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SportsAFP NewsItaly's Traore facing surgery after breaking arm against Ireland
Italy prop Cherif Traore is facing surgery after breaking his right arm during his side's bruising Six Nations loss to Ireland, the Italian rugby federation (FIR) said Sunday.
SportsAFP NewsKruse scores on comeback as Union held by Hoffenheim
Union Berlin striker Max Kruse celebrated his long-awaited return from injury with a goal on Sunday as the capital club were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Bundesliga rivals Hoffenheim.
SportsAFP NewsAtalanta hit back at Sampdoria to move fourth in Serie A
Atalanta shook off their Champions League defeat to Real Madrid midweek with a 2-0 win at Sampdoria on Sunday to move up to fourth in Serie A.
SportsAFP NewsArsenal hit back to beat Leicester, Fulham held at Palace
Arsenal delivered a hammer blow to Leicester's faint hopes of winning the Premier League with an impressive fightback to win 3-1 on Sunday.
SportsAFP NewsFaivre dominates to win Bansko giant slalom
Mathieu Faivre followed his world title in the giant slalom by dominating in Bansko on Sunday to take his second career World Cup victory.
SportsAFP NewsIce-master Tanak claims Arctic Rally
Ott Tanak held off Finnish home hope Kalle Rovanpera on Sunday to win the inaugural Arctic Rally.
SportsAFP NewsBrignone wins crash-marred super-G as Gut-Behrami sews up title
Federica Brignone halted Lara Gut-Behrami's winning streak on Sunday to take a women's World Cup super-G interrupted twice by heavy crashes.
SportsAFP NewsAustralia's Popyrin wins first ATP title in Singapore
Australia's Alexei Popyrin came back from a set down to beat Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik at the Singapore Open on Sunday and win his first ATP Tour title.
SportsAFP NewsSerb indoor long jump champion Spanovic pulls out of Euros
Serbia's double European indoor long jump gold medallist Ivana Spanovic is injured and will miss the upcoming European Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland.
SportsAFP NewsCrisis-hit Schalke sack Gross in major clear out
Bundesliga crisis club Schalke sacked almost their entire sporting leadership Sunday, including coach Christian Gross, after an alleged player revolt and a 16th league defeat plunged their nightmare season deeper into crisis.
SportsYahoo Sport UKQuins close the gap at the top after thrilling bout of Premier 15s action
A thrilling Saturday of Premier 15s action featuring 274 points across five matches saw Harlequins move to within one point of Saracens at the top of the table.
SportsAFP NewsChampions 'cease operations' as money problems dog Chinese football
Chinese Super League champions Jiangsu FC have "ceased operations", the club said on Sunday, underlining the financial problems coursing through football in the country.
SportsReutersLin says 'not naming or shaming anyone' after 'coronavirus' claim
U.S. media said the NBA's G League had launched an investigation after Taiwanese-American Lin made the claim in a Facebook post on Thursday. "I know this will disappoint some of you but I'm not naming or shaming anyone," Lin said on Twitter. "It doesn't make my community safer or solve any of our long-term problems with racism."
SportsThe Associated PressPerfect Zags: No. 1 Gonzaga stays unbeaten, tops LMU 86-69
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) At this point in its long run of success, it's hard to find a new accomplishment for Gonzaga to check off. The top-ranked Bulldogs completed one of those unfinished tasks on Saturday night, closing out an unbeaten regular season with an 86-69 win over Loyola Marymount. Corey Kispert made six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, and the top-ranked team remained the only unbeaten in the country after No. 2 Baylor lost earlier on Saturday.
EntertainmentYahoo Gaming SEAEverything you need to know about Astra, Valorant's newest agent
Riot Games has unveiled Valorant's 15th agent, the cosmic controller Astra, who will join the game's roster of agents with the release of Valorant Episode 2 Act 2.
SportsYahoo SportsRoy Williams becomes 5th men's college basketball coach to reach 900 wins
No coach reached the 900-club faster than the UNC coach.
