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Rampant Gilgeous-Alexander fuels Thunder, Magic and Knicks win

Hurricanes lament looming loss of four-try winger Fineanganofo

Boston Red Sox fire coach Alex Cora

Rampant Gilgeous-Alexander fuels Thunder win, Magic hold off Pistons

Korda's lead shrinks to five at LPGA Chevron

Favored Renegade draws inside post for Kentucky Derby

Barcelona on brink of La Liga triumph, Atletico build confidence

Atletico build confidence before Arsenal but Barrios hurt

Reiss edges Wiley for Drake title in year's best outdoor mile

Swiatek laid low by illness, Sabalenka into Madrid Open last 16

Magic hold off Pistons for 2-1 series lead

Swiss skier Rast wins giant slalom, pays tribute to Crans-Montana victims

Camille Rast won her first ever World Cup giant slalom on Saturday, the Swiss skier then paying tribute to the victims of the New Year's Eve bar tragedy at Crans-Montana.

Real Madrid's Alonso unsure of Mbappe absence length

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso admitted Saturday he does not know how long injured superstar Kylian Mbappe will be sidelined for.

South Africa's Broos promises 'no mercy' in AFCON clash with Cameroon

South Africa coach Hugo Broos has promised to show "no mercy" to Cameroon when he comes up against his former side in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.

Morocco coach demands 'humility' against AFCON outsiders Tanzania

Morocco coach Walid Regragui warned his team to keep their feet on the ground as the host country go into Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie against rank outsiders Tanzania as overwhelming favourites.

Iran's Khamenei says protesters' economic demands fair, warns 'rioters'

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more than two dozen cities, even as he warned there would be no quarter for "rioters".

Bangladesh star removed from IPL on Indian cricket board 'advice'

Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was Saturday released by Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders after the cricket board "advised" it to do so, following tensions between the neighbouring nations.

Wawrinka launches farewell season with thrilling United Cup win

Stan Wawrinka launched the final season of his career with a marathon 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) win to give Switzerland an unassailable 2-0 lead over France at the United Cup on Saturday.

India unveils Buddha gems after century abroad

Sacred ancient gems linked to the Buddha were unveiled on Saturday in India for the first time since their colonial-era removal.

Sabalenka says revenge not on her mind for Australian Open

World number one Aryna Sabalenka said Saturday she isn't out for revenge after losing her Australian Open crown in a shock loss to American Madison Keys last year.

Switzerland reels from deadly bar fire two days on as sparklers blamed

Swiss investigators worked Saturday to identify the last victims and exact cause of the blaze that killed 40 New Year's revellers at a packed bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana.

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