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🎾 Tennis

Indian Wells: Draw, schedule and everything you need to know about the 'fifth Grand Slam'

In March, the prestigious Sunshine Swing traditionally takes centre stage in the tennis world, and the first of the two famous American events is just a few days away. The tournament in Indian Wells, often called the "fifth Grand Slam", kicks off on Sunday, with the world's top players heading to the California desert. You can find the draw, schedule, and all the essential information in this article.

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🏀 Basketball

NBA roundup: Spurs take down Eastern Conference-best Pistons

Victor Wembanyama led a defensive masterclass as the San Antonio Spurs out-muscled the Detroit Pistons 114-103 Monday in an intense and aggressive clash between the NBA's two most in-form teams.

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📰 Fighting

The return of two boxing legends: Mayweather and Pacquiao to fight in September

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will meet in a long-awaited rematch of the highest-grossing clash in boxing history this September at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Netflix announced Monday.

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🏒 Hockey

The golden pedigree of hockey: USA's Brock Nelson continues family Olympic success

Team USA have won the Olympic gold medal in hockey only three times in their history. First, in 1960 at Squaw Valley. Second, in 1980 at Lake Placid. And now, third: in 2026, in Milan. However, it's the family lineage of Team USA veteran Brock Nelson (34) who has been there every step of the way.

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⚽ Football

European Highlights: Juve looking to turn tie around, Palace aiming to save season

Last week served up the first legs of the knockout play-off ties across UEFA’s cup competitions, and this week, it’s time for the decisive second matches. As usual, we’ve picked out the best fixtures from another packed program in our regular selection of European Highlights!

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📰 Racing

Predicting F1's initial 2026 pecking order after pre-season testing

With pre-season testing for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign done and dusted, which teams are looking good and which teams are in trouble?

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Sesko the super sub again as Man Utd edge past Everton to extend unbeaten run

Manchester United continued their unbeaten start (W5, D1) under interim manager Michael Carrick, as Benjamin Sesko’s second-half strike secured a crucial 1-0 Premier League triumph over Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

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🎾 Tennis

Draper downs Halys on return to ATP Tour in Dubai, Auger-Aliassime also wins

Jack Draper returned to the ATP Tour after almost six months away with a 7-6(8), 6-3 win over Quentin Halys in the first round of the 500 event in Dubai on Monday.

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⚽ Football

Italian giants Juventus report loss of 2.5 million euros in first half of fiscal year

Italian club Juventus swung to ⁠a 2.5 million euro net loss in the ‌first half of its fiscal year, compared ‌with a 16.9 million ‌euro profit a year earlier, as ‌broadcasting and ticketing revenue softened.

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⚽ Football

World Cup schedule and results: Find out how Argentina and Spain reached the final

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the biggest we have ever seen, with more teams than ever competing for the most prestigious trophy in all of football. But when will all 104 matches be played in Canada, Mexico, and the United States? Flashscore takes you through the whole calendar.

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⚽ Football

Osimhen expected to be fit for Galatasaray's Champions League clash with Juventus

Victor Osimhen has given Galatasaray a timely boost ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League clash after returning to training.

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Finnish Olympic Committee happy with medal haul despite second-worst result ever

Despite taking their joint-most athletes to an Olympics since the 1980 Summer games in Moscow, Finland produced their second-worst position on the medal table at a Winter games, finishing in 23rd place.

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📰 Cricket

West Indies hammer Zimbabwe at T20 World Cup as Hetmyer stars with the bat

The West Indies blew away T20 World Cup surprise packages Zimbabwe by a colossal 107 runs in Mumbai on Monday as Shai Hope's team opened their Super Eights campaign with a dominant victory.

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🏒 Hockey

Blood, teeth and gold: USA hockey rewrites history to stand on top

Barely seven minutes remained on the game clock with the score tied 1-1 when Jack Hughes took a high stick to the face that chipped his front tooth and left his mouth bleeding. Sam Bennett went to the penalty box, but the US couldn’t capitalise on the foul - not in regulation.

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⚽ Football

'We can't lose faith': Chivu sure Inter can overturn two-goal deficit against Bodo/Glimt

Cristian Chivu said Monday that his Inter Milan team can turn around a two-goal deficit against Bodo/Glimt and reach the last 16 of the Champions League.

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📰 Racing

Formula 1's Class of 2026: A new teammate for Verstappen, two familiar faces returning

The year 2026 comes to the world of Formula 1 not only with a groundbreaking technical revolution, but also with a renewed lineup of drivers.

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⚽ Football

Prestianni handed provisional one-match ban by UEFA for Vinicius Jr incident

⁠UEFA has provisionally suspended ‌Benfica's Gianluca ‌Prestianni for ‌one match ‌following an incident ‌involving Real Madrid ‌forward Vinicius Jr ⁠in the ‌first ​leg of their ​Champions League playoff tie, the European ⁠​governing body said on Monday.

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📰 Cricket

Liam Dawson admits England may need 'ugly' wins to keep T20 World Cup hopes alive

England are yet to catch fire at the T20 World Cup, but they won't mind one bit if another "ugly" win secures Harry Brook's side a semi-final berth with a game to spare.

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South Africa confirm fixtures for 2026/27 summer test tours as England, Australia visit

World champions South Africa have confirmed ⁠home test series against England, Australia and Bangladesh in ‌their 2026/27 summer season, but a ‌proposed Twenty20 series against ‌the English has been postponed.

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🎾 Tennis

The Base Line: Alcaraz & Pegula reign in Doha & Dubai, Etcheverry wins first ATP Tour title

Our regular feature, The Base Line, returns this week as we look to keep you up to date with the relentless and fast-paced nature of the ATP and WTA Tours. Who were crowned champions, who struggled to make an impact, and what moment stood out recently in the tennis world?

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⚽ Football

UEFA Champions League: Knockout play-offs predictions, best bets and odds

The Round of 16 for the 2025/26 UCL will be decided on Wednesday and Thursday mornings, and football betting writer Frank Monkhouse has a play for you in each of the eight live games.

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🎾 Tennis

Serena Williams '100%' coming out of retirement & will compete at the top, says ex-coach

Serena Williams' former coach Rick Macci believes the 23-time Grand Slam champion is ⁠certain to return to competitive tennis and said the 44-year-old is "going all out" in training to get herself ready ‌for a return to the sport.

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📰 Darts

Ruthless Littler wins Poland Open title despite Van Veen’s perfect nine-dart leg

Luke Littler underlined his dominance on the European Tour with a commanding victory at the Poland Darts Open, beating Gian van Veen 8-4 in Sunday’s final in Krakow.

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🏀 Basketball

Lakers reveal statue for legendary coach Pat Riley

The Los Angeles Lakers honored legendary coach Pat Riley, mastermind of the team's 1980s "Showtime" era, with a statue outside Crypto.com Arena on Sunday.