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Serena Williams’ quest for 24 Grand Slams, and tying Margaret Court’s record, will continue after the American was handed a 6-3, 6-4 loss by the No. 3 seed Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semifinals.  Things started out well for Williams, who jumped out to a 2-0 lead and looked poised …

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Latest NBA Leads The Washington Wizards haven’t been great through the first 25 games of the Russell Westbrook era but despite this, they entered Wednesday night’s action only 3.5 games out of the East’s final playoff spot. If there were ever a time to make a move, it’d be now. …

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Rafael Nadal entered his Australian Open quarter-final with a 223-1 record when grabbing the first two sets of a Grand Slam match. Thanks to his own mistakes — and some spirited play by Stefanos Tsitsipas — that mark is now 223-2. A couple of uncharacteristically sloppy overheads and a framed …

Paris Saint-Germain took Barcelona to the cleaners at the Camp Nou last night, coming from behind to secure a 4-1 victory in the first-leg of the Champions League last-16. Kylian Mbappe bagged an hat-trick, with Everton loanee Moise Kean scoring the other goal. The 20-year-old joined PSG on a season-long …

Kylian Mbappe ran riot at Camp Nou, his hat-trick signing off one of the great invididual performances of the Champions League era and elevating his status to arguably the most dangerous player in the world. The 22-year-old certainly outshone Lionel Messi, even if snap comparisons are perhaps unfair on the …

Match statistics: RB Leipzig 0-2 Liverpool For a team in crisis, this was just what the doctor ordered. They may be struggling domestically, but Europe has always brought out the best in Liverpool. And Jurgen Klopp’s side have one foot in the quarter-finals after their 2-0 first leg victory over …

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Latest NBA Leads Jayson Tatum, Detroit Pistons v Boston Celtics | Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Jayson Tatum tested positive for COVID-19 on January 9 and returned to game action on January 25. While he’s back playing for the Boston Celtics, the All-Star is still dealing with the aftereffects of the virus. …