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CAF general-secretary Veron Mossengo-Omba quits amid turbulent times for African football

Confederation of African Football general secretary Veron Mossengo-Omba resigned on Sunday after repeated calls ⁠for his removal and at a turbulent time for the game on the continent.

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🎾 Tennis

Sinner seeking Sunshine Double & Lehecka a monumental upset in Miami

Sunday's Miami Masters final puts everything on the line. World No. 2 Jannik Sinner enters as the overwhelming favourite, standing just one victory away from a historic Sunshine Double, but a red-hot Jiri Lehecka is ready to play the spoiler. Can the Czech underdog pull off a monumental upset and emulate Jakub Mensik's miracle run from last year, or will Sinner's clinical dominance prove too much?

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📰 Racing

Piastri admits second-placed finish in Japan 'as good as a win' for McLaren

Oscar Piastri said finishing second at Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix was "as good as a win" for McLaren after a disastrous start to the season for the Australian and his world champion teammate Lando Norris.

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Youngest F1 title leader Kimi Antonelli vows to keep 'raising bar' after Japan triumph

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli vowed to "keep raising the bar" after winning Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix to become the youngest driver in Formula 1 history to lead the championship standings.

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Carlos Sainz demands FIA to act after Oliver Bearman's huge Suzuka crash

Williams driver Carlos Sainz said Oliver Bearman's huge crash in Sunday's Japanese ⁠Grand Prix had been an accident waiting to happen, and that Formula 1 and the governing FIA must listen ‌to calls for change.

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Clash of kit colours in US vs Belgium friendly causes confusion for players & fans

A clash of kit colours caused confusion for players and made it difficult for ⁠fans watching on TV to tell the teams apart as World Cup co-hosts the US were accused of being responsible for ‌a mix-up in a 5-2 friendly defeat by Belgium on Saturday.

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Antonelli wins Japanese GP to secure back-to-back victories and take championship lead

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli benefited from an opportunely timed safety car in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his ⁠second straight Formula 1 win and become, at just 19 years of age, the sport’s youngest ever championship leader.

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Inter Miami interest turns Casemiro’s head as exit decision nears

Inter Miami’s interest in Casemiro is understood to have genuinely captured the player’s imagination.

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🏒 Hockey

NHL roundup: Sabres get the win in shootout, Bruins and Stars score six

A busy Saturday night of the National Hockey League (NHL) saw 30 of the 32 teams take the ice with plenty of action as the push for the playoffs nears. Here is a look back at some of the results.

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Mexico and Portugal play out scoreless draw in Estadio Azteca reopening

Mexico kept a 10th clean sheet in 15 internationals as their stubborn defence held Portugal to a 0-0 draw at the Estadio Azteca in a friendly.

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🏀 Basketball

Luka Doncic receives one-game ban from accumulating too many technical fouls

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic, the NBA scoring leader, was suspended one game without pay by the league on Saturday after receiving his 16th technical foul of the season.

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NBA roundup: San Antonio Spurs dominate Milwaukee Bucks, ending their playoff hopes

Victor Wembanyama had 23 points and 15 rebounds while Stephon Castle added a triple double to lead San Antonio's 127-95 victory at Milwaukee on Saturday, boosting the Spurs' NBA win streak to eight games.

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Eight players depart England camp ahead of Japan match due to injuries or concerns

England boss Thomas Tuchel will ⁠have no choice but to ring the changes ahead of ‌Tuesday's friendly with Japan at Wembley Stadium ‌after eight players left the ‌camp on Saturday with a ‌variety of health issues and injury ‌concerns.

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Belgium put five past USA in humbling defeat for World Cup hosts

A clinical second-half display from Belgium fired the Red Devils to a convincing 5-2 friendly victory over the USA, as Rudi Garcia’s men extended their impressive unbeaten run to 10 matches (W7, D3).

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🎾 Tennis

Sabalenka battles past Gauff to win Miami Open & seal Sunshine Double

Aryna Sabalenka has sealed tennis' prestigious Sunshine Double, winning a three-set battle with Coco Gauff to lift the Miami Open for the second time in a row, two weeks after triumphing at Indian Wells.

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Martin snatches dramatic Austin sprint win to claim lead in MotoGP standings

Jorge Martin overtook Francesco Bagnaia on the final lap to snatch victory in the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix and take the MotoGP championship lead on Saturday.

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Tuchel suggests Maguire is England's fifth-choice centre-back in blow to World Cup hopes

Thomas Tuchel has revealed Harry Maguire would only be his fifth-choice centre-back in a major blow to the England defender's hopes of going to the World Cup.

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Flashscore’s March Madness Elite 8 matchup picks

Our college basketball experts make their March Madness Elite 8 picks as the tournament moves closer to the championship!

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Red-hot Sinner in superb form as he hunts second Miami Open title against Lehecka

World number two Jannik Sinner is in formidable form heading into Sunday's Miami Open ATP final against Jiri Lehecka, where the Italian will try to add the title to his Indian Wells triumph this month.

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🏒 Hockey

Liiga Playoffs: Assat score 125th-minute winner in incredible victory over SaiPa

An extraordinary match in Lappeenranta saw overtime last longer than regulation time, as Assat finally beat SaiPa in the fourth extra period in the longest match in Liiga history on a tense opening night of playoff quarter-final ties, which also saw Pelicans notch a late overtime winner to draw first blood in their series, while top seeds Tappara held on for a narrow home victory.

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Miedema stars as Man City thrash Man Utd to close in on WSL title, Arsenal down Spurs

A quick-fire first-half double from Vivianne Miedema set Manchester City on course for a 3-0 ⁠WSL derby win over Manchester United at Old Trafford that left them on the cusp of winning the league title for the first ‌time since 2016.

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Vini Jr. in doubt for Croatia friendly after missing training as Brazil's injuries mount

Vinicius Junior did not take part in Brazil’s training session on Saturday and is now a doubt for the match against Croatia on Tuesday. The Real Madrid star sat out due to muscle fatigue.

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David at the double as Canada come back from two goals down to draw with Iceland

10-man Canada overcame a dreadful start to come from two goals down to claim a deserved 2-2 draw against Iceland. They remain winless in their five meetings over the years (L2, D3), however.

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Japan edge hosts Scotland in World Cup warm-up thanks to late Ito winner

Japan kicked off their 2026 FIFA World Cup preparations with a victory in Glasgow as substitute Junya Ito snatched a late 1-0 win against Scotland.