'great' PGA-LIV golf merger

President Donald Trump said Thursday he is optimistic of an eventual merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf following a new report of a stalemate in negotiations to reunify the game.

No.1 Scheffler goes for third Masters crown in four years

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler likes the state of his game as he prepares to defend his Masters title, having bounced back from an early season hand injury.

Postecoglou denies taunting Spurs fans in Chelsea defeat

Ange Postecoglou insisted he won't let abuse from Tottenham fans affect him after the beleaguered boss denied goading his tormentors during Thursday's 1-0 defeat at Chelsea.

Fernandez fires Chelsea into fourth as pressure mounts on Postecoglou

Chelsea climbed to fourth place in the Premier League as Enzo Fernandez sealed a 1-0 win that piled pressure on beleaguered Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou on Thursday.

Italy's Brignone has surgery on broken leg with Winter Olympics looming

A week after taking the alpine skiing crystal globe Italian Federica Brignone underwent surgery after suffering a broken leg on Thursday hampering her preparations for the star's home Winter Olympics next year.

City officials vote to repair roof on home of MLB Rays

St. Petersburg city council members voted 7-1 on Thursday to approve spending $22.5 million on a new teflon-coated fiberglass roof for hurricane-damaged Tropicana Park to allow the Tampa Bay Rays to return in 2026.

Rockets forward Brooks gets one-game NBA ban for technicals

Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA on Thursday after receiving his 16th technical foul of the season.

US fencer disqualified for not facing transgender rival

A fencer was disqualified from a US women's foil event for refusing to compete against a transgender opponent in an incident that has gone viral online.

Italy's Brignone suffers broken leg with Winter Olympics looming

A week after taking the alpine skiing crystal globe Italian Federica Brignone suffered a broken leg on Thursday hampering her preparations for her home Winter Olympics next year.

Iyer blitz powers Kolkata to big IPL win over Hyderabad

India batter Venkatesh Iyer smashed 60 off 29 balls to fire holders Kolkata Knight Riders to a 80-run hammering of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a comeback IPL win on Thursday.

Ruud wants 'fair share' of Grand Slam revenue for players

Former world number two Casper Ruud said on Thursday tennis players were not receiving a fair share of the millions generated by the Grand Slams.

Pogacar gunning for blood and thunder in Tour of Flanders

Tadej Pogacar said on Thursday he cannot wait for this weekend's one-day Tour of Flanders race and is targeting a repeat of his 2023 win while hoping to avoid a sprint finish against champion Mathieu van der Poel.

Mullins gets perfect National boost with remarkable four-timer

Lossiemouth won the feature race of the first day of the Grand National festival on Thursday, the fourth of a remarkable four Grade One victories for legendary Irish trainer WIllie Mullins.

Tonali eager to lead Newcastle back into Champions League

Sandro Tonali is aiming to get back into the Champions League after reviving Newcastle's bid for a place among European club football's elite.

Italy reels from Brignone broken leg with Winter Olympics looming

A week after taking the alpine skiing crystal globe Italian Federica Brignone suffered a broken leg on Thursday hampering her preparations for her home Winter Olympics next year.

Arsenal defender Gabriel out for rest of the season

Arsenal have suffered a major setback ahead of their Champions League clash against Real Madrid after Gabriel was ruled out for the remainder of the season.

Wiegman says Belgium games can aid England's women's Euros title defence

England manager Sarina Wiegman will have one eye on her side's European Women's Championship title defence when they face Belgium in a Nations League double-header.

Skiing World Cup champion Brignone suffers broken leg

Alpine skiing World Cup champion Federica Brignone suffered a broken leg at the Italian championships on Thursday when falling during the giant slalom.

Liverpool's Slot happy to let Premier League title bid take its course

Arne Slot says Liverpool are unconcerned by how soon they can win the Premier League title after going 12 points clear again with victory in Wednesday's Merseyside derby.

USA sole bidder for 2031 Women's World Cup, UK set to host in 2035

The United States is the sole bidder for the 2031 Women's World Cup, and the United Kingdom is set to host the 2035 tournament, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday.

Italy's skiing champion Brignone air-lifted to hospital after crash

Italy's Federica Brignone, winner of the alpine skiing World Cup, was air-lifted to hospital Thursday after falling during the giant slalom of the Italian Championships in Val di Fassa.

Evenepoel adds Tour de Romandie to comeback programme

Belgian cycling star Remco Evenepoel has added the Tour de Romandie to his racing calendar, the race organisers announced Thursday.

Defending champion I Am Maximus heads final field for Grand National

I Am Maximus, bidding for a second successive victory in the world's greatest steeplechase, tops the field of 34 runners for Saturday's Grand National at Aintree.

Sinner's former physio to blame for failed dope tests, says ex-physical trainer

Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner's former physical trainer Umberto Ferrara said on Thursday he was blameless in the case of the three-time Grand Slam champion testing positive twice for a banned substance.

Evenepoel set to make injury return at Tour de Romandie

Belgian star Remco Evenepoel is set to make his return following a horrific training accident in December at the Tour de Romandie later this month, organisers announced on Thursday.

USA sole bidder for 2031 Women's World Cup, UK set to host in 2035 - Infantino