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The upcoming Europa League quarterfinals feature Liverpool facing off against Serie A team Atalanta, while Bundesliga front-runners Bayer Leverkusen will challenge West Ham United, following the draw at UEFA’s Nyon headquarters this Friday. In a quest for their first Europa League title, AC Milan is set against last year’s runners-up AS Roma, marking an exciting all-Italian face-off. Benfica is matched …

Coco Gauff, despite committing 17 double faults, managed to secure a victory over China’s Yuan Yue with scores of 6-4, 6-3 at Indian Wells, marking her first semi-final appearance at the event. Celebrating her 20th birthday just a day earlier, Gauff overcame a 3-1 deficit in the second set to gear up for a semi-final showdown against ninth-seed Maria Sakkari, …

LaLiga has announced its intention to lodge a formal complaint with Spain’s prosecutor’s office following racist abuse directed at Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior by Atletico Madrid supporters. This incident occurred before Atletico’s UEFA Champions League game against Inter Milan at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday, March 14. Videos on social media captured Atletico fans chanting “Vinícius chimpanzee” at the …

Quincy Promes, a footballer for Spartak Moscow, has been detained in Dubai following a request from the Netherlands, where he was sentenced to six years in prison without being present for drug trafficking last month. Dutch authorities have expressed their intention to seek his extradition. Promes, who previously played for the Dutch national team, was not present at his trial …

Eddie Jones, returning as the head coach of Japan’s rugby union team, has set his sights on elevating the team into the world’s top four. After a brief and challenging period coaching Australia and a significant tenure with England that saw them reach the World Cup final in 2019, Jones is ready for his second stint with Japan. Under his …

Iga Swiatek, the top seed, effortlessly defeated Yulia Putintseva with a score of 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday, advancing to the Indian Wells quarter-finals to face the ex-world number one, Caroline Wozniacki. Swiatek initially encountered some resistance, fending off four break points early in the match before hitting her stride and quickly leading 5-1, much to Putintseva’s dismay, who expressed her …

In a remarkable upset at the Indian Wells Round of 32 on Monday, March 11, Luca Nardi from Italy defeated the 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic with scores of 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. At just 20 years old and ranked 123rd in the ATP, Nardi became the lowest-ranked player to ever beat the world number one Djokovic in an ATP …

Cristiano Ronaldo’s team, Al-Nassr, was eliminated from the Asian Champions League during the quarter-finals, after a thrilling match against Al-Ain ended in a penalty shootout defeat on Monday, March 11. Despite overturning a 1-0 deficit from the first leg to win 4-3 on the day, the aggregate score tied at 4-4, leading to a decisive penalty shootout where Al-Ain emerged …