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MLS: Cavan Sullivan, 16, makes history
A record even Freddy Adu never had Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player in MLS history on Saturday night to record a goal contribution in five straight matches. He was 16 years and 342 days old. The Philadelphia Union midfielder scored in the 75th minute of his side’s 2-0 win over CF Montreal. It was…
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Saudi Pro League: Ronaldo caught reading Al-Ittihad’s notes
A peek at the other side’s notes Some nights, the scoreline barely matters. On Saturday night, Al-Nassr lost away at Al-Ittihad (2-1). Their first defeat of the season. And yet the clip that went viral had nothing to do with the goals. In the middle of the match, Cristiano Ronaldo walked over to Danilo Pereira.…
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MLS: Janssen hat-trick a first in Timbers history
Three goals on his first start Eleventh minute, 26th, 55th. That is how long Vincent Janssen needed to give Portland something the club had never had: a regular-season hat-trick. The Timbers beat Minnesota United 5-4 on Saturday night. It was the Dutchman’s first start for Portland, and only his fourth appearance since arriving from Royal…
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MLB: White Sox scratch Burke and hand the ball to Hudson
Sean Burke will not start Sunday’s finale on the South Side. Chicago pushed him back to Tuesday and handed Bryan Hudson the ball against a Twins side still clinging to the wild-card race.
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La Liga: Lamine Yamal’s brilliant chip stuns Valencia
A flash of genius from the left boot Mestalla is rarely a friendly place to go. But Barcelona settled the issue in no time this afternoon, and the move that broke the deadlock had Lamine Yamal’s name written all over it. It started with a superb pass from Fermin Lopez. Yamal found himself wide on…
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F1: Antonelli wins Monza after starting 20th on the grid
Twenty places gained in one race Kimi Antonelli started last at Monza. He finished first. The Mercedes driver was serving a power-unit penalty that dumped him to the back of the grid for his home Grand Prix. A few hours later, he was raising his arms in front of the Italian crowd. The strategy changed…
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Premier League: Maitland-Niles stunner denies Manchester United in the 96th
Thirty yards and six minutes too late Manchester United had been clinging on to victory for eight minutes. Benjamin Sesko had headed in a Luke Shaw cross at the far post to make it 2-1 in the 88th minute. Then came stoppage time. In the 96th, with virtually the last touch of the game, Ainsley…
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Bundesliga: Bayern chief stops short of guaranteeing Olise stays
One line, and the whole thing kicks off again “A magician on that pitch.” That is how Jan-Christian Dreesen describes Michael Olise. The Bayern Munich chief executive spoke to Sport1 on Sunday. He wanted to shut the story down. Instead, he blew it back open. The first part of the message: nobody made an offer…
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MLB: Edman’s three-run blast bails out the Dodgers
Three runs from one swing Los Angeles was trailing 4-2 late in the seventh inning. Tommy Edman stepped in and crushed a three-run home run off reliever Clayton Beeter. The Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night. Edman was batting leadoff in place of Shohei Ohtani. The Japanese star is…