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Paris, May 30 (EFE).- World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev suffered his second straight early exit at a Grand Slam event this year, squandering a two-set-to-one lead in a shocking first-round French Open loss to 172nd-ranked Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild on Tuesday. In what was the biggest upset of the tournament...
Paris, May 29 (EFE).- Spanish world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and Serbian great and two-time champion Novak Djokovic both eased into the second round of the French Open with straight-set victories on Monday. But although neither player was in any real trouble during the contest, each faced more opposition as...
Sports Desk, May 28 (EFE).- On the final day of the Premier League season, three teams were relegated to Second Division: Southampton, Leeds United and Leicester City. Although Arsenal had spent more than 35 weeks in the No. 1 spot on the Premier League table this season, it was Pep...
Madrid, May 25 (EFE).- A Madrid court ordered the provisional release Thursday of four detainees for allegedly hanging an effigy of Real Madrid soccer star Vinicius Jr. by the neck from a bridge in January, charging them with a hate crime and banning them from entering certain locations. The court...
Sports Desk, May 24 (EFE).- Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Wednesday to improve to 74 points, enough to take back second place in LaLiga from Atletico Madrid, who managed only a 3-3 draw with 19th-place Espanyol and are on 73 points with two matches to go. The protagonist at...
Valencia, Spain, May 23 (EFE).- Spanish police arrested three people on Tuesday for allegedly racially abusing Brazilian Real Madrid striker Vinicius Jr during a LaLiga match against Valencia at the weekend. In a brief statement, police said that all the detainees are Spanish and are aged 18 to 21, and...
Kathmandu, May 22 (EFE).- Two Sherpa guides are racing up the planet’s tallest peak to claim the prestigious record for the most Mount Everest summits. Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit of 8,848.86-meter tall Everest for the 27th time on Monday and equalized the record made by Kami Rita Sherpa,...
Madrid, May 21 (EFE).- Atletico de Madrid blanked Osasuna 3-0 at Metropolitano Stadium on Sunday, earning a berth for the 11th consecutive year in the Champions League and regaining the No. 2 spot on the La Liga table after Valencia whacked Real Madrid 1-0 in a controversial and tense match...
Sports Desk, May 21 (EFE).- Manchester City on Sunday reconfirmed its ninth Premier League title by downing the visiting Chelsea 1-0 at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England. This is the Manchester team’s third consecutive league title and its fifth in the past six seasons, although Nottingham Forest’s 1-0 win over...
San Salvador, May 21 (EFE).- At least 12 people died on Saturday night in a stampede at the Cuscatlán stadium in San Salvador, while another 100 were injured, the government’s press secretary said. The crush occurred when fans tried to enter the stadium to watch a match between local team...
Sports Desk, May 20 (EFE).- Nottingham Forest beat Arsenal 1-0 Saturday to assure themselves of another season in the Premier League and close the door on the second-place Gunners’ hopes of wresting the title from defending champions Manchester City. With one match left to play, Arsenal have 81 points, 4...
Sports Desk, May 18 (EFE).- Sevilla came from behind Thursday to beat mighty Juventus 2-1 in the second leg of their Europa League semifinal and prevail 3-2 on aggregate. The Spanish club, who have won the Europa League a record six times, will face AS Roma in the May 31...
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