SportsMMA WeeklyUFC Vegas 20 results: Cyril Gane puts on striking clinic in win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik
The UFC Vegas 20 results are in, as the UFC heavyweight division continues to take shape at the top end. Number seven ranked Ciryl Gane is likely to move up in the rankings after putting on a dominant performance against number four ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik on Saturday night. UFC Vegas 20 results: Ciryl Gane cruises to victory over Jairzinho Rozenstruik Gane utilized his reach advantage to successfully and decisively outstrike Rozenstruik from the outside. The Frenchman’s output through five rounds was enough to double a rather gunshy Rozenstruik in both total strikes and significant strikes. Despite some fans considering the main event as underwhelming, Gane put the heavyweight division on notice. He clearly outstruck an outstanding kickboxer in Rozenstruik, and also showcased his abilities in the clinch along with impressive takedown offense. With the unanimous decision victory, one can assume Gane will ascend to a top five ranking in the heavyweight division once the rankings are released this week. UFC Vegas 20 results: Ciryl Gane dominates Jairzinho Rozenstruik UFC Vegas 20 results: Magomed Ankalaev takes decision win over Nikita Krylov Magomed Ankalaev continued his rise up the light heavyweight rankings after a hard-fought victory over accomplished veteran Nikita Krlyov in the co-main event. Krylov started the fight with an impressive output, narrowly outstriking Ankalaev and controlling a solid amount of clinch work to seemingly take the first round. Ankalaev switched to a higher gear in the final two rounds, however, taking Krylov down three times and outstriking him on the feet and maintaining ground control with frequent ground strikes. Ankalaev’s redeeming performance in rounds two and three secured the unanimous decision victory for the 28-year-old Russian contender. UFC Vegas 20 results: Magomed Ankalaev defeats Nikita Krylov UFC Vegas 20 results: Pedro Munhoz’s calf kicks neutralize a game Jimmie Rivera Pedro Munhoz put on an impressive performance, defeating Jimmie Rivera in the Fight of the Night and redeemed a loss from their first fight that took place in 2015. The story of all three rounds was an impressive output of calf kicks from Munhoz that compromised Rivera’s lead leg. While the calf kicks decided the majority of the fight, it was still an incredibly entertaining fight with both fighters trading heavy shots with frequent output. At the conclusion of the fight, Munhoz took home the unanimous decision victory. UFC Vegas 20 results: Pedro Munhoz defeats Jimmie Rivera TRENDING > Rankings Review: Heavyweight shake-up UFC Vegas 20 results UFC Vegas 20 Main Card Heavyweight Bout: Ciryl Gane def Jairzinho Rozenstruik by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)Light Heavyweight Bout: Magomed Ankalaev def Nikita Krylov by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Women’s Flyweight Bout: Mayra Bueno Silva vs Montana De La Rosa ruled majority draw (28-27, 28-28, 28-28)Bantamweight Bout: Pedro Munhoz def Jimmie Rivera by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)Women’s Strawweight Bout: Angela Hill vs Ashley Yoder -- CANCELLEDFeatherweight Bout: Alex Caceres def Kevin Croom by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) UFC Vegas 20 Prelims Lightweight Bout: Thiago Moises def Alexander Hernandez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)Welterweight Bout: Alex Oliveira () vs Ramazan Kuramagomedov () -- CANCELLEDWomen’s Bantamweight Bout: Alexis Davis def Sabina Mazo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)Bantamweight Bout: Ronnie Lawrence def Vince Cachero by TKO (punches) at 2:38, R3Light Heavyweight: Dustin Jacoby def Max Grishin by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Pedro Munhoz wants TJ Dillashaw after UFC Vegas 20 victory (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)
SportsThe Associated PressNo. 17 KU ends No. 2 Baylor's perfect start with 71-58 win
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) After its record streak in the Top 25 came to an end, Kansas spent the past the past three weeks quietly getting better, ripping off five consecutive wins before taking No. 14 Texas to overtime in a close loss on the road. Baylor spent most of that same stretch mired in a COVID-19 shutdown. ''We had three weeks where they got worse and they had three weeks where they got better,'' said Baylor coach Scott Drew, whose team led Kansas wire-to-wire in a 77-69 victory last month in Waco, Texas.
SportsThe Associated PressJamal Murray, Nikola Jokic help Nuggets rout Thunder 126-96
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Jamal Murray continued his hot scoring with 26 points and Nikola Jokic had his eighth triple-double of the season to help the Denver Nuggets rout the Oklahoma City Thunder 126-96 on Saturday night. Murray, averaging 30.1 points in his previous seven games, made 9 of 15 field goals and Denver shot 55%. Jokic had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.
SportsYahoo SportsNo. 2 Baylor falls to Kansas, leaving Gonzaga as college basketball's last undefeated team
A shocker in Lawrence.
SportsThe Associated PressLucas scores 26, leads Oregon State over Stanford 73-62
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Jarod Lucas scored a career-high 26 points to lead Oregon State to a 73-62 victory over Stanford on Saturday. The Beavers (13-11, 9-9 Pac-12) took the lead for good with about 14 minutes to play and led 65-54 with 3:11 remaining when Lucas hit a deep 3-pointer from the center of the arc. Oregon State swept both Stanford and California on the road for the first time since the 2008-09 season, while the Cardinal (14-11, 10-9) had not lost to Oregon State and Oregon at home in the same season since 1985-86.
SportsThe Associated PressNo. 21 Loyola beats Southern Illinois 65-58 in overtime
CHICAGO (AP) Cameron Krutwig had 20 points and No. 21 Loyola scored the last eight points in overtime, rallying past Southern Illinois 65-58 on Saturday night and clinching at least a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title. The Ramblers (21-4, 16-2) closed the regular season by winning 14 of 15 games. Loyola has won at least a share of the conference title in three of the last four years.
SportsAFP NewsBailey insists Finch will be Australia T20 World Cup captain
Selector George Bailey Sunday insisted under-fire Aaron Finch would be Australia's skipper at this year's Twenty20 World Cup, calling mounting criticism of his leadership and form "white noise".
SportsThe Associated PressNo. 6 Alabama holds off Mississippi State 64-59 to win SEC
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) For the first time in 45 years, Alabama is the Southeastern Conference champion in football and men's basketball. Jaden Shackleford scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half, and No. 6 Alabama beat Mississippi State 64-59 on Saturday night to clinch its first SEC regular-season championship since 2002. The men's basketball crown comes just two months after the powerhouse Crimson Tide football team claimed the conference title on the way to winning the national championship.
SportsThe Associated PressXavier boosts tourney hopes with win over No. 13 Creighton
CINCINNATI (AP) With Xavier needing a quality win to bolster its NCAA Tournament hopes, coach Travis Steele called each player the night before the team's game against No. 13 Creighton. The Musketeers got the message. Paul Scruggs scored 23 points and Zach Freemantle added 17 leading Xavier to a 77-69 victory Saturday.
