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Federer, other top players expected for Australian Open: Tiley
Tiley and his team have done everything to bring the world's finest players to Melbourne for a month, allowing them to practice for two weeks during the quarantine period and compete in a couple of tournaments before the Australian Open . Qualifying for the men's singles draw in Melbourne will take place in Doha, Qatar and for the women's in Dubai, both from January 10-13. Federer hasn't played... [Full Article...]
Lakers, Kyle Kuzma agree to extension
The Lakers then went out and traded Danny Green and a draft pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Dennis Schroder, followed by signing Wesley Matthews, Montrezl Harrell and Marc Gasol. Kuzma started all four of the Lakers preseason games and averaged 17.5 points while hitting 41.7 percent from three. "Kuzma came away from the meeting with a sense that he would have to scrap for on-court opport... [Full Article...]
Celtic beat Hearts on penalties to win Scottish Cup
Desmond, Peter and the board for their unwavering support over the last few weeks". The former Rangers and Scotland boss, speaking exclusively to Football Insider assistant editor Russell Edge, has suggested the midfield pair are nailed on to start in Sunday's rescheduled Scottish Cup final despite having both started on the bench for the Hoops' last two games. [Full Article...]
AC Milan’s Leao scores fastest-ever Serie A goal after six seconds
The move beat Paolo Poggi's pedestrian 8.1 second effort for Piacenza in their 3-1 defeat to Fiorentina 2001. Milan were missing several top players, with a number of others joining star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the treatment room. [Full Article...]
Fans to Return for Asian Champions League for First Time Since March
They came either side of half-time, with Persepolis - in search of a maiden Champions League crown after losing the 2018 final - going ahead through Mehdi Abdi Qara's 45th-minute goal. "We have worked so hard in the past month or so and I want to thank the players", Ulsan coach Kim Do-hoon said. Persepolis were the first to score in the 45th minute. [Full Article...]
BYU beats No. 18 San Diego St despite Mitchell's 35 points
He spurred a 14-0 run with three 3-pointers and then had a steal and dunk that tied it 61. Even fewer people had that on their bingo card, but given how San Diego State has played during a 5-0 start that has earned them the No. Schakel has been a revelation for the Aztecs, morphing from catch-and-shoot specialist into a versatile scorer with a team-high 15.2 points per game. [Full Article...]
Manchester City's Aguero calls for patience amid injury woes
City travel to face a Southampton side who now sit third in the Premier League this weekend, and Guardiola has warned his side must "play better" than in recent weeks if they are to keep pace with the division's top sides over the festive period. [Full Article...]
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah drops Real Madrid and Barcelona hint - 'Who knows'
But breaking records and winning matches, that's great too. In 21 Premier League appearances in December, Salah has scored 17 goals and assisted a further nine, averaging a goal or assist every 66 minutes. "We dominated the game". We continue to play more and more to create more chances. "The boys are absolutely still fighting", he added. Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho said that B... [Full Article...]